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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

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

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