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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

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

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