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Category: Life in the time of Covid.19 – Diary

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 19

10 April 2020

Day 19: making the most of Easter in isolation Today my dog turns…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 12

3 April 2020

Day 12: birthday in lockdown Today was the day that was supposed to…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 10

1 April 2020

Day 10: a little normality I spent this morning sitting in the garden with…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 9

31 March 2020

Day 9: coping Today was a very slow start indeed. When my alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 8

30 March 2020

Day 8: strange times Today I woke up to bright sunshine and warmth….

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 6

28 March 2020

Day 6: making the best of lockdown Not much happened today until the…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 5

27 March 2020

Day 5: old habits This morning, I tried to give myself a lie…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 4

26 March 2020

Day 4: routine As of today, I’ve decided to set my morning alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 3

25 March 2020

Day 3: getting into the swing of things When I woke up this…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 2

24 March 2020

Day 2: a new normal Today I woke to the sun shining through…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 1

23 March 2020

At Play Scotland we have always been aware of the importance of play…

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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

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