Supporting children’s mental health and well-being through play. Date: Tuesday 8 February 2022Time: 10:00 - 11:30amPlatform: ZoomBook: https://pbateaspoonofplayhelpsthestresslevelsgodown8222.eventbrite.com Join our webinar for parents, and professionals who work with children, during Children's Mental Health Week. A fun and interactive session that supports you to promote children and young people’s positive mental [...]
Kilcooley Primary School in Bangor is the latest school to receive PlayBoard's Taking Outdoor Play Seriously (TOPS) Award. The school received the prestigious award for their commitment to children’s learning and development through their dedication to improving their outdoor play provision. Despite the challenges and delays that Covid-19 brought, the [...]
Twenty schools from across Northern Ireland have been selected to participate in a new play programme funded by the Department of Education. The play programme which focuses on Covid-19 recovery, will support the schools to enhance their outdoor play offer and improve children’s school-based play experiences during this academic year. Ten schools will [...]
Tune in to Radio Ulster this Sunday to hear PlayBoard's Appeal, sharing the work of our organisation and highlighting the importance of play. You can listen to the Appeal on Radio Ulster on: Sunday 31 October at 9:55amMonday 1 November at 2:55pm After the first broadcast you can also listen [...]
Congratulations to Ballymena Primary School on achieving their TOPS Award! This week, staff from PlayBoard were delighted to visit Ballymena Primary School to present pupils and staff with their Taking Outdoor Play Seriously Award. The TOPS Quality Assurance Programme and Award for Outdoor Play is aimed at supporting schools to [...]
Date: Thursday 4 November 2021Time: 10.00am - 12.00pmPlatform: Zoom PlayBoard wouldn’t be the organisation that it is without its members! We would be delighted if you would join us for our AGM and Seminar on Thursday 4 November. Our Seminar, being held on Outdoor Classroom Day, will focus on Covid-19 [...]
To help children and young people enjoy a summer of play this year, PlayBoard is sharing the Summer of Play Challenge! The challenge is a list of the top 20 fun activities to try this summer (as voted for by our followers) - tick them off to keep a record [...]
Today, thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities and at local events across the UK, celebrating Playday – the national day for play. Over the past year and a half, children have faced challenges and uncertainty – they need to enjoy time for play free [...]
Playday will be celebrated across the UK on Wednesday 4 August. The theme for this year’s Playday is Summer of Play. The Playday 2021 theme recognises the challenges children and young people have faced over the past year and the need to enjoy time for play free of restrictions, with [...]
The Play Safety Forum, a grouping of national agencies involved in play safety, has produced Managing Risk in Play Provision to support the work of those involved in play provision of any kind (for example play areas, playgrounds, adventure playgrounds, play centres and holiday playschemes). These include local authorities, voluntary [...]
