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Welcome to the Playworks website...
We hope that you are able to find all the information you require on this site to help you understand and get the most out of the services we offer. You will notice links to areas of our work, for example, training and the scrapstore on the menus above. Our latest news on each of these areas will be added as soon as developments occur, and regular visits to the site will ensure that you are up to date. Have a look at the general Playworks flyer here |
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Play for all Training schedule September 2010 - January 2011 |
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Written by Paul Gelsthorpe
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For a summary of the forthcoming play for all training events and to access a downloadable booking form, please click the link below...
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Playworks to update library items... |
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Written by Administrator
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We have updated our stock of library items and they are now available to all Playworks members. The books cover a range of issues from craft and art ideas, to play guidelines. The new items will bring us all up to date on published work in the play sector and we hope that the service will prove useful to you. Come on down and have a browse! |
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BME network meeting - September 21st 2010 |
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Written by Paul Gelsthorpe
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Playworks are pleased to announce the date of the next BME Play Development Network. It will be held on the 21st September 9-2pm here at Playworks.
If you are new to the network its aim is to support organisations, groups and individuals working with black and minority ethnic children and young people, bringing them together to discuss individual and collective needs. It aims to support new and existing groups to encourage participation and improve access to play by identifying training, providing information, advice and support.
This session will be facilitated by Haki Kasapi , the Director of INSPIRE, a national training and development agency specialising in children’s play and playwork. She is an experienced trainer and consultant in children’s play, supporting organisations to develop play strategies and policies, carrying out service reviews, feasibility studies and evaluations. She also conducts action research projects. She is the author of Playing in Parallel, Asian Children Play, I Am We Are Activities pack and Power of Play: A guide for community cohesion through play. For more info please visit http://www.inspire.eu.com
We will publish further detail nearer the time.
To book please call Paul, or for further information about the session or Network call Laura, both available on 0115 958 9199 |
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Written by Paul Gelsthorpe
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The Play Action Network (PAN) was successfully re-launched in December 2008. PAN is a partnership of organisations / individuals that have an interest in developing children’s play in the city.
The network exists in order to:
- Raise the profile of play in Nottingham amongst all sectors.
- Improve the quality and diversity of play opportunities available to children and young people and access to these opportunities.
- Provide a forum for debate where stakeholders can raise issues and concerns on matters affecting children and young people’s play.
- Provide the opportunity to develop partnership working, disseminate information and gain knowledge at grass roots level, providing a sounding board for change and innovation.
- Enable the sharing of ideas, information and good practice in play.
- Advocate for the voluntary sector informing and influencing policy opinion and decision makers.
Playworks is pleased to announce the date of its next Play Action Network (PAN). The date will be the 28th September from 9.30 to 13.00 here at Playworks. The meeting will focus on the feasibility of launching a new Voluntary Sector Play Forum.
We feel that in light of major changes to the Play sector in Nottingham, and the third sector, which supports so much of it in the city, it is important to hold an open forum meeting for voluntary groups, organisation, individuals and services. This will give both groups and individuals an opportunity to discuss concerns, and look at new ways of joint working. It is very important that the voluntary and community sector are active partners of the Nottingham Play Partnership, and that we inform the work that will take it forward in the future.
We will publish further detail nearer the time.
To book please call Paul, or for further information about the session or Network call Laura, both available on 0115 958 9199.
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National Play Conference Listings |
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Written by Paul Gelsthorpe
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Please click here to access a PDF with details of all national conferences related to play in 2010/2011. |
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