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Tag: IPA blog

Championing Children’s Rights: Insights from an interesting UNCRC Webinar with Robyn Monro-Miller (IPA) and Philip Jaffé

25 March 2024

I recently had the pleasure of attending an inspiring webinar hosted by Robyn…

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Fiona @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

28 June 2023

Glasgow was the host city for the IPA conference and as it’s my…

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Jenny @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

20 June 2023

What a week! The International Play Association Conference descended on Glasgow and I for…

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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

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

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