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Category: Blog

Fiona @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

28 June 2023

Glasgow was the host city for the IPA conference and as it’s my…

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LEGO Playful Schools Conference Round Up

1 May 2023

The Playful Schools Conference 2023 was a free online conference, taking place from…

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Play Scotland’s Playday 2022 Opinion Poll Summary

5 October 2022

The theme of 2022’s Playday was All To Play For – building play…

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In Memoriam

22 July 2022

Everyone at Play Scotland was deeply saddened to hear that our dear friend…

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The Play Well Podcast: Risky Play

4 July 2022

In our new episode of the Play Well Podcast, we will discuss risky…

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“Let’s Talk About Play!” Free Members’ Event

7 April 2022

  At Play Scotland, we love to talk about play! And, we want…

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Shetland Play Van Success

16 March 2022

Thanks to Get into Summer Funding from the Scottish Government we were able to…

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Play Scotland at COP26

1 November 2021

The climate crisis has a huge impact on children’s right to play and…

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September Updates

9 September 2021

Welcome to our September updates blog! If you would like to receive our…

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Moths to a Flame Art Workshop for COP26

7 July 2021

We are very excited to be delivering Moths to a Flame workshops for…

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Play Scotland asks for more space for play

5 August 2020

At the beginning of Playday week, Calum Duncan, Chair of Play Scotland asks…

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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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Family cycling: how to create a new daily routine

24 March 2020

Our friends at Cycling UK who are our partners on the Play Together…

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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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Playday Event in Kilmarnock

24 July 2019

Playday activities are taking place in Kay park, Kilmarnock! There will be a…

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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

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