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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

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