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The Playwork Principles

WebThe Principles are based on the recognition that children and young people’s capacity for positive development will be enhanced if given access to the broadest range of …

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Play: Mental health and wellbeing

WebThis information sheet is aimed at playworkers and is also useful for anyone with an interest in the importance of play for children’s mental health and wellbeing. It …

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Play deprivation: the causes and consequences for child …

WebAuthor: Emeritus Professor Fraser Brown Date: February 2024 This information sheet is about play deprivation and the potential of playwork to overcome the …

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New play deprivation information sheet

WebWe have published a new information sheet about play deprivation and the potential of playwork to overcome the consequences. It is aimed at play providers, play …

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A play friendly school

WebAuthor: Play Wales Date: March 2020 This guidance provides information about policy and practice to help school communities take a whole school approach in …

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The Playwork Principles – an overview

WebAuthor: Play Wales. Date: March 2015. This information sheet is aimed at playworkers and is also useful for anyone with a responsibility for providing children with …

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Play in hospital report

WebStarlight Children’s Foundation has published a report into the current ‘state of play’ in children’s healthcare settings across the UK, to coincide with Play in Hospital …

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New film: This is why play is so important

WebToday, we are releasing our new film – This is why play is so important – online. Featuring children across Wales, it celebrates play and highlights its importance …

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Trends in Children’s Street Play report

WebThe report, Trends in Children’s Street Play, highlights how children regularly playing out in their street has declined dramatically over the past 70+ years. It also …

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Play: mental health and wellbeing

WebPlaying and the Five Ways to Wellbeing The Five Ways to Wellbeing are a set of evidence-based messages8 aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of the whole

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Childhood, play and the Playwork Principles

Web4 5 The playing child: beyond developmentalism 20 Resilience and well-being 21 Conclusions and key concepts for practice 22 Perspectives on childhood 24

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