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Category: News

Play Scotland backs new ‘Made to Move’ campaign on active school uniforms

2 June 2025

We’re proud to be a founding partner of the Active Uniform Alliance (AUA)…

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Celebrate the International Day of Play – 11th June

7 May 2025

This year is the 2nd annual UN International Day of Play. The theme for this…

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Playday 2025 Theme Launched!

5 May 2025

Playday is the national day for play, organised by Play Scotland, Play Board…

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Welcoming the Centre for Young Lives to Scotland

25 April 2025

We were delighted to host researchers from the Centre for Young Lives as…

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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030

24 March 2025

We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…

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Join our Board as Treasurer

23 December 2024

Join our Board as Treasurer and contribute your expertise Are you a finance…

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Next Phase of Play Pedagogy Award Launched!

9 December 2024

We are thrilled to announce that we are moving to the next phase…

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Play Scotland at the COVID Enquiry

3 December 2024

Children ‘missed fun, friends, family and freedom’ during lockdown Our Chief Executive, Marguerite…

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Heathery Knowe achieves OPAL Award!

26 November 2024

Heathery Knowe Primary School is celebrating achieving its Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)…

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children racing on scooters

First school in Scotland achieves OPAL status

2 October 2024

Udston Primary School is celebrating achieving its Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Award….

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The importance of risk in childhood play experiences

7 August 2024

Ask any group of adults about their most stand-out play memories and two…

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2024/25 Review of the National Occupational Standards for Playwork (NOS)

17 June 2024

We are pleased to announce that the UK Playwork NOS Consortium has been…

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

I have been a playworker for over 20 years, gaining new play experiences…

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Play Scotland’s Response to the UNCRC Statutory Guidance Consultation

14 May 2024

Please find Play Scotland’s Response to the UNCRC Statutory Guidance Consultation here  

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UK Play Safety Forum: Benefit-risk and the new ISO (Free online webinar)

23 January 2024

UK Play Safety Forum webinar on benefit-risk and the new ISO Book Tickets…

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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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Play Scotland’s Impact: Advocating for Play as a Social Justice Issue at the 11th Child in the City World Conference in Brussels, By Cherie Morgan

4 December 2023

I was delighted to be invited to Brussels to present on the progress…

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Come and work with us!

4 September 2023

Play Scotland are recruiting a Communication and Information Officer.  They will take responsibility…

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Play Well Pack: Summer on a Shoestring

28 July 2023

Play can happen in any place, using bits and pieces or nothing at…

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Playing on a shoestring resource

28 July 2023

Playday is the national day for play, celebrated each year across the UK…

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Guenter Beltzig (1941-2022) Play designer

24 July 2023

“I live my life in ever-widening circles that stretch themselves out over all…

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Come and work with us!

12 July 2023

Play Scotland are recruiting a Learning and Development Officer.  They will take responsibility…

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Professor David Ball, Dr Mariana Brussoni and Dr Ellen Sandseter relax at the IPA Conference.

Child safety experts welcome ‘game-changing’ new international benchmark that gives a green light to more adventurous play

10 July 2023

A ground breaking new global industry benchmark that takes a ‘benefit-risk’ approach to…

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Committee on the Rights of the Child concluding observations

28 June 2023

Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh reports of the United Kingdom…

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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

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