Guidance on Playwork

The following documents are good practice guides for play.

Best Play
This report looks at how children benefit from play opportunities; how play services and spaces can provide these benefits; and how they can show that they are providing them. Produced in partnership with the National Playing Fields Association, PLAYLINK and the Children’s Play Council, Best Play will be of interest to practitioners as well as local authorities determining Best Value, government departments, funding bodies and all those working in children's play.

To download a copy of Best Play from the Children’s Play Council website click here

Guide to Preparing Play Strategies
The London Mayor's 'Guide to Preparing Play Strategies - Planning inclusive play space and opportunity for all London's children and young people' is a practical tool to assist local authorities to meet the play and leisure needs of children and young people. It sets out the basis for providing children with accessible spaces offering free, high quality, inclusive play opportunities throughout their environment - a need commonly identified by parents/carers as well as children and young people.

The guide was developed by London Play on behalf of the Mayor of London. Copies of the guide can be downloaded from: www.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/play/index.jsp

People Play Together More
Is full of practical advice on topics such as: cheap and interesting play resources; ways of setting up for play indoors and outdoors; tailoring opportunities to meet individual needs; techniques to support children to play together and tools for consulting children. There are tips for quick reference, core text with more detailed information and activities staff teams can do together to try out the approaches.

To order a copy (for £14.99 including p&p) contact Play Scotland on 0131 440 9070 or Email: info@playscotland.org

Further information on Play Inclusive can be found here

Management of Risk in Play Provision
Children need to and want to take risks when they play. For further information please read the undernoted position statement from the Play Safety Forum.
Managing Risk Statement

Principles of Playwork
The Playwork Principles establish the profressional and ethical framework for playwork and as such must be regarded as a whole. To view the Principles click here.

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