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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

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

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