Reading Challenge expanding, Scottish Government
20 March 2018
More young people will be able to get involved in the First Minister’s…
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Limiting children’s screen time to maximize outdoor play
20 March 2018
Governments and education leaders must work better together to steer children away from…
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20 March 2018
Fears about automation displacing workers around the world ranked high on the list…
Read more »In Britain’s Playgrounds, ‘Bringing in Risk’ to Build Resilience
12 March 2018
Educators in Britain, after decades spent in a collective effort to minimize risk,…
Read more »Play Scotland have joined Scottish Alliance for People and Places
6 March 2018
Places, people and planning – A consultation on the future of the Scottish…
Read more »The Brain-Changing Power of Conversation
20 February 2018
Interplay between parents and children ignites the brain and boosts its response to…
Read more »The quick Q&A: How to bring ‘risky play’ into your lessons
20 February 2018
Encouraging children to take part in ‘risky play’ activities can help them to…
Read more »Children and play based learning
16 February 2018
Children learn best when they’re having fun, and they are more likely to…
Read more »Growing up in the city: Putting children first creates cities for all
16 February 2018
A child-friendly city is a city for everyone, young and old. This is…
Read more »To play is to learn. Time to step back and let kids be kids
15 February 2018
Real play is the freedom for children to engage with and learn from…
Read more »Free Symbols resource to help children participate
9 February 2018
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner office has created a Symbols resource that helps children and…
Read more »Viewing play through a ‘scale of value.
8 February 2018
We have all I am sure been part of conversations (which ultimately turn…
Read more »Big Kids; Snow & Ice Play
8 February 2018
I grew up on the North Norfolk coast and I now live on…
Read more »The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning
7 February 2018
Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children…
Read more »Creating inclusive play spaces: a place to start
7 February 2018
If one hundred people wrote a guide to creating inclusive play spaces the…
Read more »The benefits of play for kids’ mental health
7 February 2018
Almost everyone can recall a pleasant childhood memory in which they are building…
Read more »What happens when you put toddlers in a forest to climb trees and use knives
15 January 2018
“I was just bowled over and frightened by some of the things that…
Read more »Tes talks to… Lenore Skenazy
15 January 2018
The founder of the Free Range Kids movement tells Sarah Cunnane why she…
Read more »Teachers warn learning through play can lead to pupil disruption
11 January 2018
Modern teaching techniques where pupils are allowed to learn through play can lead…
Read more »Encouraging risk-taking in children may reduce the prevalence of childhood anxiety
9 January 2018
A new international study suggests that parents who employ challenging parent behavioural (CPB)…
Read more »BBC launches site promoting digital skills for children
9 January 2018
The new site Own It provides questions, answers and tools to help children…
Read more »The Right Brain Develops First ~ Why Play is the Foundation for Academic Learning
5 January 2018
Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time…
Read more »Doing Something Creative Can Boost Your Well-Being
5 January 2018
A study suggests that small acts of creativity in everyday life increase our…
Read more »Why spending time outdoors could help your child’s eyesight
4 January 2018
Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, games consoles, computers and tablets…
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