Children’s Play Becomes Work When You Get in the Way. Let Them Be
10 January 2019
Play does not have a beginning and ending. It is a fluid, continuous…
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Six ways to raise a resilient child
10 January 2019
Helping our children navigate the stresses and strains of daily life is more…
Read more »The Age Four Transition to Responsible Childhood
8 January 2019
Converging evidence shows a major shift toward independence around age four. Full blog…
Read more »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…
Read more »Worry over kids’ excessive smartphone use is justified
19 December 2018
Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 – just as smartphone use became…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »Traditional Toys May Beat Gadgets in Language Development
17 December 2018
Baby laptops, baby cellphones, talking farms — these are the whirring, whiz-bang toys…
Read more »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…
Read more »Celebrating 20 Years of Play Scotland
14 December 2018
14th December marks 20 years of Play Scotland, the national organisation for play….
Read more »Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%
4 December 2018
The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…
Read more »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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43 Reasons our Kids Need to Play More by Neve Spicer
30 November 2018
Is your child getting enough ‘free play’? Child-led free play – the unstructured…
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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…
Read more »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…
Read more »Reflections on 30 years of Playday from Play Scotland’s CEO Marguerite Hunter Blair
2 August 2017
Playday is always a fantastic opportunity for families and children to have fun…
Read more »Playday Survey 2017
21 June 2017
What do you think about playing today and how have play opportunities changed…
Read more »Scottish Parliament debates national play charter
17 March 2017
The Scottish Parliament has debated the country’s first Play Charter, developed and promoted…
Read more »4 Nations Play Symposium Report 2016
14 October 2016
Earlier this year Northern Ireland hosted the biennial 4 Nations Play Symposium at…
Read more »Delivering on the Attainment Challenge through Play Seminar
12 October 2016
Book your space before 14th October and get this CPD Seminar for an…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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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