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Wednesday 6 November 2013

Play Wales: Spirit 2014 Conference

Keynote speakers announced

Spirit 2014
Holiday Inn, Cardiff 14/15th May 2014

Passionate about play and playwork?
Then Spirit 2014 is the conference for you!

Now in its thirteenth year Spirit is a two day conference filled with inspiring keynote speeches, lively discussions and practical workshops.  We are delighted to announce we will be joined by the following keynote speakers:

Dr Ruth Hussey
Chief Medical Officer for Wales

Gerison Lansdown
International children's rights advocate who drafted the General Comment on Article 31 of the UNCRC

Sir Patrick Bateson 
Emeritus professor of ethology at Cambridge University and author of Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation 

...more to follow

Would you like to contribute?

We welcome your submissions for workshops which are 90 minutes long and are delivered to approximately 15 participants - it can be held in the conference venue or in the parkland a short walk from the venue.  In return you can attend and participate in the whole conference for free!

Who should attend?

New and experienced playworkers, play professionals, play therapists, students, staff and managers of play provision working in after school clubs, adventure playgrounds, integrated children's centres, youth services, anyone working face to face with children or with a responsibility for children's play.

Download the session form

submission deadline (EXTENDED) : 20 November 2013



Cyhoeddi siaradwyr gwâdd

Ysbryd 2014
Holiday Inn, Caerdydd 14/15 Mai 2014
Yn frwd dros chwarae a gwaith chwarae?
Yna Ysbryd 2013 yw’r gynhadledd i chi!

Bellach yn ei thrydedd flynedd ar ddeg, mae Ysbryd yn gynhadledd deuddydd sy’n llawn areithiau ysbrydoledig, trafodaethau bywiog a gweithdai ymarferol. Mae’n bleser gennym gyhoeddi y bydd y siaradwyr gwâdd canlynol yn ymuno â ni:

Dr Ruth Hussey O.B.E.
Prif Swyddog Meddygol Cymru

Gerison Lansdow
Eiriolwraig rhyngwladol dros hawliau plant a ddrafftiodd y Sylw Cyffredinol ar Erthygl 31 o GCUHP

Syr Patrick Bateson
Athro Emeritws etholeg ym Mhrifysgol Caergrawnt ac awdur
Play, Playfulness, Creativity and Innovation 

...mwy i ddilyn

Hoffech chi gyfrannu?

Byddem yn croesawu derbyn eich cyflwyniadau ar gyfer gweithdai sy’n 90 munud o hyd ac i’w trosglwyddo i oddeutu 15 o gyfranogwyr – gellir cynnal y gweithdai hyn unai yn lleoliad y gynhadledd neu yn y parc ger yr adeilad.  Fel tâl, cewch fynychu a mwynhau’r gynhadledd gyfan yn rhad ac am ddim!

Pwy ddylai ddod?

Gweithwyr chwarae newydd a phrofiadol, gweithwyr proffesiynol ym maes chwarae, therapyddion chwarae, myfyrwyr, staff a rheolwyr darpariaeth chwarae sy’n gweithio mewn clybiau ar ôl ysgol, meysydd chwarae antur, canolfannau plant integredig, gwasanaethau ieuenctid ac unrhyw un sy’n gweithio’n uniongyrchol â phlant neu sydd yn gyfrifol am chwarae plant.

Lawrlwythwch y ffurflen sesiwn

Dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno eich syniad (ESTYNEDIG): 

20 Tachwedd 2013

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