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Category: Blog

Worry over kids’ excessive smartphone use is justified

19 December 2018

Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became…

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Traditional Toys May Beat Gadgets in Language Development

17 December 2018

Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys…

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Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%

4 December 2018

The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…

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43 Reasons our Kids Need to Play More by Neve Spicer

30 November 2018

Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…

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Reflections on 30 years of Playday from Play Scotland’s CEO Marguerite Hunter Blair

2 August 2017

Playday is always a fantastic opportunity for families and children to have fun…

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Playday Survey 2017

21 June 2017

What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…

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Scottish Parliament debates national play charter

17 March 2017

The Scottish Parliament has debated the country’s first Play Charter, developed and promoted…

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Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play

28 January 2014

Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…

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Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine

7 January 2014

Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…

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Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE

5 November 2013

This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…

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Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch

28 October 2013

The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…

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Project Wild Thing

25 October 2013

Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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Planning for Play

25 September 2013

An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…

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Play Strategy for Scotland

25 June 2013

Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…

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Play is the heart of wellbeing

8 April 2013

Play is the heart of wellbeing. This is especially true for children and…

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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

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

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