The University of Gloucestershire offers a variety of accessible
Higher Education qualifications for people working in the playwork
field. All are offered part time via distance learning.
Qualifications include:
- Certificate of Higher Education in Playwork
- Diploma of Higher Education in Playwork
- BA Hons Degree in Playwork
- Graduate Diploma in Playwork
- Postgraduate Certificate in Play and Playwork
- MA in Play and Playwork
PGCert, PGDip and MA Professional Studies in Children's Play -
give us your views.
The University of Gloucestershire is exploring the development
of a revised postgraduate Award provisionally entitled
'Professional Studies in Children's Play'. It would build on the
considerable experience and high profile gained within the
University Play and Playwork Team in both the content and delivery
of the programme. The proposed start date for this new programme
would be September 2012.
The programme is intended to support professional practitioners
in the design and management of children's play spaces. It is aimed
at a diverse range of roles including playworkers, landscape
designers, early years care and education practitioners,
environmental educators and the growing movement to encourage and
support children's access to natural spaces. The programme would
encompass and extend much of the existing University postgraduate
programme in Play and Playwork which is currently designed
specifically for those professionals who have a direct role in the
development of adult-staffed play provision. For detail of the
existing programme see:
http://resources.glos.ac.uk/subjectsandcourses/postgraduatetaught/plp/current.cfm
The distinctive feature of the programme is that it places an
understanding of the nature and benefits of play for its own sake
at the centre of study rather than seeing play as an instrument to
achieve other purposes. We feel that such a programme is very
timely given the increasing concerns in the minority world about
the 'state of childhood' and the current focus within the UNCRC on
Article 31 and children's right to play.
We consider this cross-professional distance-learning programme
has the potential for international application. At this stage of
development we are seeking feedback on the relevance, structure and
content of the outline programme from organisations/groups involved
in the development and support of children's play and play
spaces.
We would greatly appreciate your comments on this draft proposal
by completing and returning the brief online questionnaire at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CZXJWQH
To find out more about the programme click on the file
below.
For further information or for an informal discussion about the
course or careers in the playwork field please contact:
Playwork Course Leader
Faculty of Applied Sciences
University of Gloucestershire
Oxstalls Campus
Oxstalls Lane
Gloucester
GL2 9HW
Tel: 01242 71 5132
Fax: 01242 71 5222
E-mail: hsmith@glos.ac.uk