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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

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

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