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Monday 5 November 2018

Play Wales e-bulletin

Keep up to date with our monthly e-bulletin /
Cadwch yn gyfoes gyda'n e-fwletin misol

Cliciwch yma i ddarllen yr e-fwletin yn y Gymraeg


Play Wales e-bulletin

November 2018

Welcome to the November issue of the Play Wales monthly e-bulletin.
 
This e-bulletin provides an overview of what’s new on our website – news, events, consultations and funding opportunities. 

News

Renewed call for a 20mph speed limit in Wales
John Griffiths AM has reopened the discussion about introducing 20mph speed limit zones in Wales. A roundtable event was held at the Senedd to bring together key stakeholders to progress the call to make 20mph the default speed limit in residential areas.

National Survey for Wales: key findings on play
The Welsh Government has published The National Survey of Wales’ key findings from 2017 – 18 on parental satisfaction with places for children and young people to play or meet up, as well as satisfaction with clubs and organised activities.

New campaign: ‘Parenting. Give it time’
The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Parenting. Give it time’ campaign to promote positive parenting techniques in managing difficult behaviour and to help parents develop a good relationship with their children. The campaign will be followed by the introduction of legislation to ban the physical punishment of children in Wales

Mental health benefits of outdoor play and learning
Report published by Learning through Landscapes and Project Dirt shows mental health and happiness benefits of outdoor play and learning. However, despite the clear benefits, only 32 percent of schools surveyed spent between an hour and an hour and a half on outdoor play, and just 12 percent provided outdoor lessons every day.

UK Government urged to invest in children’s services
Over 120 children's organisations have united to urge the UK Government to stop ‘ignoring children’ and increase investment in services and support for children. In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor, the coalition highlights the challanges facing the services and says that ‘services and support that children rely on are at breaking point.'

The Play Cycle research: a survey for childcare workers
Dr Pete King from Swansea University and Dr Shelly Newstead from University College London are seeking childcare workers to take part in a survey to inform research on the Play Cycle. The survey is open to anyone over the age of 18 currently working with children. The closing date to complete the survey is 21 December 2018.

Reminder: register to vote in Welsh Youth Parliament election
To be eligible to vote in the forthcoming Welsh Youth Parliament election, young people need to register online by 18 November 2018. The election will take place between 5 and 25 November 2018.

Play in the media
Since the last issue of the Play Wales e-bulletin a number of play, playwork and children’s rights related articles have appeared in the media. Here is a small selection – for links to other articles please visit the News section of our website:


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Have you seen our new Playful Childhoods website?

The Playful Childhoods website aims to help parents, carers and grandparents give childrentimespace and support to play at home and in their local community. It’s also useful for local groups and town and community councils to support the development of playful communities.

The resources can also be used by professionals in their work with children and families. 
Playful Childhoods is a Play Wales campaign



Recruitment 

PETC Wales representatives
The Playwork Education and Training Council for Wales (PETC Wales) is seeking expressions of interest for representatives who are playwork employers. PETC Wales is particularly interested in representation from community based playwork provision. The closing date for expressing an interest is 20 November 2018.

Young Wales Board members
Young Wales is recruiting six new members, aged 11 to 18, to join its Project Board. Becoming a Board member is an opportunity to engage in work that directly affects the lives of young people in Wales. The closing date for applications is 26 November 2018.
 


Events

The Essential Street Play Training Day
6 November 2018
Bristol, England
Playing Out

Evaluating and monitoring outcomes
13 November 2018
Hafan Cymru, Carmarthen
WCVA

2018 ISGA Conference
16 – 18 November 2018
Yokohama, Japan
International School Grounds Alliance and Association for
Children's Environment

From Poverty to Prosperity: Tackling Child Poverty in Wales
29 November 2018
National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
Children in Wales and Swansea Council

Introduction to influencing
6 December 2018
Swansea
WCVA

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Train the Trainer
29 January 2019
WCVA, Rhyl
Third Sector Support Wales and CymruWellWales

Masterclass: Playing and Creating in a Digital World
2 February 2018
Business Design Centre, London
Nursery World

Playwork Campference 2019
15 – 19 February 2019
Houston, USA
Pop-Up Adventure Play and Bayou City Play

The 17th National Playwork Conference
5 – 6 March 2019
Eastbourne, England
Meynell Games

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Funding

Youth Clubs Grants
Variety, the children’s charity, offers grants of £250 to £600 to youth organisations affiliated with either Ambition, UK Youth or Association of Boys and Girls Clubs. The grants can be used to buy equipment for children and young people from 8 to 18 years old.

Warbutons Community Groups
Small community grants of up to £250 are available for projects, activities and organisations that support families in England, Scotland and Wales. Warbutons is interested in funding projects which work with those who need support and families facing challenges.

Deadline for applications: 15 November 2018

Loans for community spaces
The Co-op Foundation is offering loans of up to £50,000 for organisations that aim to improve community spaces. Organisations based in more deprived areas might also be eligible for grant funding alongside a loan. You'll be eligible for the loan if your organisation is run for the benefit of the community. 


