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March 11, 2026
The Power of Rough and Tumble Play
March 11, 2026
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March 11, 2026
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March 11, 2026
Perezhivanie: Understanding Children’s Lived Experience in Play
March 11, 2026
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March 11, 2026
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February 21, 2026
Guerrilla Playwork: Reclaiming Space for Children
February 21, 2026
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February 21, 2026
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January 17, 2026
To Pick or not to Pick..? That is the question...
January 17, 2026
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January 17, 2026
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January 14, 2026
Kicking The Year Off Well - Play, Movement & Loose Parts In School
January 14, 2026
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January 14, 2026
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January 7, 2026
Understanding The Risk Paradox In Play...
January 7, 2026
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January 7, 2026
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January 1, 2026
Why Mistakes in Play Are One of Childhood’s Greatest Teachers
January 1, 2026
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January 1, 2026
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December 1, 2025
Weather as an Affordance...
December 1, 2025
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December 1, 2025
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November 26, 2025
The Pull of Play: Why Kids Wander, Wonder and Thrive
November 26, 2025
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November 26, 2025
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May 3, 2024
Friday Free Play : Yay Or Nay?
May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024
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April 11, 2024
Fit For Purpose…
April 11, 2024
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April 11, 2024
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April 15, 2023
Concerning The “Time” To Play…
April 15, 2023
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April 15, 2023
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April 6, 2023
Considering Pallets...
April 6, 2023
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April 6, 2023
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January 29, 2023
Hello Playwork My Old Friend! A welcome addition to the revised My Time Our Place Framework for School Aged Care
January 29, 2023
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January 29, 2023
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January 29, 2023
What are the best loose parts?
January 29, 2023
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January 29, 2023
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December 4, 2022
Proposing A Play Type: Clandestine Play
December 4, 2022
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December 4, 2022
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July 3, 2022
The Playwork Gathering 2022
July 3, 2022
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July 3, 2022
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February 28, 2022
Spaces..? Or Places..?
February 28, 2022
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February 28, 2022
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February 23, 2022
Involving Children in Documentation: to do or not to do?
February 23, 2022
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February 23, 2022
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February 19, 2022
Height for height's sake…
February 19, 2022
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February 19, 2022
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February 17, 2022
Some musings on the dangers of digital documentation…
February 17, 2022
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February 17, 2022
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February 2, 2022
The possibilities of a play cue…
February 2, 2022
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February 2, 2022
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November 12, 2021
Trading & Swapping: Headache Or Gains?
November 12, 2021
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November 12, 2021
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July 18, 2021
Playworkers In Schools: A musing on potential
July 18, 2021
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July 18, 2021
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July 6, 2020
The Multifarious Nature of Play
July 6, 2020
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July 6, 2020
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June 12, 2020
ON TEASING
June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
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June 5, 2020
Supporting Resilience
June 5, 2020
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June 5, 2020
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May 14, 2020
Lord Of The Flies?
May 14, 2020
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May 14, 2020
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May 13, 2020
PLAY MEMORIES
May 13, 2020
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May 13, 2020
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May 9, 2020
Deep Play - A Play Type...
May 9, 2020
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May 9, 2020

 

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