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Category: Information

Children’s Right to Play in Scots law

17 January 2024

On the 16th January Children’s Right to Play was incorporated into Scots law….

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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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Why can’t children play with other children?

25 March 2020

Reports from overseas suggest they wished they had followed guidance earlier.  Please note…

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Play in the time of coronavirus

25 March 2020

Tim Gill and Penny Wilson share some thoughts and ideas on supporting children’s…

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Playing through the Coronavirus Pandemic

20 March 2020

“Playing through difficult issues helps children come to terms with stuff that’s out…

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Outdoor learning has huge benefits for children and teachers — so why isn’t it used in more schools?

10 June 2019

Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school, and that education…

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4 Nations Play Symposium Report 2016

14 October 2016

Earlier this year Northern Ireland hosted the biennial 4 Nations Play Symposium at…

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Delivering on the Attainment Challenge through Play Seminar

12 October 2016

Book your space before 14th October and get this CPD Seminar for an…

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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People

29 October 2015

The UNCRC Booklet is aimed at children and young people under the age…

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Training for Trainers in an Introduction to Playwork Course

8 May 2015

Please see training information below. Play Scotland have been asked by Playwork Partnerships…

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Motion S4M-08099 has been placed at the Scottish Parliament by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.

30 October 2013

That the Parliament welcomes the action plan, Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Vision,…

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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

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

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