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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

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

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