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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

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

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