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Laura Harrison Playworker

2 July 2024

I never thought playwork would be the career I would end up in;…

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

I have been a playworker for over 20 years, gaining new play experiences…

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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

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

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