Risk-benefit Assessment Workshops for Play Providers

The workshop aims to enhance practitioners' understanding of, and confidence to address, the issue of risk in play. We do this by looking at the factors that affect practitioners' judgment, including their concerns about the potential for parental complaint or being thought negligent. A risk-benefit assessment is undertaken by workshop participants as part of the workshop.

The workshop explores the link between risk-benefit assessment and creating best possible play environments.

A significant advance

PLAYLINK, through its Principal, Bernard Spiegal, has been one of the authors of the new guidance, ‘Managing Risk in Play Provision’. This guidance, Managing Risk in Play Provision, published by Play England, and endorsed by the Health and Safety Executive, introduces ‘risk-benefit assessment’, a risk assessment that makes explicit the need to balance the potential benefits of activities with the potential risks.

At PLAYLINK we have found that the Risk & Play Workshop is a powerful tool enabling practitioners to become more confident in offering children challenging and stimulating play opportunities. The workshops focus on play in almost any setting: after school clubs, parks, adventure playgrounds, open space, schools, non-staffed playgrounds, childminders and nurseries.

Workshop Content

Each workshop is designed to be responsive to the specific concerns of the participants. We aim to cover the questions below. The level of detail accorded each question varies in response to local need. The exception is the risk-benefit assessment process itself, which is mandatory for providers and is fully covered in every workshop.

How many workshop participants?

Generally, it is best not to exceed 15 participants per workshop but there can be some flexibility on this.

To discuss the risk-benefit assessment Workshop, please contact us.

Cost

Each workshop costs £1,400.00 plus expenses, plus VAT.