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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

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

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