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Category: Life in the time of Covid.19 – Diary

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 19

10 April 2020

Day 19: making the most of Easter in isolation Today my dog turns…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 12

3 April 2020

Day 12: birthday in lockdown Today was the day that was supposed to…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 10

1 April 2020

Day 10: a little normality I spent this morning sitting in the garden with…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 9

31 March 2020

Day 9: coping Today was a very slow start indeed. When my alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 8

30 March 2020

Day 8: strange times Today I woke up to bright sunshine and warmth….

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 6

28 March 2020

Day 6: making the best of lockdown Not much happened today until the…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 5

27 March 2020

Day 5: old habits This morning, I tried to give myself a lie…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 4

26 March 2020

Day 4: routine As of today, I’ve decided to set my morning alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 3

25 March 2020

Day 3: getting into the swing of things When I woke up this…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 2

24 March 2020

Day 2: a new normal Today I woke to the sun shining through…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 1

23 March 2020

At Play Scotland we have always been aware of the importance of play…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Play Borders
  • The Yard
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Riverside Primary School
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Johnshaven School
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Bikeability
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Child Central Training
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • North United Communities
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • TIGERS
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • EA Junior School
  • Mini French
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Impact Arts
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Middleton Park School
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Udston Primary School
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • The Destiny Project
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Edible Estates
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Licketyspit
  • Loader Monteith
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • West College Scotland
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Kidzcare
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • The Concrete Garden
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Inclusive Play
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Busby Primary School
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • MyParkScotland
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Warout Primary School
  • Scottish Government
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Glasgow Life
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • City of Play
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Coastguard Club
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Babysign
  • First 4 Kids
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • High School of Dundee
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • LINKES
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Movement Park
  • Park Primary School
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Simply Play
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Falkirk Council
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Playland
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Canongate Youth
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • City of Glasgow College
  • MACS After School Care
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Nurture the Play
  • The BIG Project
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Edinburgh College
  • ASH Scotland
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Firpark Primary School
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • First Nursery
  • Parkour UK
  • Preschool Academy
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Play Alloa
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Scout Association
  • Angus Council
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Adoption UK
  • Arran High School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Starcatchers
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • University of Dundee
  • Newton Nursery
  • Fife College
  • Highland Council
  • Creative STAR
  • CHAS
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Smart Play Network
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Forest School Leader
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Play Torbay
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Early Education UK
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Springfield Primary School
  • PEEK Project
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • East Park
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Argyll College
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Enable Scotland
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Little Acorns
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Culture & Leisure
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • PlayBase
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Support for Families
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Culture NL
  • Angus Alive
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • The Green Team
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Hearts and Minds
  • With Kids
  • Wee Gems
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Mud Pie
  • Play Midlothian
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Gingerbread
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Tinies
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Crieff Hydro
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Youth Scotland
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Our Place Our Families
  • West Lothian Council
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Stirling ELC
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Hanover Street School
  • Kids Come First
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Borders College
  • NG Homes
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Project 31
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Galleon Centre
  • WHALE Arts
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Child’s Play
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Ayrshire College
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Seamab
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Jordanhill School
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • SPELL
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Doune Nursery
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Black Lion Games
  • Stramash
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Voluntary Action
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Getting Better Together
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Grange Primary School
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Muck Primary School
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Quarriers
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • CALL Scotland
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Play Borders
  • The Yard
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Riverside Primary School
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Johnshaven School
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Bikeability
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Child Central Training
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • North United Communities
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
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