School-aged childcare consultation
31 January 2022
FCSS is working with Scottish Government to better understand the supply and demand…
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The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Being and Belonging: Early Years Conference
13 January 2022
The Royal Society of Edinburgh will be hosting its 2nd educational conference entitled…
Read more »Play Sufficiency Assessment Consultations
13 January 2022
It is vital that the voice of children and young people is heard…
Read more »Consultation on the new national planning framework
13 January 2022
Play Scotland and A Place in Childhood are hosting three seminars on the…
Read more »Intergenerational Play and Storytelling
6 December 2021
Play Scotland and Generations Working Together are currently looking for case studies of…
Read more »Generations Working Together Excellence Awards 2022 – Launch
23 November 2021
Excellence Awards criteria – for intergenerational projects There are 5 criteria, many of…
Read more »Active and Outdoor Partnership Manager Vacancy
16 November 2021
Job opportunity at Healthy Valleys Healthy Valleys is a community-led health initiative that…
Read more »Children’s Alliance job opportunity
5 November 2021
Head of Children’s Alliance Children’s Alliance has announced that they are looking for…
Read more »Moths to a Flame installation at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens
4 November 2021
Monday, 1 November 2021, 12:00 – Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 16:00 Glasgow Botanic Gardens,…
Read more »The Children’s Alliance Report on the Health & Wellbeing of Children in the Early Years
3 November 2021
Covid-19 has uncovered entrenched health inequalities; hobbling UK children even prior to birth…
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Play Scotland at COP26
1 November 2021
The climate crisis has a huge impact on children’s right to play and…
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October Update
28 October 2021
Welcome to our October updates blog! If you would like to receive our…
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Play Scotland and Art & Energy’s Moths to a Flame project is heading to Falkland Estate!
5 October 2021
The Moths to a Flame project helps children and young people engage in the call…
Read more »Moths to a Flame teacher’s pack
29 September 2021
Hello and welcome to your Moths to a Flame teacher’s pack! The Moths…
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September Updates
9 September 2021
Welcome to our September updates blog! If you would like to receive our…
Read more »Job advertisement at Play Scotland
6 September 2021
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…
Read more »Playwork/Practitioner Opportunity at Newtongrange ASC
24 August 2021
Newtongrange ASC based in Newtongrange Primary school has the following vacancies for enthusiastic…
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Scotland’s Children Get into Summer
4 August 2021
Today, thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities…
Read more »Play Scotland play parks letter July 2021
2 August 2021
Play Scotland calls for a strategic approach to planning accessible and inclusive spaces…
Read more »Get into Summer Young Scot Rewards
2 August 2021
Young Scot Rewards is part of Young Scot’s national online Membership programme. Through…
Read more »Magic Light Pictures’ Pip and Posy team with Playday
30 July 2021
The multi-Oscar nominated Magic Light Pictures today announced that Pip and Posy, its new…
Read more »Wilderness fears as play experts warn children’s fun must not be curtailed by unmown grass
26 July 2021
‘…Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland, fears the move may discourage…
Read more »NatureScot/Scottish Government Commissioned Research
20 July 2021
Key messages The research highlights some key factors that may have played a…
Read more »Play Safety Forum: Covid-19 and Children’s Play July 2021 statement
14 July 2021
The UK Play Safety Forum (PSF) has issued two previous statements on the…
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