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Tag: National Occupational Standards for playwork

2024/25 Review of the National Occupational Standards for Playwork (NOS)

17 June 2024

We are pleased to announce that the UK Playwork NOS Consortium has been…

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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

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

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