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Tuesday 10:00 - 17:00 [7 hours]
ColloquyMansion rearGordon Sturrock Room
0.1Outcomes: gateway or trap? Reflecting on The Play Return reportTim Gill /10:00 - 11:30
0.2Children and Play: Rights and RealitiesPhil Jones / Chair Jacky Kilvington11:45 - 13:15
0.313:30 - 15:00
0.4What Exactly Is Play; Why Is It Such a Powerful Vehicle for Learning?Peter Gray by Skype / Chair: Eddie Nuttall15:15 - 17:00
1) Thinking about playChatsworth BallroomAlison Stallibrass Room
1Play: a biological, psychological and social necessity? Who says?Wendy Russell9:30 - 11:00
2Risk and Uncertainty: A playwork approach to managing riskBen Tawil11:30 - 13:00
3The Land - viewing of the film.Claire Griffiths13:45 - 15:15
4Finding Nature through PlayLucy Benson15:30–17:00
2) Thinking about playworkRm 1 Trinity [M]Bob Hughes Room
5Why do we need to do playworkBen Tawil, Mike Wragg10:00 - 11:30
6Supporting Play in the Community: challenges, dilemmas and small successesArthur Battram with Penny Wilson by Skype and panel11:45 - 12 :45
7Authentic Playwork In PracticeEddie Nuttall13:15 - 14 :45
8Advocating For Play With Your Own StoriesArthur Battram15:30 - 17:00
3) Telling professional stories and reflective practiceChatsworth FrontLady Allen Room
9Reflection- theoretical basis and usefulness in practiceLaura Walsh10:00 - 11:30
10IMEE & More: Doing Reflective Playwork PracticeBridget Handscomb11:45 - 13:15
11To observe, or not to observe?Tracy Twist13:45 - 15:15
12Check yourself, don't neglect yourself - reflect to perfect'Mike Wragg15:30 - 17:00
4) Advanced playwork theoryDukes [C}Wendy Russell Room
13INTERVENTION! Intervention! intervention! Lightly does it....Jacky Kilvington09:30 - 11:00
14Advanced PsycholudicsEddie Nuttall11:15 - 12:30
15Discovering Environmental ModificationsLuke Sutton12:45 - 14:00
1614:15 - 15:15
17ResourcefulnessKerry O'Connor, Kevin Richards15:30 - 17:00
5) New to playwork 1Mansion BallroomPerry Else Room
18Understanding Play: Session 1 of the ViPER courseTony Delahoy9:30 - 11:15
19The Importance of Play: Session 2 of the ViPER courseAli Wood11:30 - 13:15
20Playing for All: Session 3 of the ViPER courseSue Smith13:45 - 15:30
21Playing Safely: Session 4 of the ViPER courseTracy Twist, Carmen de Silva15:45 - 17:15
6) Teamwork and managementRm 2 Sovereign [M]Sandra Melville Room
22I'm a manager- what do I need to think about?Libby Truscott10:30 - 12:00
23Values and dilemmas: Snakes and LaddersAnita Grant, Wendy Jeeves13:00 - 14:30
24Explaining AppraisalsDavid Stonehouse14:45 - 15:45
25Quality & Beyond for Out of School Play ProvidersJohn Fitzpatrick, Allison Box, Heather Jebb16:00 - 17:00
7) ProfessionalisationChatsworth RearPaul Bonel Room
26Being a better trainer - you should know all about brains and onionsPete Duncan, Ali Wood10:30 - 12:00
27A New Vehicle for Playwork? Survey results and proposed next steps.Steering group members.12:15 - 13:15
28Getting more out of the trainingPete Duncan, Ali Wood13:30 - 15:00
29"She'll Be Right" International Views of Competency in ChildhoodMichael Follett15:30 - 17:00
8) Practical ideas – play for yourself - 1 hr practical CPD’sGardenSimon Nicholson Room
30Fire StartingVicky Edwards10:00 - 11:00
31Stories Of Wonder And LearningEamonn Keenan11:15 - 12:15
32Ever wanted to try Whittling?Dan Best12:30 - 13:30
33Splicing a rope can be 40% stronger than a knot.Grant Lambie13:45 - 14:45
34Playing with foodNicole Ioannou15:00 - 16:00
35DrummingSurprise Guest16:15 - 17:15
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