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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

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

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