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Category: News

To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more. Word Health Organisation

25 April 2019

Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in…

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No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says. BBC News

25 April 2019

Babies and toddlers should not be left to passively watch TV or other…

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Air pollution: Two-thirds of teachers would support banning cars near schools, survey finds

29 March 2019

Children are most exposed to dangerous fumes on school run and in playground, according to…

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In the age of screens, families are spending more time “alone-together”

27 March 2019

Turns out, families are spending more time together than before. But not together-together. Alone-together.  Full…

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Nurseries urged to let children play in the great outdoors

27 March 2019

Children have a natural love of climbing trees, kicking leaves in the woods…

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Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play

21 March 2019

A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never…

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What the global ‘play gap’ means for our children’s futures

14 March 2019

Are we neglecting childhood? The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than changes…

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Do your children have a balanced diet of play? BBC News

7 February 2019

Two generations: parents and youngsters. One is tech-obsessed, with a short attention span,…

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Children and electronic devices – how to keep young people safe. BBC News

7 February 2019

Mobile phones should be banned from the dinner table and bedtimes as part…

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From muddy hands and dirty faces….to higher grades and happy places

28 January 2019

From muddy hands and dirty faces….to higher grades and happy places Why schools…

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Taking risk out of children’s lives is putting them in danger. The Times

28 January 2019

The nurse laughed when she opened our son’s file. It was a Sunday…

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Worry less about children’s screen use, parents told

8 January 2019

There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance…

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Childcare providers urged to promote `gender-equal play´

19 December 2018

A new campaign has been launched in a bid to promote more “gender-equal…

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A meal for every child at funded early learning and childcare sessions. Scottish Government

19 December 2018

Major new Scottish Government scheme delivers healthy food, outdoor play & living wage…

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Gender Equal Play in Early Learning and Childcare

17 December 2018

Children’s experience of childhood and play is becoming more gendered and polarised between…

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Celebrating 20 Years of Play Scotland

14 December 2018

14th December marks 20 years of Play Scotland, the national organisation for play….

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UK Poverty Report from JRF

4 December 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has this week published the 2018 Poverty Report, you…

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Win tickets to see Scotland V Belgium Live at Hampden Park

16 August 2018

      Play Scotland are delighted to be working with Scotland’s Football…

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National Campaign urges parents to withdraw children from controversial P1 tests. The Herald (online subscription may be required)

16 August 2018

The controversial practice of testing P1 pupils is facing its biggest challenge after…

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4 Nations Play Symposium Report 2016

14 October 2016

Earlier this year Northern Ireland hosted the biennial 4 Nations Play Symposium at…

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Delivering on the Attainment Challenge through Play Seminar

12 October 2016

Book your space before 14th October and get this CPD Seminar for an…

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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People

29 October 2015

The UNCRC Booklet is aimed at children and young people under the age…

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Training for Trainers in an Introduction to Playwork Course

8 May 2015

Please see training information below. Play Scotland have been asked by Playwork Partnerships…

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UK Play Policy Forum launches ‘4 Asks for Play’

19 March 2015

NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BODY CALLS FOR ALL POLITICAL PARTIES TO INVEST IN COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPORT…

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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

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