New Chief Executive Appointed to lead Play Scotland
7 July 2025
Play Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Ramsay as its…
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Scotland’s Play Park Survey
3 July 2025
Scotland’s Play Park Survey is the first Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces….
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Thank You for Soaring with Us on the International Day of Play!
19 June 2025
A huge thank you to all the schools across Scotland who joined us…
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Report Launched: School Grounds in Scotland 2025
16 June 2025
School grounds can afford opportunities for pupils and the wider school community to…
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Report Launched: Everything to Play For
12 June 2025
Written by Paul Liddell, Chair of Play Scotland This week, I attended the…
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Play Scotland backs new ‘Made to Move’ campaign on active school uniforms
2 June 2025
We’re proud to be a founding partner of the Active Uniform Alliance (AUA)…
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Celebrate the International Day of Play – 11th June
7 May 2025
This year is the 2nd annual UN International Day of Play. The theme for this…
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Playday 2025 Theme Launched!
5 May 2025
Playday is the national day for play, organised by Play Scotland, Play Board…
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Welcoming the Centre for Young Lives to Scotland
25 April 2025
We were delighted to host researchers from the Centre for Young Lives as…
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Reflecting on ‘What Can We Do When School’s Not Working?’ and What It Means for Play, Belonging and Practice in Scotland
22 April 2025
Written by Fiona Kirkland, Project Officer, Play Pedagogy Award. Reflections from a powerful…
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Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community
10 April 2025
Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community Written…
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Vacancy: Play Scotland CEO
7 April 2025
We are recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. Play Scotland: Chief Executive…
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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030
24 March 2025
We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…
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A Viking Visit, with a Playful Twist! Up Helly Aa in Baltasound Junior High School
3 March 2025
Written by Ashley Spence, Baltasound Junior High School At Baltasound Junior High School,…
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Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland
27 January 2025
Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland – Marguerite Hunter Blair I was delighted…
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Scottish School Grounds Survey
22 January 2025
We are working with Learning through Landscapes, Nature Scot, and Professor Jonh McKendrick…
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Celebrating Marguerite Hunter Blair, OBE
8 January 2025
We are delighted to share the news that our Chief Executive, Marguerite Hunter…
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Join our Board as Treasurer
23 December 2024
Join our Board as Treasurer and contribute your expertise Are you a finance…
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Results of our 2024 Membership Survey
20 December 2024
Do children and young people play outside enough? As part of our 2024…
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12 Days of Play #12DaysOfPlay
18 December 2024
Monday 23 December Today we begin our #12DaysOfPlay, where we share ideas and…
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Next Phase of Play Pedagogy Award Launched!
9 December 2024
We are thrilled to announce that we are moving to the next phase…
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Play Scotland at the COVID Enquiry
3 December 2024
Children ‘missed fun, friends, family and freedom’ during lockdown Our Chief Executive, Marguerite…
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Play on the Shortest Day
3 December 2024
As winter settles in, daylight dwindles, leaving us with long, dark evenings. In…
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Heathery Knowe achieves OPAL Award!
26 November 2024
Heathery Knowe Primary School is celebrating achieving its Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)…
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