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Category: Articles

New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school

21 October 2020

Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcement

3 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced, “We want to help children enjoy these summer…

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Lockdown: children’s mental health

8 June 2020

Children and young people are likely to experience high rates of depression and…

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IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers

13 April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on children and families around the…

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Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%

4 December 2018

The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…

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UK Poverty Report from JRF

4 December 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has this week published the 2018 Poverty Report, you…

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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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

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

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