In 2018, Inspiring Scotland and The Scottish Government brought together a broad group of academics and organisations from education, childcare, healthcare, environment and government to create Scotland’s Outdoor Play and Learning Coalition. The Coalition created a bold position statement and since then over 100 signatories have committed to working together to embed playing and learning outdoors as an everyday activity and celebrate it as a fundamental part of growing up in Scotland.

We must not underestimate the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people. Outdoor play and learning can play a significant role in restoring children’s health and wellbeing. There has never been a more important time for us to work together to support and enable all of Scotland’s children and young people to access our diverse greenspaces and natural landscapes and to empower them to enjoy these spaces for the purposes of playing and learning. By relaunching Scotland's National Outdoor Play and Learning Position Statement we are renewing our commitment, raising awareness and inspiring action.

It is our shared responsibility to support and enable all of Scotland’s children and young people to access our diverse greenspaces and natural landscapes and to empower them to enjoy these spaces for the purposes of playing and learning. We encourage you or your organisation to commit to working together to meet these responsibilities.

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