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

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