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Sir Ken Robinson speaks on outdoor play
Educationalist Sir Ken Robinson, known to millions for his work on creativity in schools, yesterday shared his thoughts on outdoor play. The 20-minute talk, in a video recorded as part of the Dirt is...
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Show or tell: How should educators and playworkers back up their real-time...
This post explores how the real-time decisions of educators, playworkers and other staff who oversee children fit into the overall risk management process, and how they are held to account for those...
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BBC news story flagrantly manipulates statistics on school accident claims
[Update 16 May 2017: the BBC has rejected a complaint I submitted about the story. Its response includes a blatant untruth. The piece is still online and, so far as I can see, unchanged. So I have...
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A rare glimpse into a messy oasis of adventure play
Adventure play is enjoying a moment. And at the centre of this is The Land, an adventure playground in Wrexham, North Wales. So it is great to see a 14-minute documentary feature on The Land – from US...
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Join in a global day to change the way children learn and play
As a teacher or educator, the classroom is your domain. You are in charge. You set the rules and the learning goals. Your children are close at hand, and under a close watch. Once you leave the...
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Reflections on the Natural Phenomena conference
Recently my work has had a strong focus on the built environment: how the decisions and actions of planners, highway engineers, designers and others shape children’s lives. Which has meant that the...
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Last kindergarten in the woods?
[Note: I have added updates at the end of this post] Last month, as part of my Churchill Fellowship travels, I met Viola Zürcher, the leader of a German forest kindergarten (strictly speaking a...
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An interview with… Tim Gill
A few months ago I was asked to do an email interview by Maya, a senior high school student from California, as part of her project. (She has asked me not to use her last name.) The questions were...
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The Chinese educational revolution with outdoor play as its beating heart
Anji Play – a public kindergarten service running in 140 centres for 14,000 children aged 3-6 in Anji County, China – is gaining an international profile for its emphasis on outdoor play and its...
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Covid-19 and children: what does the science tell us, and what does this mean...
Key points As this is a longish post – perhaps a 10-minute read – here are the main takeaways: Children are much less likely to become seriously ill from Covid-19 than adults, and appear less likely to...
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