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Category: News

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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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

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

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