Nursery World - Playworkers deserve recognition

The demanding skills required by people working in the play sector need to be properly recognised and developed in the Children's Workforce Strategy, according to SkillsActive. Although the strategy, which has been published for consultation by the Government, recognises play, sport and leisure as one of the principal services used by children and young people, the sector skills unit for playwork believes it chooses to focus instead on what the Government defines as sectoral priorities: early years, social care, foster care, schools, health and the voluntary and community sector.

Although the strategy, which has been published for consultation by the Government, recognises play, sport and leisure as one of the principal services used by children and young people, the sector skills unit for playwork believes it chooses to focus instead on what the Government defines as sectoral priorities: early years, social care, foster care, schools, health and the voluntary and community sector.

SkillsActive argues that the needs of the Active Leisure and Learning workforce are equally as demanding as those in the early years sector and is urging the Government to consider its sector as a priority. Through the consultation it is calling for the Government to extend the scope of the Children's Workforce Strategy, including adequate resourcing, to reflect the importance of playwork.

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