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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

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

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