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Tag: play pedagogy

Unveiling the Play Pedagogy Award Pilot: Embracing Play Across Scotland

27 May 2024

Exciting news ahead for Play Pedagogy in Scotland! We’re thrilled to announce the…

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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

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

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