Play Wales: Opening school grounds for play – a new toolkit
Read this Child in the City article (4 March 2025). This describes a tool designed to help head teachers, governors and local organisations to work together to consider making school grounds available to local children for playing out of school hours.
This is why (outdoor) play is so important – a short film
Play Wales has produced this lovely film: This is why play is so important . It celebrates play and highlights its importance for every child. Not surprisingly, outdoors and a sense of freedom is a common theme. Take 15 minutes to watch and enjoy!
Weighing up risks and benefits in children’s play
Child in the City (12 November 2021) share this new guidance document from Play Wales, written by Tim Gill. It is designed to set out ‘why a balanced, thoughtful approach to managing risks in children’s play is needed’. It also aims to give an overview of risk-benefit assessment (RBA).
