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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

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

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