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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

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

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