Explore Play Wales
Recordings of the four-part series of Exploring Play Sufficiency webinars are now available to watch online.
The webinars look at the why, how and what of play sufficiency from multiple scales. They are part of further research into the Welsh Government’s Play Sufficiency Duty and the adoption and implementation of the concept of play sufficiency in a wider UK context.
The webinars were hosted and moderated by Dr Wendy Russell (University of Gloucestershire) and Mike Barclay and Ben Tawil (Ludicology), with support from Play Wales.
The Exploring Play Sufficiency webinars include:
Introducing play sufficiency: why and how
This webinar introduced the concept of play sufficiency, why it matters, and approaches to assessing and securing sufficient opportunities to play.
The speakers who took part in the webinar are:
- Dr Wendy Russell, University of Gloucestershire
- Ben Tawil, Ludicology
- Mike Barclay, Ludicology
- Theresa Casey
- Keith Towler, Play Wales
- Mike Greenaway, Play Wales
Play sufficiency at national level
The webinar shared examples of work carried out in support of play sufficiency at national level, exploring what makes this work possible.
The speakers who took part in the webinar are:
- Ruth Conway, Welsh Government
- Alan Herron, Playboard Northern Ireland
- Marguerite Hunter Blair, Play Scotland
- Marianne Mannello, Play Wales
- Eugene Minogue, Play England
- Adrian Voce, Starlight.
Play sufficiency at local authority level
The webinar shared examples of possible responses to play (in)sufficiency at local authority level and explored what makes those responses possible.
The speakers who took part in the webinar and work across different contexts in England, Scotland and Wales, are:
- Jenny Rutherford, Leeds City Council
- Etive Currie, Glasgow City Council
- Tracey Jobber, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Gareth Stacey, Wrexham County Borough Council.
Play sufficiency at neighbourhood level
The webinar shared examples of possible responses to play (in)sufficiency at local and neighbourhood level and explored what makes those responses possible.
The speakers who took part in the webinar and who work in play sufficiency at neighbourhood level in different contexts, are:
- Lauren Cole, Carmarthenshire County Council
- Michael Follett , OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
- Matluba Khan, Cardiff University
- Alison Steening, Playing Out and Newcastle University.