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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

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

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