Why do children repeat the same actions again & again? Each time can bring a small change, a new discovery or growing confidence. Sometimes the best support we can offer is time, space & permission to keep going. The repetition is often the learning. #EduSky #ScotEduSky #SchematicPlay

As a parent, I really wish I’d known about schemas! Repeating, filling, moving, wrapping, dropping… it can drive you daft! But repetition can be part of a deeper pattern of thinking. Sometimes the better question is, what’s this child working out? #Edusky #ScotEduSky

Day 6: Scottish Children's Health Week! Play helps children realise their rights, and forms the basis of a happy and healthy childhood. What are some good examples of letting children make the decisions? 🤔 linktr.ee/playscotland

Scottish Children's Health Week Part 5: Mental health, happiness & emotional wellbeing ☀ Sometimes play is loud and physical and full of laughter. Sometimes it’s quiet and repetitive. Sometimes a child wants to build a den and have a wee space to themselves.

Scottish Children's Health Week day 3: How play supports social development 👋 Which of these have you noticed when witnessing social play situations? Find more information and resources on our website: linktr.ee/playscotland

What if we looked again? 👀 A repeated action might look distracting or disruptive to an adult, but it may also be persistence, curiosity or enquiry. One of the biggest things I took from my dissertation was this: schema knowledge can give us a reason to pause, notice and look again. #ScotEduSky #EY

🎭 The Therapeutic Power of Toys in the Playroom: Puppets 🧸 #PlayTherapy Puppets can be silly, brave, frightened, cross, powerful, kind, mischievous — or anything else a child needs them to be. Expressing something through a puppet is easier than “I feel ……….. “

Delighted to have completed my Master of Education in Early Years Pedagogue at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social & passed with Distinction! 🎓 It’s been a challenging 3 years, alongside helping to launch & grow the @playscotland.bsky.social Play Pedagogy Award. Hard work but proud to see it pay off! 🎉

Play is “what children and young people do when they follow their own ideas, in their own way and for their own reasons”. bit.ly/4gHXxXr

🤸‍♀️ As Safe As Necessary: Supporting Children’s Development Through Risky Play, Wednesday 9th of September 🌳 Join us to learn the importance of risky play through a benefit-risk approach, while supporting safe and thoughtful practice. Don't forget our promo code PLAYDAY50! bit.ly/4g6zHpa

🌱 In My Play Therapy, Do I Really Just Play and Not Talk? 🌱 Your #PlayTherapist understands that play is a way of communicating too. You don't need to explain what your play means. You don't have to answer lots of questions. And you don't have to talk about difficult things before you're ready.

My Master’s dissertation is finally handed in 🙌🏼 Mostly just feeling very relieved tonight! It’s been a long time coming and I’m not quite sure what I’ll do with myself now I don’t need to think about schemas, references and word counts every spare minute 😂 Very glad it’s done x

🧮Apply for the second round of Maths Week Scotland Grant Funding by 5pm on Sunday 30 August! Schools, nurseries, early learning & childcare providers, community & family providers & other educational settings can apply for £250 or £500 towards their #MWS2026 activities! 👉https://ow.ly/MKBW50Zztf3

We recently had a very interesting blog submission: Playing at the Dentist! "Within paediatric healthcare settings, therapeutic play has demonstrated measurable benefits in reducing anxiety and fear prior to medical interventions." www.playscotland.org/the-intertwi...

Bookings are now open for our Strategy Launch party, and we would love to see you there! 📅 Wed 21 Oct, 5:30–8pm 📍 Hearts Stadium, Tynecastle, Edinburgh events.humanitix.com/play-scotlan...

Delighted to share that I’ve been appointed Head of Services @playscotland.bsky.social 🎉 I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity & really excited to take on the role, support our brilliant team & help build on Play Scotland’s work. 💙 #EduSky #ScotEduSky ##PlayMatters

Join us on Wednesday 5th August in celebrating #Playday2026! Register via the link so we can shout about all the wonderful community organisations helping to celebrate the importance of every child's right to play 😍 Play - Here, There, Everywhere! www.playscotland.org/playday-2026/

📦 Just 1 day to go until Cardboard Box Day! Tomorrow, we’ll be celebrating something wonderfully simple: a cardboard box.

🤔 What's the best thing about your local park? 🧸 Help shape the future of play spaces across Scotland. 🕖 It only takes 7 minutes 👉 forms.office.com/e/FFXdjuSLfD

Discover how play pedagogy can enrich your classroom practice, foster child-led learning, and cultivate a school ethos that celebrates creativity and exploration. This is a two-part training series, designed to inform you all about the play pedagogy approach: www.playscotland.org/schools-chil...

Happy 78th Birthday to the NHS 🥳 Feeling especially grateful today. Both my children work in the NHS in very different roles, and I have extended family working across the NHS too. Proud of them all, and thankful for everyone who keeps Nye Bevan’s vision alive every day ❤️

Play Matters Needs You! We’re looking for passionate professionals to help shape Play Matters Reimagined. If you believe in the power of play, we’d love you to join one of our working groups. Register your interest here 👇 forms.cloud.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...

If it’s not joyful when you’re four and five, it doesn’t bode well for the rest of your education. We want to inspire a joy of learning - it’s at the heart of the curriculum I wrote, which is used all over the world. Let’s put play and joy back into childhood ! Watch this space to find out more…

New resource for educators! 🚨 Introducing Research Insights, a new series offering accessible summaries of the evidence from Froebel Trust funded research and practice development projects. The first in the collection is Birth to Three.

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Education Scotland@educationscotland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Help shape the future of Scotland’s curriculum! We plan to share the draft Curriculum Framework this autumn and are looking for some early feedback from those who haven’t been involved in the co-design process! Register by 11th September to contribute: ow.ly/PwPg50ZgNCS

We're delighted to be collaborating with @playscotland.bsky.social to help deliver the Scottish Government’s Play Park Survey 🛝 ⬇️Have your say before 16 September. Please share the survey to help reach as many communities across Scotland as possible!

Play Scotland@playscotland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Now Open: Scotland’s Play Park Survey! Share your experiences of your local park to help shape the future of play in Scotland. 🌳 Take part in the survey today and have your say: forms.office.com/e/FFXdjuSLfD

A lovely chat with Laura Henry-Allain MBE for the Play Well Podcast. We talked play, belonging, children’s rights, JoJo and Gran Gran, Maya and Marley, and her childhood adventures with a 3 legged goat. Definitely worth a listen with a cuppa ☕️ #EduSky #ScotEduSky #PlayMatters youtu.be/SzBY92d0sUo

The Play Well podcast - Episode 55: Laura Henry-Allain MBE

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Play Scotland@playscotland.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In our latest episode of the Play Well Podcast we spoke with @laurahallain.bsky.social. We had a fascinating conversation about stories, representation, identity, and the power of play in helping children feel seen, valued, and connected. www.spreaker.com/episode/epis...

Think play is just for fun? Think again. Every game, song and drawing is helping your child learn, connect and grow. Here’s why everyday play matters for your child. https://unicef.link/4cFK0yI

The science of play

It’s not just fun – it’s fundamental to your child’s development

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Woody and Buzz have a new quest: to wrestle with the explosion of digital play ▶️ 24% of parents of 3‑ to 5‑year‑olds find it hard to control their child’s screen time. ⌛️ Photo Credit: Disney Pixar, Toy Story 5 Full blog: www.playscotland.org/digital-play...