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Tag: play pedagogy

Unveiling the Play Pedagogy Award Pilot: Embracing Play Across Scotland

27 May 2024

Exciting news ahead for Play Pedagogy in Scotland! We’re thrilled to announce the…

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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

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