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Category: Information

Children’s Right to Play in Scots law

17 January 2024

On the 16th January Children’s Right to Play was incorporated into Scots law….

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“Let’s Talk About Play!” Free Members’ Event

7 April 2022

  At Play Scotland, we love to talk about play! And, we want…

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Why can’t children play with other children?

25 March 2020

Reports from overseas suggest they wished they had followed guidance earlier.  Please note…

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Play in the time of coronavirus

25 March 2020

Tim Gill and Penny Wilson share some thoughts and ideas on supporting children’s…

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Playing through the Coronavirus Pandemic

20 March 2020

“Playing through difficult issues helps children come to terms with stuff that’s out…

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Outdoor learning has huge benefits for children and teachers — so why isn’t it used in more schools?

10 June 2019

Research shows that healthier and happier children do better in school, and that education…

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4 Nations Play Symposium Report 2016

14 October 2016

Earlier this year Northern Ireland hosted the biennial 4 Nations Play Symposium at…

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Delivering on the Attainment Challenge through Play Seminar

12 October 2016

Book your space before 14th October and get this CPD Seminar for an…

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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People

29 October 2015

The UNCRC Booklet is aimed at children and young people under the age…

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Training for Trainers in an Introduction to Playwork Course

8 May 2015

Please see training information below. Play Scotland have been asked by Playwork Partnerships…

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Motion S4M-08099 has been placed at the Scottish Parliament by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.

30 October 2013

That the Parliament welcomes the action plan, Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Vision,…

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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

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