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Playworker: The Adult Role in Outdoor Play and Learning
“Play is not an easy game.” ― Helen Bilton, author and Associate Professor, University of Reading For many,...
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Special, Disabled or Just Unique? Language can be Important, but Attitude is Everything.
Adrian Voce OBE, is a writer, consultant and campaigner specialising in policy, planning and funding for children’s play. Here he...
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Helping Children with Autism to Cope with Anxiety
Social interactions govern every community around the world, playing a huge role in daily life. Autistic people process...
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Exploring Play and the Nature of Play
“Now in myth and ritual the great instinctive forces of civilized life have their origin: law and order,...
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Children with Autism and Social Interaction
The Autistic spectrum represents a vast range of skills and traits and cannot be looked at in a...
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Risky Play – The Balance Between Caution & Hazard
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.” ― Louisa May Alcott...
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The Changing Face of Continued Personal & Professional Development
Kathy Brodie is a well known and respected influential childcare author. Here she gives her views on the...
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A Modern Paranoia: Perspectives on Risk
“A ship is always safe at the shore – but that is NOT what it is built for.”...
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Helping Children to Cope with Stress and Change
We all want the children in our care to be happy at all times, but unfortunately, there will...
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Natural Born Learners
The Outdoor Teaching & Learning Environment ‘One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.’ – (William Shakespeare: ‘Troilus...
Further Reading
- The Importance of Stage Based Play
- 8 Budget Friendly Outdoor Activities
- Returning to School After Coronavirus Lockdown
- Early Years Science Activities
- Playworker Role in Play
- Lev Vygotsky
- Simple Classroom Guitar Songs
- Group Learning in Early Years
- Learning through Playing
- Playworker Role in Outdoor Play & Learning
- Activities for Children with Autism
- How to Teach Children with Autism
- The Effect of a Sensory Impairment
- Emotional Development in Children
- Encourage Child Independence
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