A movement afoot brings “adventure” back into play....

The information age has ushered in an era of fear about children’s well-being, shifting norms heavily towards constant oversight and nearly impossible standards of safety. One casualty of that trend has been the playground, which has become mind-numbingly standard-issue—with the same type of plastic swing sets and slides—designed to minimize harm, rather than maximize enjoyment.

Over the last few years, however, pushback against the overly sanitized playground has grown considerably, with new research supporting the importance of play—especially unstructured play—for early childhood development. Critics also argue that concerns about actual harm are overstated.

Read more here: https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/08/can-risky-playgrounds-take-over-the-world/565964/

Secretary of State for Education,  Damian Hinds, has invited interested parties to input their knowledge of Character and Resilience ready for a special group to review and advise his ministry. The final date is 5th July

The chair of the Character Advisory Group, Ian Bauckham, is seeking views on the development of character and resilience in young people. 

This consultation is being held on [See below]

This consultation closes at
11:45pm on 5 July 2019

Full press release:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/character-and-resilience-call-for-evidence?utm_source=df4d72b4-d4cf-45cb-b996-efd98c38c207&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

Consultation:

https://consult.education.gov.uk/character-citizenship-cadets-team/character-and-resilience-a-call-for-evidence/

Membership of Character Advisory Group

https://schoolsweek.co.uk/character-education-advisers-revealed-in-bid-to-boost-childrens-resilience/