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Tag: NOS

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

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

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