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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

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

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