Malarkey presents

Ben Tawil - Ludicology

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.: Working with uncertainty: The importance of risk in children’s play .: Managing risk in children’s play provision

Who are these session aimed at? These topics are designed to support people who have responsibility for children and play including those working in ECE, School, OOSH, and Playwork sectors.

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July 2015

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Ben Tawil

Lecturer and Trainer in

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Benjamin Tawil�Ludicology�

.: BA (Hons) Playwork Leeds Metropolitan University �

.: Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Glyndwr University) �

.: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy �

.: Currently progressing work for MPhil/PhD Studies.����

Ben Tawil shares his time between Leeds Becket University, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Play and Playwork and recently formed Ludicology, where as joint Director he aims to support all concerned with children’s play through advice, research and training. Ben holds a B.A. Hons Play and Playwork and has worked in management positions in two adventure playgrounds, as Local Authority Play Development Officer, and as National Play Development officer for Play Wales.  In his spare time Ben is a director on the board to two charities ‘The Venture’ and ‘Play Wales”. Ben’s work has appeared in industry publications e.g. ip-dip, Play For Wales as well as in Edited Books e.g. Foundations of Playwork, Playwork Theory in to Practice. �

Ben has delivered talks, presentations, developed training materials and delivered training on a range of subjects for ‘National Playwork Conference’, ‘Spirit of Adventure Play’, ‘ Isle of Mann Children’s Centre’, Play Board Northern Ireland’, Play Scotland’, Flintshire, Wrexham, Conwy, Gwyneth and Powys Local Authorities’, as well as at the 2014 Child in the City Conference held in Odense Denmark.�

Benjamin Tawil�Ludicology�

Research Interests and Publications�Research Interests:�.: Play and its value to children and the wider community�.: Play; risk, well-being and resilience�.: Play sufficiency�.: Play and learning, messages for practice�.: Ben has recently been involved in a departmental collaborative research project � with Natural Resources Wales to develop experiential learning opportunities � and raise students’ awareness of the potential use of the outdoor environment in � their future pedagogy.�

Publications:�.: Compound flexibility as applied to Playwork Development, in, Playwork Theory � and Practice, Brown, Open University Press, 2005�.: Simple pleasures, Play for Wales, Play Wales, 2007�.: The Venture (A case study of an Adventure Playground) Malcolm King, Ben � Tawil, ed Fraser Brown, Play Wales, 2007�.: Working on an Adventure Playground, in, Foundations in Playwork, Fraser � Brown & Chris Taylor, Open University Press, 2008�.: Playwork and higher education, ip-Dip Meynel Games, 2009�.: Reflective Practice, ip-Dip. Meynel Games. 2010�.: Wrexham Play Sufficiency Assessment, 2013, Mike Barclay and Ben Tawil, �.: Wrexham County Borough Council, 2013�

::: Session: 2-Hour/Twilight Lecture �::: Session suitable for: ECE/School/OOSH/Playwork Sectors�

TOPIC ONE:�Working with uncertainty: the importance of risk in children’s play�

Who this is aimed at:�An engaging and informative 2-hour session specifically designed to support people who have responsibility for children and play including those working in ECE, School, OOSH, and Playwork sectors.�

What it is about:�This session is about the topic of risk and how we, as educators, deal with balancing the need for our children to be able to play in the way that best suits their needs while still addressing the apprehensions we may have over health, safety and welfare. It will explore the concerns we might have over allowing for more risk in our centre’s and answer the most common questions educators raise.�

Specifically the session covers:�.: Why we feel uncomfortable with some of the riskier elements of children’s play�.: Why children of all ages enjoy risky play and seek out uncertainty�.: How we can provide help and support to worried staff and parents�.: Address what practices will best support children playing with uncertainty�.: Consider Risk Benefit Analysis as an alternative to Risk Assessment�

How do we do it:�The lecture is organised around a series of interactive experiences, presentations with photographs and examples of children playing with risk and uncertainty. �

::: Session: Full Day Seminar�::: Session suitable for: ECE/School/OOSH/Playwork Sectors�

TOPIC TWO: Managing risk in children’s play provision�Who this is aimed at:�An engaging and informative full day seminar specifically designed to support people who have responsibility for children and play including those working in ECE, School, OOSH, and Playwork sectors.�

What it is about:�This very practical session aims to explore our attitudes and previous experiences towards risk in play. Using small group discussions and whole group presentations this session will detail the physiological, emotional and social effects and benefits that children generate while playing with risk and uncertainty. It tackles head on the barriers that exist and cause us concern over allowing more risky play and will enable the participants to adopt a Dynamic Risk Benefit approach to working with children and young people rather than the more commonly used Risk Assessment.�

Specifically the session covers:�.: How to develop the skills and understanding required to manage risk and uncertainty in a play-centric way�.: How to support fellow educators and develop appropriate risk management policy and procedures�.: How to advocate effectively for children’s opportunities to play with risk�.: How to use Dynamic Risk Benefit Analysis in place of Risk Assessments�

How do we do it:�The day is organised around a series of interactive experiences, presentations with photographs and examples of children playing with risk and uncertainty. It develops this into a number of questions to explore in small group �discussions. By the end of the day participants will have an understanding of the issues and practice �of supporting children and young people in their riskier play and how to apply a dynamic Risk �Benefit Analysis in their own workplace.�

Marc Armitage�Managing Director�

Donna Ridley� Director of Projects�

Justine Walsh�

Projects Assistant�

judd@malarkeyon.com.au�

Malarkey is a partnership between UK playworker & play consultant Marc Armitage and Australian early education blogger at Irresistible Ideas for play based learning Donna Ridley.�

Working under the name Malarkey we intend to blow the ECE, School, OOSH/OSCH and Playwork sector’s away by providing a whole range of exciting and innovative events aimed at enthusing and challenging those working with children and young people. Whoever they might be. Wherever they might work, and with whatever age they might be working.�

Please direct your enquiries regarding this document to �Justine at judd@malarkeyon.com.au�

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