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Scotland Playwork
This section details SkillsActive's work in playwork sector in Scotland.
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Playwork People Scotland
Skillsactive are carrying out a piece of research among playworkers and Playwork employers in Scotland. We have developed a questionnaire which will give us the information about where Playworkers are in the area of training, registration, and resources. The findings from this research will be used to inform Scottish Government, SSSC registration summaries, and will give us detailed information on the needs of the Playwork sector in Scotland.
All completed questionnaires will also be entered into our free £200 prize draw.
If you have not yet received your questionnaire please download or complete on line by click here
Report on "Improving employability in the children’s sector in Scotland" - click here to download.
Playwork Qualifications Employers Group
Skillsactive Scotland and Scottish Qualifications Authority working together with Playwork employers would like to invite you to be part of a group to discuss and consult on Playwork qualifications. This group aims to meet four times a year in Glasgow SQA Optima. If you would like to be part of this group, please email Debbie.Willett@skillsactive.com
Facts and figures
- Playwork has an output of £140m, which is 18.2% share of the total active leisure and learning sector in Scotland. (2004)
- Playwork in Scotland has a total of 11,210 (21.2% share of the sector) employed. (2004)
- Out of those 11,210, 30% are full-time. (2004)
- Out of those 11,210, 84% are female. (2004)
Working in Scotland
We have a national manager for children and young people in Scotland. Operating through the Playwork Education and Training Council (PETC) in Scotland, SkillsActive engages with employers, training providers and other key stakeholders. The Terms of Reference for the PETC group, minutes of past meetings, and list of members can be found here.
A strong infrastructure is in place to enable partners at local and regional levels to contribute to the development of the workforce in the field of active leisure and learning, and SkillsActive works within existing structures at to avoid duplication and to work in partnership with all key stakeholders.
SkillsActive works closely with the Scottish Executive, Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), Play Scotland, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and a number of other professional bodies and stakeholders to engage with employers and training providers in the children’s workforce.
Scotland’s first ever strategy and Implementation Plan for Playwork Education Training and Qualifications, ‘Quality Training, Quality Play 2006-2011’ can be viewed here.
SkillsActive on behalf of the Playwork Education and Training Council Scotland, has formally responded to the Scottish Executive’s consultation on the ‘National Review of the Early Years and Childcare Workforce’. A full copy of the response can be downloaded here.
Contact information
To find out more about Playwork in Scotland or to become involved in the work of PETC please contact:
National Manager Scotland (Children and Young People)
Debbie Willett
