Play Your Part is a one-year pilot project led by PlayBoard and funded by the Education Authority. The project aims to support youth groups to embed a culture of effective participation and practice with children aged four to eight years. The project goal is to develop a training framework alongside [...]
July 2021 statement This latest statement outlines key facts about Covid-19 and children’s play, and argues for a balanced approach to decision-making. It builds on two previous statements on this topic issued by the Play Safety Forum. Read Covid-19 and children's play - July 2021 statementDownload https://playsafetyforum.wordpress.com/covid-19-and-childrens-play
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 [...]
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 [...]
PlayBoard NI has joined with Play England, Play Scotland, Play Wales, playfirstuk, Playing Out and Save the Children to call for children’s play to be prioritised this summer to repair some of the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic on children’s well-being. Summer of Play campaigners including charities, businesses and [...]
Developing a participatory framework within youth services Play Your Part is a new, exciting one-year pilot project led by PlayBoard NI and funded by the Education Authority (EA), aimed at supporting youth groups to embed a culture of effective participation and practice with children aged four to eight years. The [...]
Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen today announced a further extension to two Covid-19 childcare support funds. This includes a third phase of the Childcare Sustainability Fund for the period 1 April to 30 June 2021 and the Childcare Covid-19 Temporary Closure Fund from 1 April to 30 September 2021. The Minister [...]
We are delighted to share our new podcast - The Play Pod. In this first episode, Peter McCartney, Training Coordinator at PlayBoard introduces the concept of 'play', its importance for children and young people, and also discusses a career in playwork. If there are any topics you would like us [...]
Administrator (Peace IV) Job role: Administration Salary: NJC Salary Scale 4 NJC pts 7-11 (£19,554 - £21,166) per annum Hours per week: 35.00 Closing date: Friday 2 July 2021 at 2:00pm PlayBoard is the leading agency for the promotion, development and delivery of play in Northern Ireland. This vibrant organisation [...]
We're pleased to introduce the new website for the OUR Generation project. The website has been created so that the OUR Generation project is accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime allowing you to get the information you need, when you need it. The website will have all the latest news and [...]