Consultations

What Now? Children’s Commissioner for Wales survey
Sally Holland wants to hear your views on what she can do to tackle the issues facing children and young people in Wales. Online surveys have been developed to collect the views of children, young people, parents, carers and anyone who works with children and young people. The closing date to complete the survey is 11 November 2018. 
Youth Work NOS
CLD Standards Scotland is seeking the views of practitioners, volunteers, employer organisations and stakeholders from across the UK on the suitability of the Youth Work National Occupational Standards (YWNOS). By completing the online survey, you will help inform CLD Standards Scotland on the suitability of the current functional map for youth work.

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Our play jobs advertising service is free of charge to play related individuals and organisations working in the UK. If you would like to advertise a relevant post, please send the text making sure to include all the relevant details and a closing date for applications, by email.



Library

The Play Wales Library is based in our office in Cardiff Bay. We also have a smaller collection of books and other resources relating to children and play based in Glyndŵr University library in Wrexham.

It is the most comprehensive collection of books on children's play and play provision in Wales. It is an essential resource for playworkers, teachers, trainers, students and anyone with an interest in children's play.

We hold current and out-of-print material on a wide range of topics related to children and play - from play theory and child development, to building a tree house.

Visitors and small groups of students are very welcome - please contact our Communications Team to arrange a visit and we will be happy to help you. There is quiet space to study and browse. We have photocopying facilities that operate within copyright law. At present, we are unable to lend books. 


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E-fwletin Chwarae
Cymru 

Tachwedd 2018
Croeso i rifyn mis Tachwedd o e-fwletin misol Chwarae Cymru.
 
Mae’r e-fwletin yn rhoi trosolwg o’r hyn sy’n newydd ar ein gwefan – newyddion, digwyddiadau, ymgyngoriadau a chyfleoedd ariannu.


Newyddion

Ail alw am derfyn cyflymder o 20mya yng Nghymru
Mae John Griffiths AC wedi ailagor y drafodaeth am gyflwyno parthau terfyn cyflymder o 20mya yng Nghymru. Cynhaliwyd digwyddiad bwrdd crwn yn y Senedd gan ddod â rhanddeiliaid allweddol ynghyd i symud ymlaen â’r galw i wneud 20mya yn gyfyngiad cyflymder diofyn mewn ardaeloedd preswyl.

Arolwg Cenedlaethol Cymru: prif ganfyddiadau ar chwarae
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyhoeddi prif ganfyddiadau Arolwg Cenedlaethol Cymru 2017 – 18 ar foddhad rhieni gyda mannau i blant a phobl ifanc chwarae neu gwrdd, yn ogystal â bodlonrwydd â chlybiau a gweithgareddau wedi eu trefnu.

Ymgyrch newydd: ‘Magu Plant. Rhowch amser iddo'
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi lansio ymgyrch ‘Magu Plant. Rhowch amser iddo’ i hyrwyddo technegau magu plant cadarnhaol wrth reoli ymddygiad anodd ac i helpu rhieni i ddatblygu perthynas dda gyda'u plant. Bydd yr ymgyrch yn cael ei ddilyn gan gyflwyniad deddfwriaeth i wahardd cosbi plant yn gorfforol yng Nghymru.

Buddiannau iechyd meddwl chwarae a dysgu tu allan
Dengys adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd gan Learning through Landscapes a Project Dirt fuddiannau iechyd meddwl a hapusrwydd chwarae a dysgu tu allan. Ond, er gwaethaf y buddiannau clir, ond 32 y cant o’r ysgolion dreuliodd rhwng awr ac awr a hanner yn chwarae tu allan, ac ond 12 y cant oedd yn darparu gwersi tu allan bob dydd.

Annog Llywodraeth y DU i fuddsoddi mewn gwasanaethau plant
Mae dros 120 o fudiadau plant wedi uno i annog Llywodraeth y DU i roi’r gorau i ‘anwybyddu plant’ a chynyddu buddsoddiad mewn gwasanaethau a chefnogaeth ar gyfer plant. Mewn llythyr agored i'r Prif Weinidog a'r Canghellor, mae’r glymblaid yn amlygu'r heriau sy'n wynebu gwasanaethau ac yn dweud fod 'gwasanaethau a chymorth y mae plant yn dibynnu arnynt wedi cyrraedd torbwynt.'

Ymchwil ar y Cylchdro Chwarae: arolwg ar gyfer gweithwyr gofal plant
Mae Dr Pete King o Brifysgol Abertawe a Dr Shelly Newstead o University College London yn edrych am weithwyr gofal plant i gymryd rhan mewn arolwg i lywio ymchwil am y Cylchdro Chwarae. Mae’r arolwg yn agored i unrhyw un dros 18 mlwydd oed sy’n gweithio gyda phlant ar hyn o bryd. Y dyddiad cau i gwblhau’r arolwg yw 21 Rhagfyr 2018.

