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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

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

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