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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

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

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