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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

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

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