Free trees for school, community and youth groups
4 July 2013
Woodland Trust have 4000 free tree packs to give away to school, community and youth…
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British children’s junk food are diets ‘worse than rationing’ and to blame for the return of wartime diseases like scurvy and rickets
3 July 2013
British children are suffering from wartime diseases because their junk food diets are…
Read more »‘Ban school run and make pupils walk’: Britain’s new public health chief’s bid to battle childhood obesity
3 July 2013
The school run should be banned in a bid to battle childhood obesity,…
Read more »Kids aged 3 are treated in hospital for obesity
1 July 2013
Children as young as three are receiving hospital treatment on the NHS for…
Read more »Having messy fun with CBeebies
1 July 2013
Play Scotland was one of the partner organisations at CBeebies Mr Bloom,’s Big…
Read more »FREE Membership to Play Scotland
27 June 2013
Join Play Scotland today, for free, and support us in our work to…
Read more »Play Strategy for Scotland
25 June 2013
Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…
Read more »Play Strategy for Scotland
24 June 2013
The Scottish Government has launched Scotland’s first ever Play Strategy http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00425722.pdf
Read more »Could children diagnosed with ADHD just need better sleep? More youngsters than ever are prescribed drugs for hyperactivity
18 June 2013
More children – and adults – than ever are being diagnosed with Attention…
Read more »Children’s phones blamed for increase in deaths on roads: Sharp increase of youngsters ‘distracted’ by texts and tweets
18 June 2013
A boom in smartphone use is being blamed for an alarming rise in…
Read more »Children still being targeted by junk food adverts as companies find a way to sidestep the rules
18 June 2013
Junk food manufacturers are still bypassing rules on advertising unhealthy products to children…
Read more »Obese youngster, 12, sheds nearly five STONE after becoming so fat he got stuck on playground slide
17 June 2013
Harvey Pickersgill ballooned to 16 stone and was bullied at school before doctors…
Read more »Play for Life, Play Scotland Annual Conference
17 June 2013
Tuesday 24th September, Edinburgh. Further details to be announced in due course.
Read more »New website for Play Scotland
14 June 2013
Welcome to Play Scotland’s new website. Any queries please let us know.
Read more »Let the Children Play
18 April 2013
Hundreds of ideas for outdoor play and learning. A blog on cardboard boxes…
Read more »Young won’t play outside
16 April 2013
Warning as young won’t play outside http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/391156/Warning-as-young-won-t-play-outside
Read more »Give pupils more outdoor time
16 April 2013
‘Give pupils more outdoor time’, says study http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/education/give-pupils-more-outdoor-time-says-study-1-2889115
Read more »Leave Our Kids Alone
16 April 2013
Leave Our Kids Alone is on online petition which wants a ban on…
Read more »National Children’s Day UK
16 April 2013
Play Scotland are supporting National Children’s Day UK. Please see www.nationalchildrensdayuk.com for full…
Read more »Three Huge Mistakes We Make Leading Kids…and How to Correct Them
16 April 2013
http://growingleaders.com/blog/3-mistakes-we-make-leading-kids/
Read more »Play Scotland’s new website
16 April 2013
Play Scotland has launched it’s fantastic new website www.playscotland.org
Read more »Play is the heart of wellbeing
8 April 2013
Play is the heart of wellbeing. This is especially true for children and…
Read more »Do you have an event?
13 March 2013
Please send details of any events you would like added to info@playscotland.org
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