Announcements & Writings

Announcements

Places for Play Study Tours: Stirling

A real opportunity for those being quick-marched through Pathfinder and Playbuilder programmes to take temporary pause and benefit from an intensive programme of site visits, workshops and discussions that address the range of issues that have an impact on creating first class play opportunities. So dogs, cats, foxes, drug addicts, sand and water are on the menu, as are maintenance issues, health and safety considerations, fencing, consultation – and just what is the role of play equipment?

Places for Play Study Tours: Stirling »

• 9-11 June 2009 (just a few places left)

An unparalled opportunity to learn about the theory and practice informing Stirling's approach to the design and maintenance of spaces for play.

Comments from the tours (You will see we have much to live up to...).

I feel honoured to have come - refreshed, valued, invigorated and full of inspiration. Many thanks.

Absolutely loved all visits. Great to talk to others in a spontaneous way and at the sites. Lots of knowledge shared. 'Experiencing' the sites cannot be stressed enough.

Fantastic! Feel really inspired. It was really useful to see sites in such varied rural and urban areas.

It was really interesting hearing about their people's work. From the very first session I found myself rethinking principles that I had not reflected on for some time.

Truly inspiring and very helpful.

Site visits were very informative. Interesting to see how ideas put into practice and to meet the various parties involved in the process.

The facilitators made the study tour enjoyable because of their obvious enthusiasm for what they were doing . Also very knowledgeable.

Brilliant, inspiring, stimulating. The tour really helped to inject enthusiasm for an area of work that has always felt unfulfilling but without apparent alternatives that can work in this country. Thanks for a well spent three days.

Risk-benefit assessment for play providers »

Risk It! conference – PLAYLINK wants to bring this conference to your area. Please contact us if you might be interested to work with us to achieve this.

Writings

Don't panic!
Green Places magazine article by Bernard Spiegal »

Common sense can and must inform judgements about what constitutes acceptable risk levels in play.

Risk It! conference report »

Conference aims include: to explain, to clarify, to counter prevailing myths and misperceptions, above all to liberate play providers so that they feel better able to make informed judgments about risk in play.

A shoal of red herrings II: do not overfish »

The second of two articles on consulting children by PLAYLINK Associates Sue Gutteridge and Judi Legg.

Key Terms for Play »

‘Risk-averse schools cannot meet their key objectives. Policy and practice need to be aligned to nurture risk-taking opportunities.’

An article by Bernard Spiegal for Teaching Times

 
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