Courses aim to fill playwork shortfall

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 11 January 2007

Accredited courses in playwork are being offered by the new training division of one of the UK's largest voluntary providers of out-of-school care to address the shortage of qualified playworkers.

Accredited courses in playwork are being offered by the new training division of one of the UK's largest voluntary providers of out-of-school care to address the shortage of qualified playworkers. Schoolfriend etc runs 500 after-school, breakfast and holiday clubs in 72 local authority areas, with plans for 1,000 more clubs. Fiona Mortlock, the head of the new training arm Schoolfriend tec, said, 'We had lots of clubs waiting...

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