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Tag: Play Scotland Publications Guides
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Inspiring Inclusive Play Design
Inspiring Inclusive Play Design
This paper is a summary of the principles and standards of inclusion relating to play that are reflected in resources drawn from the four nations. The paper identifies what is...
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Play Scotland Publications Guides
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Play Scotland Home play pack
Play Scotland Home play pack
Play Scotland have launched the Home play pack which will be FREE to organisations in Scotland working with children and families in these challenging times.
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Getting it Right for Play Toolkit: To assess and improve local play opportunities
Getting it Right for Play Toolkit: To assess and improve local play opportunities
Play Scotland developed the Getting it Right for Play Toolkit and supporting documents to help local authorities respond to Scottish Government policy and guidance on play, and deliver increased play...
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The Power of Play
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Play Scotland Parents’ Play Pack
Play Scotland Parents’ Play Pack
The Parents’ Play Pack aimed at parents and carers of children aged 8 to 12 years with ideas for them to #playeveryday.
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Free to Play Guide – Full Publication
Free to Play Guide – Full Publication
A guide to creating accessible and inclusive public play spaces. This guide has been developed to assist any group that has come together to develop or improve a public play...
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Play Strategy Publications
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Play Scotland Play Types Toolkit – bringing more play into the school day
Play Scotland Play Types Toolkit – bringing more play into the school day
Play Types Toolkit – bringing more play into the school day. Play Scotland’s Play Types Toolkit is for schools and education professionals, and others working with children in various settings. Playing...
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Playing Together Report 2016
Playing Together Report 2016
The symposium and this report is an opportunity for the play and youth work sectors to ‘join the dots’; to make the connections; and to begin a conversation of how the...
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The Play Map, 2015
The Play Map, 2015
Action 8.2 (Play Strategy for Scotland: Action Plan) The Play Map has been developed to support Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) build play into their strategic plans. It will help CPPs...
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