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Category: News

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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Summer of play delivery opportunity in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

10 June 2021

Outdoor learning and play facilitator (ranger) Notes of interest (including proposed cost) by…

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Health, the Outdoors and Safety

27 May 2021

Professor David Ball has published a paper on the salutogenic model of health…

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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

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

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