Children across Scotland want more play and better play
19 March 2021
Play Scotland and Scotland’s Play Council support children and young people’s urgent call…
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Place of play
15 March 2021
Diarmaid Lawlor argues that a place for play could be built around a…
Read more »Manifesto for Play
19 February 2021
Play Scotland are delighted to launch the Manifesto for Play. Play is vital…
Read more »Childminding Providers Grants
1 February 2021
Funding is being provided to support the business sustainability of Scotland’s childminding providers….
Read more »Tim Gill’s new book Urban Playground: Sneak peek and seasonal discounted price
28 January 2021
Tim Gill’s forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save…
Read more »Parliament unanimously agreed to the general principles of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill
21 January 2021
We are pleased to inform you that the Parliament unanimously agreed to the…
Read more »A reminder of the significance of play in lockdown by Tom Gill
12 January 2021
It seems timely to share a post that child psychology academic Prof Helen Dodd…
Read more »Playful Schools Practice Insights article
7 January 2021
Delighted that the Playful Schools project has been featured in Issue 17 of…
Read more »The Association for the Study of Play Online Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals
6 January 2021
Conference Theme: Necessity of Play Date: March 20, 2021 Platforms: Zoom and CANVAS…
Read more »The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM
17 December 2020
Please save the date! The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM will…
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Nature England Survey
10 November 2020
Social justice issues highlighted in this report from Nature England Children’s access to…
Read more »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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S&SR Environment and Spaces Group Publication
13 October 2020
The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the S&SR Environment…
Read more »Playful Schools: The power of Loose Parts Play
4 September 2020
Playful Schools, a partnership project delivered with Scrap Antics has demonstrated that outdoor,…
Read more »Covid-19 and Children’s Play – update 2 September 2020
3 September 2020
Play Scotland is a member of the UK Children’s Play Policy Forum which…
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IPA Covid Report: Play in Lockdown
26 August 2020
An international study of government and civil society responses to Covid-19 and their…
Read more »Indoor activity guidance
11 August 2020
Re-opening of unregulated indoor children’s activity Scottish Government’s message on guidance: Schools and…
Read more »Covid-19 has highlighted the inadequate, and unequal, access to high quality green spaces
6 August 2020
This BMJ blog highlights unequal access to greenspace during the pandemic. ‘Green poverty’…
Read more »Play Scotland asks for more space for play
5 August 2020
At the beginning of Playday week, Calum Duncan, Chair of Play Scotland asks…
Read more »Guidelines for unregulated, informal play services
3 August 2020
“Given the importance of play to children’s health and wellbeing it is vital…
Read more »Is It Right To Take Your Kids To The Playground Now It’s Allowed?
6 July 2020
Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine and expert in infectious diseases based at…
Read more »First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcement
3 July 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced, “We want to help children enjoy these summer…
Read more »Outdoor play is key to reopening and recovery
2 July 2020
Getting children back in school doesn’t have to mean a rush into the…
Read more »Playful Schools – building resilience through play
1 July 2020
Play Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of its new project, Playful…
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