National Occupational Standards
12 October 2026
The new National Occupational Standards for Playwork have been published Between 2024 and…
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Ask your MSP to support the Outdoor Play and Learning Motion!
1 September 2026
Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland has submitted a motion to…
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Planning for Play, Saturday 5th September
18 August 2026
Join us on Saturday 5th September to delve into the new SPACES guide, developed by…
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Join us at Future North 2027
17 August 2026
Play Scotland is pleased to be part of Future North 2027, a two-day event led by Alice…
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Staff update: Head of Services
10 August 2026
We are delighted to announce that Fiona, our Play Pedagogy Lead is…
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Castlefield Primary achieves Outdoor Play and Learning Award
30 June 2026
East Kilbride, Scotland – Castlefield School will be formally presented with the Outdoor…
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Join us to celebrate Playday!
30 June 2026
Wednesday 5th August is Playday, the national day for play! We’re teaming up…
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Scotland’s Play Park Survey
24 June 2026
Scotland’s Play Park Survey is a Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces. The…
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Listening properly to children about play: reflections on the new ‘Talking Mats’ resource
26 May 2026
What happens when we genuinely listen to children about their play, not just…
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Playday 2026 Theme Launch
14 May 2026
Join us on 5th August to celebrate Playday! Wednesday 5 August 2026 is…
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Playwork National Occupational Standards Consultation
11 March 2026
The UK Playwork NOS Consortium is consulting on the draft National Occupational Standards…
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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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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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