Special Events

Resources following the webinar on Thursday 10th April 2025

• 10th of April 2025
• LM Supporting play intro end
• Health and safety slides NE
• Power of Play AW April 2025 no images
• childrens-play-july-2012

Audience: Solihull leaders, Councillors, site managers, all age school and settings, holiday play schemes and out-of-school clubs, DSLs, social workers, play workers, community teams, Family Hubs, and anyone with an interest in the benefits of play.

Hosts:

• Lisa Morris ~ Early Years Team Manager
• Ali Wood ~ Ali Wood is a freelance playwork consultant. She is the chair of The Young Opportunities Solihull, has co-managed Meriden Adventure Playground and is a trustee of The Playwork Foundation UK. She is co-author of Playwork in Practice: Applying the Playwork Lens Across the Children's Workforce [2024] and Reflective Playwork. Ali brings her research knowledge, and practical application of approaches into practice, to this training session. Ali will explore the benefits of play and risky play. How should we support children’s autonomy so that children can have the opportunity to direct their own play? What is the role of adults in keeping children safe when providing an exciting, inspiring, creative play environment to support children’s independence? She will talk about risk benefit assessment and play sufficiency
• Ofsted representatives and Myth Busting ~ Jo Holt and Katie Rudge (Ofsted regulatory inspectors). Supporting play as inspectors find out ‘What is it like to be a child or learner in this provider?’
• Solihull Health, Safety and Risk Service ~ Nicki Evans (Health and Safety Advisor) Children's play and leisure: promoting a balanced approach

North Event

• • Parking -
  • Chelmsley Wood Car Park - SatNav use Postcode B37 5TT. Park for free for 3 hours at Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre. Our car park is open from 6am - 8pm, Monday to Saturday or Asda 3hrs free

• 5:45pm - Arrival / networking
• SSCP Neglect Resources
  • SSCP Module 6 and NSPCC Graded care profile overview, SSCP Neglect and Child Neglect training presentation resources
  • Resources: https://www.solgrid.org.uk/eyc/resources/safeguarding-and-welfare/neglect/
• 6:30/6:45pm - close

South Event - TBC 

Resources: https://www.solgrid.org.uk/eyc/resources/safeguarding-and-welfare/neglect/