Hilary Smith, Senior Lecturer in Playwork, University of Gloucestershire

Hilary’s playwork career began twenty five years’ ago on an open access adventure playground in Cardiff. Thus ignited, her passion for play took her to Cheltenham, where, as Play Officer for the Borough Council, she developed and managed a range of play services including a mobile Playbus and ten holiday playschemes. In 1998 she began working at the University of Gloucestershire and her work focus shifted to the development of accessible training and qualifications to meet the needs of playworkers. Hilary is currently the course leader on the MA in Professional Studies in Children’s Play and Senior Lecturer in Playwork. She has contributed to a variety of research projects and publications relating to play, playwork and pedagogy while continuing to practise as a playworker.

hsmith@glos.ac.uk

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