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Children’s Alliance Report on the Health & Wellbeing of Children in the Early Years
Children’s Alliance Report on the Health & Wellbeing of Children in the Early Years
This is the first of four reports by the Children’s Alliance setting out a practical plan for action by Government to reverse the serious decline in the health and wellbeing...
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Play in Practice during the Pandemic
Play in Practice during the Pandemic
PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of...
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Playful Schools Practice Insights article
Playful Schools Practice Insights article
The Playful Schools Project was a collaboration between ScrapAntics, a small community interest company, and Play Scotland, a national play campaigning organisation. This was a new collaboration initiated to directly...
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Covid-19 and Children’s Play – update 2 September 2020
Covid-19 and Children’s Play – update 2 September 2020
Play Scotland is a member of the UK Children’s Play Policy Forum which has commissioned this COVID 19 and Play analysis and update. Information on the COVID 19 virus and...
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IPA Covid Report
IPA Covid Report
The report gives international data on Covid19 pandemic control measures and their impact on outdoor play and mobility, and calls for greater attention to children’s rights. The main finding is...
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Covid19 and Play Report
Covid19 and Play Report
This report summarises emerging evidence on the effects of play restrictions in terms of a) reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the population and b) the detriments to children...
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Play in the pandemic rapid review
Play in the pandemic rapid review
In the wake of the current COVID-19 health crisis, there is uncertainty and concern about the impact this pandemic will have on children’s health and educational outcomes. This is a...
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Best play: what play provision should do for children
Best play: what play provision should do for children
This publication has been produced as a result of a partnership between the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA), PLAYLINK and the Children’s Play Council (CPC). These organisations have benefited from...
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