Play experts, advocates and inspiration
Just some of the people and orgs that are championing play in the UK and around the world!
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@opal-cic.bsky.social
@playscotland.bsky.social
The national organisation driving the play agenda in Scotland Email: info@playscotland.org #PlayEveryday https://linktr.ee/playscotland
@abigailatelier.bsky.social
Artist/designer for young audiences, Early Years Atelierista, sometimes lecturer. Pedagogy, art, well-being and play in nurseries and public cultural spaces. EYTS. Museum/gallery educator for V&A, Orleans House and RMG. https://linktr.ee/abigailhorn
@bethan-opal.bsky.social
OPAL Mentor. Passionate about play. The opinion expressed here is entirely my own and not necessarily the views of @opal-cic.bsky.social
@playglos.bsky.social
A registered charity specialising in play activities for school aged children in Gloucestershire - GET OUT & PLAY
@eugeneminogue.bsky.social
Local Government Senior Leader | Exec. Interim & Consultant | Innovator | Exec. Director @PlayEngland | Play Commissioner @CfYoungLives | Founder @KnowBallGames
@fiplayscotland.bsky.social
Play Pedagogy Officer @Play Scotland. Championing children’s right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
@outsideplayubc.bsky.social
We study children's outdoor #RiskyPlay & #InjuryPrevention. We're a team of researchers, led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni (@mbrussoni.bsky.social), based at The University of British Columbia & BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. www.outsideplay.org
@wendyrussell.bsky.social
She/her. Researcher, evaluator & consultant on children's play and playwork, mostly geography and philosophy. Focus on the politics of space for children. Based in Nottingham, Senior Research Fellow at Uni of Gloucestershire, UK #SpatialJustice
@alisonstenning.bsky.social
Geographer - Professor - Mum - Playing - #playstreets - Cycling - #kidicalmass - #WarOnCars - Walking - Noticing - Green - North Tyneside - North Shields - UK
@aliceferguson.bsky.social
Co-founder of Playing Out movement for children’s freedom and right to play out in the streets and spaces where they live. Bristol, UK. #SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social
@profhelendodd.bsky.social
Professor of Child Psychology & UKRI FLF @ExeterMed. Adventurous play. Child mental Health. Psychologist and parent, passionate about children's emotional well-being.
@creativestar.bsky.social
Retired Education Consultant: Outdoor Learning & Play. Former HT. Author: Dirty Teaching, Messy Maths. Blogger: See linktr.ee/creativestar. Churchill Fellow. D.Ed. (Hon) from @qmuniversity.bsky.social. Living with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. 🏴
@playingout.bsky.social
We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
@mbrussoni.bsky.social
Professor & Director, Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), University of British Columbia. Studying how to bring #riskyplay back to children’s lives. Lab: @outsideplayubc.bsky.social https://OutsidePlay.org HELP: https://earlylearning.ubc.ca
@outdoorplayca.bsky.social
Working with advocates, leaders & organizations to promote, protect, preserve outdoor play in Canada. 📍The trad. territ. of Indigenous Nations of Turtle Island www.outdoorplaycanada.ca
@opal-cic.bsky.social
Helping schools to strategically and sustainably improve their play opportunities. www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk #OPALSchools #PlanForPlay