'Play is what I do when everyone else has stopped telling me what to do.'
This poignant comment should make us all pause for thought. The child who said it probably agrees that too many children spend too much time being controlled and contained in today's world - while others are ignored and neglected. 'Inspire me with your ideas and knowledge but let me express my own creativity,' is probably what most children would say to adults if they could. And this is the key role of the playworker.
Now new national occupational standards for the NVQ/SVQ Playwork Level 2 are about to be introduced to more accurately reflect this philosophy.
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