START Tackling Treats At Home
Recent research from safefood has discovered that junk food is now the second-most eaten food group by children in Northern Ireland, with almost a quarter of children’s daily diets consisting of ‘junk’ foods such as crisps, biscuits, cakes, sweets [...]
PlayBoard’s Annual Conference – 2019
PlayBoard’s Annual Conference will take place on 20th November 2019 in the Crowne Plaza, Shaw's Bridge, Belfast. The 20th November is Universal Children's Day, marking the 30th anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the Convention on the Rights [...]
Nurturing Children’s Mental Health Through Play
With mental health in focus recently following Mental Health Awareness Week the Play Matters project has produced a new information flyer looking at nurturing children’s mental health through play. Download Flyer Play is crucial to children’s [...]
Weekend Of Fun At The IPA NI Play Gathering!
PlayBoard staff had a fun-filled weekend, attending the International Play Association Northern Ireland (IPA NI) Play Gathering at the beautiful Clandeboye Estate in Bangor. Over two days we enjoyed great company, great food and great craic! Friday [...]
Playday 2019 To Focus On Play Builds Children
This year Playday will be celebrated on Wednesday 7 August. We are delighted to announce that the 2019 theme is Play Builds Children. The Playday 2019 theme aims to highlight the many ways in which play is beneficial to [...]
Information Session – Positive Play For Children On The Autism Spectrum
Thursday 13 June 2019 from 10.00am to 12.00pm at Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast. This member event is suitable for those working within a school age childcare setting. An important principle of Playwork is that all children [...]
Come Out And Play On National Children’s Day!
Sunday 12 May is National Children’s Day across the UK. To help you get out and play check out PlayBoard’s new publication, our Play for Parent’s Guide. The Guide has lots of information on the importance and types of [...]
European Parliament Elections 2019 Manifesto
Make a Real Difference for Young Children The elections for the new European Parliament in May 2019 comes at a significant turning point for the European Union. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) [...]
Do You Have Playwork Vacancies?
Belfast City Council is running Employment Academies providing specialist training to help people find employment. The Council is working with a range of employers from across Belfast to fill a range of posts. The Playwork Employment Academy and Playwork [...]
In Focus – PlayShaper Programme
Keith McCann is Project Coordinator with Regenerate, a peace building group based in Rectory Park, Portadown. Regenerate focuses on community cohesion, community safety and education, working with people, communities and other community groups. Regenerate builds on what is strong, [...]
