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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

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

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