Publications
A Practitioner’s Guide: Therapeutic Powers of Play
‘Birds fly, fish swim, children play’ -Garry L. Landreth, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship
In this week’s guest blog we hear from Deidre a play therapist based in Ireland who shares the therapeutic benefits of play and some handy play tips and activities for both parents and practitioners.
01.11.2017
14:19 Fund Independent Evaluation 2017
An independent evaluation undertaken by Research Scotland exploring the impact of Inspiring Scotland’s first and longest running fund.
Read More26.04.2017
“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.
Read More31.05.2023
Winter Outdoor Play for Children of Families with Additional Support Needs
Inspiring Scotland’s Thrive Outdoors programme are funding a portfolio of five charity partners to deliver outdoor community play for children with additional support needs (ASN). This programme is funded the Scottish Government’s Outdoor Community Play fund. Alongside delivery, the portfolio are exploring what makes outdoor play truly inclusive. In 2022-2023 the portfolio of charities from
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