The Play Shaper one-day professional development
seminar is highly practical, using exercises, case studies and
group discussions facilitated by experts in the field.
Each seminar is tailored to the specific requirements of the
local area and the needs of its Local Development Framework,
Children and Young People’s Plan and other local priorities.
The programme is designed to help participants understand:
- the importance of play to children
- their role in creating child-friendly spaces and places, where
play plus safe, active travel by children is supported
- how supporting children’s play in their area can help deliver
local priorities, for example, increasing physical activity and
developing sustainable communities
- what can be done to encourage children’s play opportunities,
drawing on good practice
- the importance of cross-professional collaboration in creating
child-friendly communities.
The quality of the delivery of Play Shaper seminars is
rigorously assessed and the programme content is endorsed by
SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Learning,
Leisure and Well-being, with support from other Sector Skills
Councils and professional bodies.
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