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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

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

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