TRACK 9: Quality Systems Curated by Polly Blaikie
Room 2
30
Developing a quality system
East Sussex Quality in Play Team
For anyone who wants to write their own quality improvement tool for playwork settings come along and we will look at the tools we have developed, how we did it and how you can apply or develop your own quality improvement tool.
1.5 hours 10:00-11:30
31
Quality in Play
An interactive workshop with Quality in Play author Mick Conway on using QiP as a development and evaluation framework for successful fundraising. Hear what QiP users said in an external evaluation by play consultancy Ludemos. Explore how QiP can be used to support funding bids and to meet funding and commissioning evaluation and outcomes requirements.
1 hour 11:45-12:15
32
SkillsActive – endorsement
SkillsActive, together with the sector, developed a ‘peer-led’ endorsement process, for playwork training, back in the 1990’s but times have moved on and as a result of a complex evaluation of the quality systems at SkillsActive a new process was born.
This session explains what the new systems are, how they will benefit the playwork sector and how to become involved.
1 hour beginner 13:15-14:15
33
IfL – Institute for learning
Find out how being part of the IfL leads you to being a better teacher or tutor.
I hour beginner 14:45-15:45
34
First Claim – Play Wales
This workshop will look at The First Claim... a framework for playwork quality assessment. It will explore the purpose of quality assessment and highlight how the framework can effectively improve practice and the quality of play experiences which are made available to children.
The framework is a practical yet precise tool which, 10 years after its initial publication, remains highly relevant for all playworkers, managers, parents and inspection officers.
I hour Beginner 16:00-17:00

