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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

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

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