Erin McQuillan

Play therapist, play enthusiast, trauma informed, trauma responsive

[Upstart Scotland @UpstartScot]

THANK YOU to the 600+ people who've signed our petition! If you haven't signed yet, please help us get to 1000 by the end of the week.
And PLEASE pass it on!
https://t.co/MYV98PHOA3

@suzannezeedyk @playscotland @together_sacr @CreativeSTAR @InspiringSland @froebeledin

[Play Scotland @PlayScotland]

“The opposite of play is not work. It’s depression.”
- Brian Sutton-Smith, play researcher, 1924-2015

Find out more about the power of play: https://t.co/Tdbm80DMPr

[Upstart Scotland @UpstartScot]

Have a local play park? The Scottish Government wants to hear from YOU!
🧸 Help @PlayScotland shape the future of play spaces for our children.
🕖 It only takes 7 minutes 👉 https://t.co/H4aVcixF0z

[Play Scotland @PlayScotland]

Play helps children feel safe 🧸

Do you remember that feeling of being snug in a den?

In a world that can sometimes feel overwhelming, play offers a sense of comfort and security. 💚

Photo from Scotland's Play Vision Statement & Action Plan. Find out more: https://t.co/W4ddmvYSjl

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Pupils understanding their window of tolerance is important in doing trauma work or just working with pupils in general.Teaching them how to understand stress & manage their emotions when moving outside their optimal zone. Then,giving them a toolkit of inner resources.🧠🌱

[Peeple @PeepleCentre]

From reaching for toys to clapping along to songs, children are building key maths skills every day without even realizing it! 💡

Discover 5 surprising ways babies learn maths from birth and how you can nurture their early learning through play! 👶🎶🔢

#EarlyMaths

[Education Scotland @EducationScot]

Want to develop trauma responsive strategies to support children and young people affected by psychological trauma? Then join our 'Keeping Trauma in Mind' programme of five twilight sessions between May and June. Sign up on the ES website. https://t.co/IUqE6k3Us2

[Emily♡ @ItsEmilyKaty]

It can be hard to understand school-based anxiety unless you’ve experienced it yourself or someone close to you has. I work a busy 9-5 job 4 days a week. Work can be stressful. But it has never yet compared to what facing a week at school was like. 🧵 1/5

[Play Scotland @PlayScotland]

Fantastic afternoon at St. Stephen’s Primary delivering our new training on schematic play. Gaining insight into schematic play can make a real difference in understanding & supporting children’s learning. Interested in a session? Get in touch! #MorePlayPlease
#PlayEveryday

[Beacon House @BeaconHouseTeam]

FREE RESOURCE

Many children find it challenging to settle at bedtime, our #freeresource offers ideas from our Occupational Therapists that may help down-regulate their bodies, brains and nervous system to support them during this time:

Download here: https://t.co/RKddSaeqtG

[Play Scotland @PlayScotland]

Our Loose Parts Play training session is taking place on Wednesday 13th Nov, 7.30pm - 9pm. In the session we will explore the theory of Loose Parts Play, how to manage risk within Loose Parts Play, practical ideas for Loose Parts Play, and the Loose Parts Play Toolkit!

We'd love to see you there! Booking & info via the link below ⬇

https://t.co/Rde91KHAA2

[Lynn Taylor @LynnTaylorEdu]

As part of my doctorate study ‘Portraits of Play Pedagogy in Scottish Primary 1 Landscapes’ I am seeking the voices of teachers of Primary 1 children across Scotland

Please help if you can, or pass on to those you know who may be able to

Thanks ☺️

https://t.co/kB38J8RuuU

[Inverclyde Educational Psychology Service @Inverclyde_EPS]

For those who have attended Trauma Informed and Responsive Practice training please see the poster below for information on Facilitated Peer Support Sessions.

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Hope this helps.🧠🌱

[Katie D'Souza @KatieDSouza1]

Once more...for the sake of ALL of our children, please listen and stop this carnage. Please, talk to your children about what's going on and make sure we put an end to this.

https://t.co/BhXp327Oqe

[Suzanne Axelsson (Interaction Imagination) @SuzanneAxelsson]

And when the school system recognises this, and finally values play as they should then education has a chance to be equitable
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[The LEGO Foundation @LEGOfoundation]

Finish the sentence:

Play is important because it teaches...

#Internationaldayofplay #Internationaldayofplay2024