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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

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

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