PlayBoard NI

7 Crescent Gardens
Belfast
BT7 1NS
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Jimmy Gillen

[email protected]

02890803380

https://www.playboard.org

https://www.facebook.com/PlayBoardNI/

Sectors

Audience

Children (5-15 years old) Parents Youth (14-25 years old)

PlayBoard is an independent charity and the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play in Northern Ireland

Since its establishment in 1985, PlayBoard has been committed to supporting children and young people’s play through a combination of:

Service delivery and development;
Campaigning and lobbying;
Research, evaluation and awareness raising;
Working in partnership with others to put play on the agenda of policy makers and resource providers; and
Promoting best practice in Play and Playwork.

PlayBoard NI's Content

Event

Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI webinar - ASC Financial Planning

PlayBoard NI

Webinar for School Age Childcare providers.

Dates:

14 September 2021

Event

Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI webinar - Challenging Behaviours of Concern

PlayBoard NI

Webinar for School Age Childcare providers.

Dates:

28 September 202128 September 2021

Event

Online / Virtual

PlayBoard NI webinar for School Age Childcare providers on Universal Credit changes

PlayBoard NI

Two changes to Universal Credit have been announced which will apply from October 2021.

Dates:

12 October 2021

News

State of the Sector (School Age Childcare) Survey 2021

PlayBoard NI

To ensure we have a better understanding of both the opportunities and challenges for School Age Childcare provision, PlayBoard is undertaking a State of the Sector survey.

News

Youth Settings Survey - Play Your Part

PlayBoard NI

Play Your Part is a one-year pilot project led by PlayBoard and funded by the Education Authority. The project aims to support youth groups to embed a culture of effective participation and practice with children aged four to eight years.

News

Summer of Play Challenge

PlayBoard NI

To help children and young people enjoy a summer of play this year, PlayBoard NI is sharing the Summer of Play Challenge!

News

Play Your Part - Developing a participatory framework within youth services

PlayBoard NI

Play Your Part is a new, exciting one-year pilot project led by PlayBoard NI and funded by the Education Authority (EA), aimed at supporting youth groups to embed a culture of effective participation and practice with children aged four to eight years.

News

Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked on a collaborative research project to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of play within early years classrooms.

News

Show your support for a Summer of Play!

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI has joined with Play England, Play Scotland, Play Wales, playfirstuk, Playing Out and Save the Children to call for children’s play to be prioritised this summer.

News

PlayBoard NI Survey - School Age Childcare (SAC) Future Sectoral Needs

PlayBoard NI

As society emerges from a lengthy lockdown, where a number of School Age Childcare (SAC) providers had to close temporarily in order to survive, we are keen to understand the future needs of SAC-provision.

More Information

Type of Organisation

VCSE

Acronym

Leading the Play Agenda

Company Number

NI30225

NI Charity Number

NI104724

Team

Jimmy Gillen