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Tag: National Occupational Standards for playwork

National Occupational Standards

12 October 2026

The new National Occupational Standards for Playwork have been published Between 2024 and…

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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

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

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