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Time to face down the bullies 24/7
Using technology to bully is a 'scary new phenomenon' where children cannot escape their tormentors, delegates at a national conference heard last week. Abusive text messages, e-mails and blogs are ...
Ask the children what they want
Children's views are being collated by SkillsActive to establish what skills and qualifications they would like their playworkers to have. The qualitative research project, conducted by SkillsActive...
Playworkers are in a risky business
The 'cotton wool kid' - cosseted, watched over, insulated from all possible harm - has become a potent symbol of our fear-filled, risk-averse times. Children are actually safer today than at any ...
Hot property
The most crucial decision for new clubs is where to call home. And there's much more than just the perfect play space to consider, as Miranda Walker explains before deciding on where to establish a ...
Starting out
Over the next few months Deborah Sharpe will chart her progress as she sets up Ravens out-of-school club in Eastbourne It's still early days, but setting up Ravens out-of-school club has been a roll...
Sticky fingers
A child may steal not because they want the object they have lifted, but because they lack some basic emotional fulfillment, which adults can supply by helping them feel valued, says Andrea Clifford...
Next steps
The options open to a young playworker in paid work who wants to gain an NVQ level 2 are outlined in the second part of our training series by Julia Richards holly has been working in an after-schoo...
Telling tales
Writing stories can be even more fun than telling them, so put young imaginations to work with these suggestions for finding a way in by Lynne Garner Creating stories is a great way to improve child...
Changing rooms
It needn't take much to liven up your space, and getting everyone involved will give it another dimension, says Deborah Sharpe you have just had a major publicity drive to encourage more children to...
Riveting stuff
Get new wear out of old hardware with these activities from the tool cupboard by Philip Waters how many people have a tub of old nuts and bolts hidden in some dark and dusty crevice at the back of t...
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