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Category: News

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Being and Belonging: Early Years Conference

13 January 2022

The Royal Society of Edinburgh will be hosting its 2nd educational conference entitled…

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Generations Working Together Excellence Awards 2022 – Launch

23 November 2021

Excellence Awards criteria – for intergenerational projects There are 5 criteria, many of…

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Active and Outdoor Partnership Manager Vacancy

16 November 2021

Job opportunity at Healthy Valleys Healthy Valleys is a community-led health initiative that…

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Children’s Alliance job opportunity

5 November 2021

Head of Children’s Alliance Children’s Alliance has announced that they are looking for…

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Moths to a Flame installation at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens

4 November 2021

Monday, 1 November 2021, 12:00 – Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 16:00 Glasgow Botanic Gardens,…

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The Children’s Alliance Report on the Health & Wellbeing of Children in the Early Years

3 November 2021

Covid-19 has uncovered entrenched health inequalities; hobbling UK children even prior to birth…

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Play Scotland at COP26

1 November 2021

The climate crisis has a huge impact on children’s right to play and…

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Play Scotland and Art & Energy’s Moths to a Flame project is heading to Falkland Estate!

5 October 2021

The Moths to a Flame project helps children and young people engage in the call…

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Moths to a Flame teacher’s pack

29 September 2021

Hello and welcome to your Moths to a Flame teacher’s pack! The Moths…

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September Updates

9 September 2021

Welcome to our September updates blog! If you would like to receive our…

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Job advertisement at Play Scotland

6 September 2021

Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Playwork/Practitioner Opportunity at Newtongrange ASC

24 August 2021

Newtongrange ASC based in Newtongrange Primary school has the following vacancies for enthusiastic…

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Scotland’s Children Get into Summer

4 August 2021

Today, thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities…

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Play Scotland play parks letter July 2021

2 August 2021

Play Scotland calls for a strategic approach to planning accessible and inclusive spaces…

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Get into Summer Young Scot Rewards

2 August 2021

Young Scot Rewards is part of Young Scot’s national online Membership programme. Through…

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Magic Light Pictures’ Pip and Posy team with Playday

30 July 2021

The multi-Oscar nominated Magic Light Pictures today announced that Pip and Posy, its new…

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Wilderness fears as play experts warn children’s fun must not be curtailed by unmown grass

26 July 2021

‘…Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland, fears the move may discourage…

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NatureScot/Scottish Government Commissioned Research

20 July 2021

Key messages The research highlights some key factors that may have played a…

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Play Safety Forum: Covid-19 and Children’s Play July 2021 statement

14 July 2021

The UK Play Safety Forum (PSF) has issued two previous statements on the…

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Playful Communities: Evaluation Report

9 July 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to release the evaluation report of the Playful Communities…

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Participate in Together’s State of Children’s Rights Report survey 2021

29 June 2021

Together has released their annual State of Children’s Rights Report survey! To follow…

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Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?

29 June 2021

Evidence from the Parks for People programme and six case studies uncovers the…

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We are hiring Digital Membership & Services Officer £27,828 pro-rata 20 hours per week

Play Scotland Digital Membership and Services Officer

25 June 2021

Come and work with us!  Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play

14 June 2021

PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked…

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

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