Please find below a very rough collection of different things referenced during the 26/09/26 keynote by Siôn Edwards:
Slides
The Playwork Principles
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Join The Playwork Foundation (it’s FREE!)
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Penny Wislon
The Playwork Primer:
Play Works is available to buy on Amazon.
It All Starts with Play! – Play England’s new 10-year Strategy
More resources and a video about the strategy are available on the Play England website.
Playwork National Occupational Standards (NOS)
Information about the development of the new Playwork National Occupational Standards (NOS) is available on the Workforce Development page on the Play Wales website.
NB: Play Wales has led the review of the Playwork NOS in collaboration with The Playwork Foundation, Play England, Playboard Northern Ireland and Play Scotland.
Literary Reviews
Playing and Being Well FULL:
Playing and Being Well Executive Summary:
Play for a Change – Summary Report:
Join the playwork community at one of our events (there are many more than these!)
- March 2027 TBC: National Playwork Conference [England], Eastbourne – follow their FB for updates.
- 22/04/27: National Play Conference [Wales], Cardiff
- 23 & 24/06/27 [yet to be officially announced, so 🤫]: National Playwork Campference [Wales] (“Playworkers’ Forum”), Willow Globe, Llandrindod.
Click here for information on playwork training.
NB: The Welsh playwork training and qualification can be delivered in England.
If there’s anything else you’d like to know or want to discuss, please feel free to get in touch: sion@playwork.foundation, (+44) 07508822309.
Diolch / Thank you!
