Archive for October, 2006

• PLAYLINK letter to Big Lottery »

  Our purpose in writing is to share our very real concern that the Children’s Play Programme is in danger of undermining its own declared purpose

  Posted on Friday, October 27th, 2006 in Open Letters, Organisational Support
• Play in Educational Settings »

  Over the past year, the importance of play for children’s learning and development has become more widely acknowledged at a national level. This paper addresses…

  Posted on Monday, October 9th, 2006 in General, Places for Play
• Leisure Manager - Risk, play and policy - Counsel Opinion »

  Raymond Machell QC, in PLAYLINK commissioned Counsel Opinion, concluded that:
  ‘… it is entirely legitimate for PLAYLINK to emphasise, in its Play Policy, the need to balance against the risk of injury, the benefits to children and young persons of undertaking play activities within an acceptable level of risk. Central, however, to the exercise of [...]

  Posted on Sunday, October 8th, 2006 in Articles, Risk and Play