Nodyn i atgoffa: cofrestru i bleidleisio yn etholiad Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru
I fod yn gymwys i bleidleisio yn etholiad Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru, bydd angen i bobl ifanc gofrestru ar-lein erbyn 18 Tachwedd 2018. Cynhelir yr etholiad rhwng 5 a 25 Tachwedd 2018.

Chwarae yn y cyfryngau
Ers y rhifyn diwethaf o e-fwletin Chwarae Cymru mae nifer o erthyglau yn ymwneud â chwarae a hawliau plant wedi ymddangos yn y cyfryngau. Dyma ddetholiad bychain ohonynt – ceir dolenni i erthyglau eraill yn adran Newyddion ein gwefan.


Llun o blant yn chwarae






Ydych chi wedi gweld ein gwefan newydd Plentyndod Chwareus?
Mae gwefan Plentyndod Chwareus yn anelu i helpu rhieni, gofalwyr a neiniau a theidiau i roi amserlle a chefnogaeth i blant chwarae gartref ac yn eu cymuned leol. Mae’r wefan hefyd yn ddefnyddiol ar gyfer grwpiau lleol a chynghorau tref a chymuned i gefnogi datblygiad cymunedau chwareus.
Hefyd, gall yr adnoddau gael eu defnyddio gan weithwyr proffesiynol yn eu gwaith â phlant a theuluoedd. 
Mae Plentyndod Chwareus yn ymgyrch gan Chwarae Cymru



Recriwtio

Cynrychiolwyr PETC Cymru
Mae Cyngor Addysg a Hyfforddiant Gwaith Chwarae Cymru (PETC Cymru) yn galw am ddatganiadau o ddiddordeb am gynrychiolwyr sy’n gyflogwyr gwaith chwarae. Mae gan PETC Cymru ddiddordeb penodol mewn cynrychiolaeth o ddarpariaeth gwaith chwarae wedi ei leoli yn y gymuned. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer mynegi diddordeb yw 20 Tachwedd 2018.

Aelodau Bwrdd Cymru Ifanc
Mae Cymru Ifanc yn recriwtio chwech aelod newydd, rhwng 11 a 18 mlwydd oed, i ymuno â’u Bwrdd Prosiect. Mae dod yn aelod o’r Bwrdd yn gyfle i ymwneud â gwaith sy'n cael effaith uniongyrchol ar fywydau pobl ifanc yng Nghymru. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer mynegi diddordeb yw 26 Tachwedd 2018.
 


Digwyddiadau

The Essential Street Play Training Day
6 Tachwedd 2018
Bryste, Lloegr
Playing Out

Gwerthuso a monitro canlyniadau
13 Tachwedd 2018
Hafan Cymru, Caerfyrddin
WCVA

2018 ISGA Conference
16 – 18 Tachwedd 2018
Yokohama, Siapan
International School Grounds Alliance ac Association for
Children's Environment

O Dlodi i Ffyniant: Trechu Tlodi Plant yng Nghymru
29 Tachwedd 2018
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau, Abertawe
Plant yng Nghymru a Chyngor Abertawe

Cyflwyniad i ddylanwadu
6 Rhagfyr 2018
Abertawe
WCVA

Hyfforddi’r Hyfforddwr Profiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod
29 Ionawr 2019
WCVA, Rhyl
Cefnogi Trydydd Sector Cymru a CymruWellWales

Masterclass: Playing and Creating in a Digital World
2 Chwefror 2018
Business Design Centre, Llundain
Nursery World

Playwork Campference 2019
15 – 19 Chwefror 2018
Houston, UDA
Pop-Up Adventure Play a Bayou City Play

The 17th National Playwork Conference
5 – 6 Mawrth 2019
Eastbourne, Lloegr
Meynell Games

Llun o blant yn chwarae


Ariannu

Youth Club Grants
Mae Variety, yr elusen plant, yn cynnig grantiau o £250 i £600 i fudiadau ieuenctid sy'n gysylltiedig â naill ai Ambition, Youth UK neu Association of Boys and Girls Clubs. Gellir defnyddio'r grantiau i brynu offer ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc rhwng 8 ac 18 mlwydd oed.

Warbutons Community Groups
Mae grantiau cymuned bychain o hyd at £250 ar gael ar gyfer prosiectau, gweithgareddau a mudiadau sy’n cefnogi teuluoedd yn Lloegr, yr Alban a Chymru. Mae gan Warbutons ddiddordeb mewn ariannu prosiectau sy'n gweithio gyda'r rhai sydd angen cymorth a theuluoedd sy'n wynebu heriau.

Dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau: 15 Tachwedd 2018

Benthyciadau ar gyfer mannau cymunedol
Mae’r Co-op Foundation yn cynnig benthyciadau di-log o hyd at £50,000 i fudiadau sy’n anelu i wella mannau cymunedol. Efallai bydd mudiadau sydd wedi eu lleoli mewn ardaloedd difreintiedig hefyd yn gymwys am arian grant ynghyd â benthyciad. Rydych yn gymwys i ymgeisio ar gyfer benthyciad os yw eich mudiad yn cael ei redeg er lles y gymuned.

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