International Day of Play Schools Celebration
3 March 2026
Celebrate play and Champion children’s rights Thursday 11 June is the International Day of Play, and we…
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Full Report Launched: The Scottish School Grounds Survey 2025
19 November 2025
In early 2025, over 1000 schools in Scotland, including primary, secondary and specialist…
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Join our board! Board of Trustees Vacancy
28 October 2025
Join our Board as a Trustee and contribute your expertise We are seeking…
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Playful Parents, Practitioners, and Places: Play Scotland AGM 2025
1 October 2025
We were delighted to host our 2025 AGM and bring together a room…
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Getting it Right for Play Launched!
13 August 2025
We are delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play – our updated…
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New Chief Executive Appointed to lead Play Scotland
7 July 2025
Play Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Ramsay as its…
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Scotland’s Play Park Survey
3 July 2025
Scotland’s Play Park Survey is the first Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces….
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Report Launched: School Grounds in Scotland 2025
16 June 2025
School grounds can afford opportunities for pupils and the wider school community to…
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Report Launched: Everything to Play For
12 June 2025
Written by Paul Liddell, Chair of Play Scotland This week, I attended the…
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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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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…
Read more »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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