Week Three - Playwork
Described as the profession that exists to support the child’s needs and rights to play, the Playwork approach takes a specific way of working that views the child with respect and incorporates that with an understanding that the playworker is there in service of the child and their play
Week Three
Week Three
Week 3
Bob Hughes: Playwork, play and including quantum theory
Michelle Peters: Reflective practice, are models useful?
Kate Smith - Maybe there is such a thing as 'bad weather' and we have co-created it
Although Bob has been a playworker since 1970 and has run three adventure playgrounds and worked on many other settings, he tends to work more as a theorist these days. His work is internationally acknowledged and he has lectured in numerous countries including Japan, the US, Argentina, Hong Kong, Australia and Europe. His current professional interests are play and evolution, and the quantum world of play. He is also a singer and songwriter.
My crazy life around kids began when I was 4, I was that typical big sister mummy type. Since then I have realised that working with kids is a massive joy. Currently, I do this work in a mobile creche and as a parent of 3. I have owned a business since 2007 and very happily too as I am neurodiverse.
Kate is an OPAL mentor for the South-west of England, working with schools to make playtimes amazing for every child, every day. Kate also manages playschemes at Tiverton Adventure Playground and has a masters degree in children’s play. In addition, Kate has had an eclectic variety of jobs and these experiences have been crucial for her approach and understanding of the multi-faceted thing that is playwork.