What
do people think when they hear
"Adventure Playground"?
Innovation, improvisation,
experimentation, creativity and
imagination may be some
thoughts; others may be dirty,
unsafe and chaotic.
Submitted
by the Fair Play for Children
Association, UK
Hints
and Tips on the Use of Inflatables
from HSE:
These
simple precautions can help you
avoid serious accidents, whether
you supply bouncy castles and
inflatables, or you are hiring
one for your event.
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Those who operate activities and
facilities for children and young
people are asked to accept a
tremendous responsibility when
they receive into their care the
safety and wellbeing the lives of
the young. Many organisations will
have e.g. Health & Safety
Policies and Procedures, Equal
Opportunities Policies, Disabled
Access Policies and Practices.
What has surprised Fair Play for
Children is both the large number
of workers, paid and voluntary,
who are not aware of their
organisations' child protection
procedures - whether they exist,
and if they do, where to find them
and what they are. Yet such
Policies and Practices would seem
to be axiomatic for organisations
serving the needs of the young.
When the community creates play
environments and facilities for
its children, it is axiomatic that
these should be appropriate in
terms of age, ability range,
social factors and play value -
and should be as safe as possible.
The surrounding environment also
must be gauged from the same
perspective. For example, it is
not safe just because there is a
'mint catalogue' array of play
equipment but safety barriers are
omitted allowing unchecked access
onto a busy road. This Factsheet
is a simple introduction to
playground safety - what we should
look for in a safe playground,
what causes accidents, existing
and likely future standards,
monitoring their implementation,
and working for improvements.
Playgrounds which meet the child's
developmental needs are safer than
those which do not. A free booklet
on playgrounds and their play
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A
successful urban facility for
children.
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Our
governing document
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Why
we need to ask their what they
think and want.
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Andre
Jackson is a freelance writer,
with interests in daily living,
mobility aid and the UK business
sector. He has been writing for
the past three years and is always
looking for new collaborations
with small businesses in the
United Kingdom and also across
Europe.
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Fair Play's Model Statement.
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Produced
for the 2010 UK General Election
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Suggestions
for an approach. |
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Report
in the wake of the Penn State
abuse scandal and as allegations
multiply re Jimmy Savile and abuse
at the BBC, NHS hospitals etc,
calls for independent Inquiry. 31
pages
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The
letter to The Times in July 1972
by Trevor Huddleston which led to
the creation of Fair Play for
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The
subject of inclusion is, quite
rightly, to the forefront of
peoples thinking with regard to
play provision. When we talk of
the child’s right to play, we mean
the right of EVERY child to be
involved.
This
PlayAction guide looks at how Play
People, both the usual and also
unusual suspects, can come
together to create their own Local
Play Partnership initiative. These
Partnerships have basic play
principles at their centre, and
are functioned on the concept of
serious fun for all.
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Brief
outline of what Local Educational
Authorities are required in law to
do re facilities for children and
young people, the relevant
sections of the 1996 Act and the
2006 amendments are included, plus
statutory guidance concerning
activities under the Act for those
aged 13 years+.
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The
ins-and-outs of the Play Bus! |
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This Model Policy has been drawn
up to help managements of
children's and young people's play
and leisure organisations when
they are considering the detail of
a Child Protection Policy. It is a
Model, not a prescriptive
instruction, so the idea is that
it can be adapted to suit local
needs and circumstances.
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Basics, insurance, Children
Act.
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The
general election of 1997 saw the
spotlight of the newly elected
Labour government focus on the
need for out of school childcare
provision more intensely than
any previous administration. In
its' detailed 5 year Out Of
School Childcare Strategy the
government acknowledged the need
for childcare provision as a
major tool in enabling parents
(particularly of school aged
children) to enter or return to
employment and training.
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Recognizing
the intersection between playing
and learning activities can be
paramount to furthering the
development of your special needs
child. If a melding between the
two can be implemented, then it is
possible to obtain positive
results. Author: Felicity Dyer
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Fair
Play's Play Wise Partnerships
Programme, advocating that
children should lead the
development of their play
environments through local
partnerships.
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A
selection from various sources
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An
A-Z of journals on many aspects of
childhood published by Rutgers,
The State University of New
Jersey.
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Fair
Play for Children has undertaken a
comprehensive review on the
issuing by local police forces
across England of Acceptable
Behaviour Contracts with
particular focus on whether the
forces involved have taken into
account Article 6.1 of the
European Convention on Human
Rights(ECHR). In total 40 forces
across England were surveyed
across a number of questions under
the Freedom of Information Act. 34
replied, one with separate data
from 4 Divisions, one based on one
Division.
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The Children Act 1989 introduced a
framework for the regulation of
children’s day care services,
through a process of initial
registration and subsequent
regular inspection. This was to
enable basic national standards to
be implemented in respect of a
wide range of activities.
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How
can Local Councils (Parish/Town)
ensure they have the right
policies place to guarantee
children the ability to play in a
sustainable, safe and stimulating
environment? Jan Cosgrove,
National Secretary of Fair Play,
writing in Local Council Review
Winter 2012
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A
creative and important aid to
children's play and learning in
early years.
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This
is the most-signed Convention/
Treaty in history. It sets out the
basic rights of every child.
Article 31, on which Fair Play for
Children predicates its work, is
about The Child's Right to Play,
Rest and Leisure
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