The Right to Play: A Long-Term Investment
by Stephen Studd
SkillsActive welcomes the release of new children’s play strategy guidance.
Nine Questions to Ask
What parents should ask before choosing an out-of-school club or play setting
Towards a Pedagogic Conceptualisation of Risk
by Gabriel Eichsteller and Sylvia Holthoff
How children need to take risks to be safe
Social Pedagogy: the Impact of Rousseau
by Valerie Jackson
How Rousseau, Plowden et al. influenced the teaching milieu and methods
‘Child’s Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler’ by Maja Pitamic
Book Review by Maureen O'Hagan
Practical advice on play for practitioners and parents
News Views
Including missing children, maths teaching and motivation, abuse at Caldicott School, play, two re-organisations - social services and primary schooling …
An Introduction to Play and its Future
by Maureen O'Hagan
Types of play, its importance and the threats play faces today
Playing down Memory Lane
by Kathleen Lane
Free play, organised play, computer games - and the future?
Free Play for All Ages
by Sally Cole & Chris Taylor
Play is vital for development and therapy - but is free play at risk?
Well-organised Play Routines that pay Dividends
by Adelle Taylor and Diane Murray
Discussion with Adelle Taylor and Diane Murray
Editorial : Play’s the Thing
How we differ from other animals
News Views
Including games, Moon Sand, play, child poverty, A Levels, YoungMinds, island communities and pedagogy in Slovenia .
A Rewarding Job that’s still often Misunderstood
by Carol-Anne Hegbin
Nursery nursing - a picture of daily life where the action is



