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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

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

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