Playwork North West - part of the Northern Tri-Region

Details of SkillsActive's involvement with Playwork in the North West

Latest news:

• New EYFS Guidelines: SkillsActive has published guidelines designed to assist playwork employers and practitioners in interpreting how they can meet the requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) following consultation with the playwork sector.
• Would you like an NVQ Level 3 in Playwork or the Award in Playwork for Early Years and Childcare Workers? Applications are being taken now on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis so register NOW to avoid disappointment! Fill in our application form and return it to us asap.

Facts and figures

Playwork People 4 results will be available soon.

From the Playwork People 3 survey in 2007, research into the region’s play workforce revealed that:

• Nearly two thirds (65.1% of playwork employers thought that the level of skill needed to do playwork jobs is increasing.
• The key skill lacking in the workforce is 'knowledge of playwork practice and principles' which 52.6% of employers stated was a skills gap in their current workforce.
• In the last 12 months, workers in the playwork sector are most likely to have undertaken training in first aid (76.9%), child protection (61.2%), health and safety (36.4%) and food hygiene (53.4%).

Click here for the full Playwork People 3 report, and here for the North West summary.

Contacts:

Playwork Strategy Manager: Julia Fallowfield julia.fallowfield@skillsactive.com

Playwork Engagement Manager: Laura Mattocks laura.mattocks@skillsactive.com

Northern Administrator: Jean Large jean.large@skillsactive.com. (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)