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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

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

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