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Category: News

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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New joint-agency publication: Why society needs nature

26 May 2021

This newly published report from a collaboration between the Environment Agency, Natural Resources…

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Return to roots: How the pandemic shaped outdoor play

24 May 2021

Children had been spending less and less time outdoors before the coronavirus pandemic…

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‘Let children play’: the educational message from across Europe

14 May 2021

The Guardian article by Jon Henley, Philip Oltermann, Sam Jones and Angela Giuffrida…

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Skip the kindergarten cop routine: free play is vital for young children

13 May 2021

The Guardian article by Michael Rosen Give children the space to express themselves…

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Learning through Landscapes: Apply for wet weather clothing for your class!

13 May 2021

With 4.2 million children in the UK living in poverty – that’s 9…

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Tesco Community Grants open now for applications

29 April 2021

Get your application in now! Tesco Community Grants will award funding to charities…

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Enhanced summer offer for all children

6 April 2021

A national “summer of play” to provide access to activities. Funding of £20…

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20 minute neighbourhoods in a Scottish context

23 March 2021

’20 minute neighbourhoods’ are places that are designed so residents can meet their day-to-day…

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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

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