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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

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

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