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Loose Parts Play!
Find out how to create imaginative, creative and fun play with crates, pebbles and bits of string with our Loose Parts Play toolkit.
Download the toolkit“It’s safer outdoors than in indoors.”
Dr. Mark Tremblay of Canada’s HALO Research talks to Prof. John Reilly of the University of Strathclyde and Rachel Cowper of Inspiring Scotland about how, counter to to popular belief, it is safer for children to be outdoors than indoors. This video is part of a series on the health crisis faced by young children
Learn More“Physical activity levels are far too low” – children’s health & well-being in Canada & Scotland
Dr. Mark Tremblay of HALO Research and Prof. John Reilly of the University of Strathclyde discuss childhood inactivity levels in Canada and Scotland from the Active Healthy Kids Report Card 2016 – one of the reasons we strive for physically active outdoor play for all of Scotland’s children.
Learn MoreEasy-read Guide to Self-directed Support law
Download an easy-read version of the Scottish Government’s statutory guidance to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
Learn MoreFunders of Play 2016
This guide contains eligibility, priority and contact details of organisations funding not-for-profit and charitable organisations working in play in Scotland.
Learn MoreFuture Visions: A guide to Self Directed Support for young disabled people and their parents and carers
Download a guide to getting the best from Self-directed Support for young disabled people from the Glasgow Disability Alliance.
Learn MoreGo2Play Outcome and Evaluation Framework
Download the original Go Play Outcome and Evaluation Framework, set out in 2011, which established the principles of Inspiring Scotland’s play programme.  The guide identifies ways that play organisations can realistically demonstrate their difference though the use of evidence and helps the play sector to identify common ground to assess how play organisations can have the
Learn MoreGuide to the SDS assessment process for children with additional support needs
A short video from the Self-direct Support Forum in East Renfrewshire explaining the SDS assessment process specifically for children and the terminology parents may encounter.
Learn MoreHow Pro Bono works
Pro Bono Executive Elaine Crichton explains our Pro Bono programme and how it can help Scotland’s charities develop and be a fulfilling experience for professional volunteers.
Learn MoreHow to approach Cost Benefit Analysis
Social care charities are particularly adept at spotting gaps in services for the most vulnerable in our communities, and as such are able to respond with early intervention programmes that can save both local authorities and health services a large amount of money. But, as a charity, how can you evidence that, or even start
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