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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

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

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