Project Officer (Play Pedagogy) @PlayScotland. Passionate about play, education...and cakes and books ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
Joined September 2016
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Fiona, our Play Pedagogy Lead, is presenting on-demand at the IPA USA Virtual Conference About Play, available to watch now. She shares Scotland’s work embedding play pedagogy in primary schools, with insights on children’s rights, inclusion & wellbeing. Register via the QR code.
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Thought for the day: ‘You never know when life might end and it’s not where you started but what you did along the way and where you ended up that matters. So pave the way for others with love joy and happiness always leaving a positive impact’ ❤️❤️
Only a few spaces left for our training for teachers and schools this Tuesday 13 Jan! Join Alex and Fiona to explore how to create a play policy that supports consistency, confidence and shared understanding across your school.
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Don't forget to book your place for our next training, this coming Tuesday 13th January.
Learn how to design and implement a robust policy that supports a play pedagogy approach within your school.
Book through our website: playscotland.org/schools-chi…
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Our Play Pedagogy Lead, Fiona, was delighted to chat with Dr Aaron Bradbury on his podcast about why play matters in children’s lives, not as an add on, but at the heart of learning, relationships and confidence. Well worth a listen 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/6mz…
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"Amid the grief, displacement, and uncertainty that mark the asylum seeker experience, play offered something universal and deeply human: relief. Connection. Joy."
What a wonderful article about the power of play for healing!
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Had the loveliest time presenting at the Bright Start Conference in London, made fab new connections and there was so much interest in Scotland’s work on play pedagogy and the PPA from Norway, the USA and beyond. Feeling energised & excited for the future!
Join Alex and I this Tuesday for an inspiring, practical session exploring how play connects theory and classroom practice, with plenty of ideas to spark curiosity, creativity and inquiry in learning. 🎟 Book now: buytickets.at/playscotland/1…
I’ve always loved playdough, the smell, the feel, the endless possibilities! My new Play Scotland blog shares why it’s such a powerful tool for play & learning. Have a read 👇
"The simplest things often open the door to the richest opportunities"
Read our latest blog about The Power of Playdough 💪
Written by our Play Pedagogy Award Officer, Fiona Kirkland
playscotland.org/the-power-o…
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Lots of news re PLAY and EY in Upstart's latest newsletter. Please check it out!
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@KateJohnston3 @JonoLesley @GiveTimeScot @cathymac59 @MHBplayscotland @fultonsnp @earlyyearsscot @connect_scot @anam_alba @suzannezeedyk
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"Play is the highest expression of human development in children; it's the free expression of what is in a child's soul"
- Friedrich Froebel, pedagogue, 1782-1852
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in BackToSchool week, Upstart's chair, Willie French, talks about what kindergarten would look like in P1/2 on BBC Scotland's Scotcast.
@willie9332 @KateJohnston3 @JonoLesley @GiveTimeScot @connect_scot
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Set the right tone on your journey to and from the match this weekend 🛣️
For more updates, sign-up to the Scottish Grassroots Football WhatsApp Channel 📲 ⤵️
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Adults in Scotland report playing out for over 3 hours a day.
New research from Right to Play with OnePoll shows that adults in Scotland played out for an average of 3.36 hours every single day.
Their favourite games were hide and seek, tig, and marbles and 84% said they think it helped them make friends.
Do you think children now play out as often? What do you think has changed?
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2nd #BornToPlay book group is on 27-8-25. President of @ipa_world & CEO of @PlayScotland talking about play as a biological imperative. Join us for FREE!
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@KateJohnston3 @JonoLesley @ipascot @froebeledin @CameronSprague2 @tam_baillie @cosyfund
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Give your staff that superhero feeling! 💪
Play Scotland's OPAL programme empowers staff with the power of play ✨
Alongside dedicated mentoring and expertise to help you upgrade your outdoor space, we provide training and valuable advice on benefit risk and play theory.
"It has been one of the most powerful improvement changes that we’ve made” - Headteacher at Udston Primary.
Book your free discovery chat today: playscotland.org/schools-chi…
Great day @StenhousemuirPS
Brilliant day at Stenhousemuir PS, one our newest Play Pedagogy Award cohort schools. Alex & Fiona loved working with such an enthusiastic team, full of ideas & energy for developing Play Pedagogy approach across the school. Excited to see where their journey takes them! #PlayPedagogyAward
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Inclusive Play sessions are now being offered through The Yard in Linn Park. Children with ASN can access free tasters and low cost play sessions with their families, or education settings can book sessions: theyardscotland.org.uk/get-s…
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Remember, it's their game.
However you're supporting this weekend, be a positive role model on the sidelines and Let Them Play 🙌 ⚽️
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Would you like to join Team EYS?
We are seeking a passionate and experienced HR professional looking to make a difference in a values-led, people-focused organisation.
Full details at earlyyearsscotland.org/jobs/…
