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Play leaders are people who create and manage play opportunities. Sometimes play leaders are people who are fulfilling a duel role. They can be parents, teachers, pre-school teachers or nannies, who look after both the play needs, and other needs of children in their care. Some play leaders are employed specifically to concentrate on managing the play needs of children. They may be an assistant to a teacher or care worker, or they may be employed in a supervised playground, play centre or other facility that focuses on play.
This course will develop valuable skills in anyone working, or wishing to work with children. Our staff have experience training play leaders since the late 1970s, our knowledge in the industry is extensive and current. We have devised this truely fantastic course which will challenge you and arm you with the skills you need to succeed in this vitally important industry. Children deserve the best!
Lesson Structure
There are 11 lessons in this course:
- Understanding Play
- To explain the purpose of play in the cognitive, physical and social development of a child.
- Leadership Skills
- To determine the skills required to carry out a play leadership role in different situations.
- Planning Play Programs
- To develop a plan for a supervised children's play program.
 Child Development through Play
- To develop a basic understanding of the impact of play upon the psychological development of a child.
- Play Safety
- To determine appropriate measures to take to protect a child's safety when at play, while minimising any interference which might diminish the quality of the play experience.
- Physical Play
- To develop an understanding of options for physical play activities, including games and sports, in a supervised play program.
- Social Play
- To develop an understanding of options for social play activities, in a supervised play program.
- Adventure Play
- To develop a basic ability to plan, establish and manage a supervised adventure playground.
- Play Apparatus
- To develop an ability to evaluate a range of different play apparatus, including playground structures, toys, sports equipment, commenting on quality, safety features, appropriate applications and cost benefit.
- Activities
- To broaden your scope of opportunities that can be offered for children to play, appropriate to a wide range of different situations.
- Special Project
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
- Explain the purpose of play in the cognitive, physical and social development of a child.
- Determine the skills required to carry out a play leadership role in different situations
- Plan a supervised children's play program.
- Describe the impact of play upon the psychological development of a child.
- Determine appropriate measures to take to protect a child's safety when at play, while minimising any interference which might diminish the quality of the play experience.
- Explain options for physical play activities, including games and sports, in a supervised play program.
- Explain options for social play activities, in a supervised play program.
- Plan, establish and manage a supervised adventure
- Evaluate a range of different play apparatus, including playground structures, toys, sports equipment, commenting on quality, safety features, appropriate applications and cost benefit.
- Expand your knowledge of opportunities that can be offered for children to play, appropriate to a wide range of different situations.
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