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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

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