Play in Powys: A One Day Conference
Thursday 20th
June, 10am – 2pm,
Metropole Hotel,
Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
Powys Play Pledge:
A Charter for Play
making Powys THE Play
Friendly County
Stuart Lester provides
key note speech.
Stuart,
Senior Lecturer at University of Gloucester, will explain why everyone needs to
understand children’s play, why it’s important and what it means to all of us.
Stuart
Lester has been involved with a small research project looking at the Play
Sufficiency Audits from across Wales. He
has delivered presentations at international & national conferences
reaching out to those who see themselves outside the “play field”.
We
are very much looking forward welcoming him to Powys to benefit from his
insight in drawing up our Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play.
Contribute to the
first draft of the
Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play
Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play
Organisations
need to be here to shape and design the first draft which will demonstrate that
services will take into consideration the play needs of children.
The Programme for the
day is:
9.30
Arrival & refreshments
10.00
Welcome Housekeeping and Scene Setting
With
Host Partners: PAVO/Dyfodol/PCC Partnership
10.30
Stuart Lester, Senior Lecturer at University of Gloucester & Independent
Trainer & Advisor
The Conference will
hear:
·
what needs to happen
to support children & their right to play
·
the need to understand
children’s play & what it means to them.
10.50
Workshop - Are you coming out to Play? (play discussion - what did play mean to
you?)
What did you gain from
it? How important was this for you?
Where did you play?
11.50
Table Discussion - One Key Message….
12.15
Lunch and networking
1.00
The Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play – First Draft presented
2.00
Close
The day is designed
for:
Key Decision Makers, Trustees,
Directors, Heads & Managers of:
Children’s, Young People’s &
families services,
Adult focussed services
Health services
Housing, transport & planning
services
Environmental services
Commissioning
Quality & performance
Advisers, Policy
Makers, Children’s Centres, Community Centres & Village Halls, Youth
Workers, Play Leaders, Chief Executives, Heads of Policy, Schools, Tourism
businesses, Criminal Justice, Sports Clubs, Fire, Regeneration, Road Safety,
Arts & Culture.
Further Details &
Booking Arrangements will be circulated shortly.
This Conference is
organised and supported by a Consortium of Partners: PAVO, Dyfodol Powys
Futures, Powys County Council & Powys Teaching Local Health Board
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