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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

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

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