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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

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

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