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Laura Harrison Playworker

2 July 2024

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My day as a playworker – Gavin Bell

15 May 2024

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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

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

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