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Category: News

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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Hugh Dennis launches National Trust campaign to get children playing outdoors

1 August 2014

Today’s generation of children aged 7 to 12 spend less time playing outside…

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Children and Young People Bill passed

20 February 2014

Reforms will help Scotland become ‘the best place in the world to grow…

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Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play

28 January 2014

Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…

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Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine

7 January 2014

Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…

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Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE

5 November 2013

This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…

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Motion S4M-08099 has been placed at the Scottish Parliament by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.

30 October 2013

That the Parliament welcomes the action plan, Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Vision,…

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Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch

28 October 2013

The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…

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Project Wild Thing

25 October 2013

Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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Planning for Play

25 September 2013

An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…

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Play for Life, Play Scotland Annual Conference

5 July 2013

24 September 2013 Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh Play Scotland’s annual conference…

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Play Strategy for Scotland

25 June 2013

Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…

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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

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