The Play Shaper programme has two elements of
assesment. Firstly, participants attend the one-day seminar. They
are then given the opportunity to undertake further independent
reading and reflection in order to complete a two-part online
assessment.
Om succesful completion of both parts of the
online assessment, a Play Shaper certificateacknowledging ten-hours
continuing professional development accrediation will be issued to
the participant by play work Partnerships and the University of
Gloucester, supported by other professional organisations
involved.
How do I get my CPD certificated?
To obtain this certificate you will need to undertake further
independent reading and reflection, and then complete an online
assessment (comprising of two parts; Part 1 - multiple choice
questions, Part 2 - critical reflective account).
To complete the assessment go to the Play Shaper website at
www.playshaper.org.uk
and click through to the Online Learning Environment.
Who accredits this continuing professional development?
This accreditation is issued by Playwork Partnerships and the
University of Gloucestershire, and is independently endorsed by
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for active leisure and
learning including play. The assessment has also been mapped to the
National Occupational Standards for Playwork at level four and
Management at level four.
When do I complete the question paper?
You will be give 12 weeks to complete the assessment once in
receipt of your online learning environment username and password,
which will be issued to you by Play work Partnerships within five
working days of attending the seminar.
Where can I find further information to help me complete the
online assessment?
Signposting to further reading that you may need to
undertake before completing the question paper can be found in
the Resources section of this website.
When do I find out if I have passed?
Once submitted the online assessment will be marked, second
marked and marks published within 35 days (this is reflected in the
assessment marking schedule, within the assessment handbook).
What is the pass mark?
You need to obtain 52% to pass and must pass both the Part 1 and
Part 2 assessment.
What happens if I pass?
Playwork Partnerships will post your certificate within six
weeks of achievement.
What happens if I don’t pass?
You will be notified after your result is generated (within 35
days) to undertake further reading and reflection before returning
to complete a second online assessment, this may be either Part 1
only, Part 2 only or both parts. The same process applies to the
completion and marking as the previous assessment. However, if you
are unsuccesful on the second attempt this will be marked as a fail
and no further attempts can be made.
How can I make a complaint?
If you feel that the assessment process is unfair, you have the
right to complain. Please put your complaint in writing to:
Claire Mills
Play Shaper Training Manager
Playwork Partnerships
University of Gloucestershire
Oxstalls Campus, Oxtsalls Lane
Gloucester, GL2 9HW
Tel: 01242 714531 Email: cemills@glos.ac.uk
Playwork Partnerships will respond within seven days of
receiving your complaint. If you are not satisfied with the
response you can request a complaints enquiry. The procedure for an
enquiry will be forwarded to you at this stage.
Further feedback
Your feedback is welcomed as it enables us to reflect upon
practice and develop good assessment procedures. Please send
any comments to the named contact above.
Alternative assessment formats
Should you require a copy of the assessment in an alternative
format, such as hard copy, Braille, large print or audio, please
contact us on 01242 714 594 or email kconibere@glos.ac.uk You will
receive your alternative format along with the assessment handbook
for this format.
Review
The Assesment Policy and Assesment Procedure are reviewed at
regular intervals in response to participant, programme and
legislative changes. New and amended policies and procedure will be
made available through the Play Shaper website www.playshaper.org.uk
Quality assurance
We want to ensure the Play Shaper programme
reaches the highest standards.
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active
Leisure, Learning and Well-being, provides quality
control of both the content and delivery of Play Shaper seminars,
and the routes to endorsement and validation.
SkillsActive is working closely with other Sector Skills
Councils covering relevant professional sectors (such as those
involved with landscape architects and designers, planners and
developers, parks and leisure, police and community safety, and
regeneration and housing) to ensure the relevance and compatibility
of the Play Shaper programme.
This includes validation of the programme within other sectors’
continuing professional development frameworks.
Quality assurance visits
SkillsActive has a team of quality assurance verifiers from a
range of professional backgrounds. They all have extensive
experience in the assessment and delivery of quality adult
education and training.
On average, 20 per cent of all Play Shaper professional
development seminars receive a quality assurance visit from a
verifier.
These visits help to ensure that each seminar reaches the high
standards set out in SkillsActive quality assurance
systems.
Back to top