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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

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

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