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Summary
Michael Follett discusses the importance of outdoor play and learning in schools and the need for a structured approach to play in the curriculum. He highlights the impact of COVID-19 on children's play and the detrimental effects of limiting playtime. The report emphasizes the intrinsic benefits of play and the need for training and support for playwork in schools. The role of forest school in promoting play and the importance of a broad definition of learning are also discussed. The conversation explores the use of unconventional resources in play, the design of play spaces, the importance of the journey between activity spots, the gender bias in school playgrounds, the imbalance in sports funding, the design of play spaces for social spaces and rest, the research on loose parts and the importance of social gatherings, the balance between safety and privacy in play spaces, and the future of play and the ambition for every child to have an awesome playtime.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
00:28 Overview of Outdoor Play and Learning
01:16 Michael's Experience in Playwork and Education
02:44 Structured School Improvement Approach
03:39 Importance of Play in Schools
04:01 The Role of Playworking and Forest School
04:40 The Plan for Play and its Purpose
05:15 Collaboration with All-Party Parliamentary Group
06:21 Impact of Ratios and Clothing on Playtime
07:19 Economical Benefits of Play in Schools
07:49 Importance of Training for Playwork in Schools
08:26 Perception of Risk and Rough and Tumble Play
09:10 Importance of Rough and Tumble Play
10:14 Children's Ability to Self-Regulate in Play
12:16 Impact of Clothing on Play
14:16 Changes in Modern Childhood and Play
15:11 The Need for Play in Various Settings
18:01 Impact of COVID-19 on Children's Play
19:19 The Detrimental Impact of COVID-19 on Play
20:18 The Importance of Play in Learning
21:13 Impact of Playtime on Behavior
22:07 The Role of Forest School in Promoting Play
23:03 The Importance of Play in Learning
24:13 The Role of Play in Child Development
25:28 The Range of Play in Schools
26:29 The Overlap of Playwork and Forest School
27:36 The Importance of Intrinsic Play
28:49 The Narrow Definition of Learning and Education
30:40 Using unconventional resources to facilitate play
35:05 Designing play spaces and the importance of the journey between activity spots
36:04 Creating excellence in primary school playtimes
37:26 Gender bias in school playgrounds
40:08 Addressing the imbalance in sports funding
42:21 Designing play spaces for social spaces and rest
44:29 Research on loose parts and the importance of social gatherings
46:00 Balancing safety and privacy in play spaces
48:03 Managing risk and the perception of risk in play environments
50:35 The future of play and the ambition for every child to have an awesome playtime
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2020-04-22
