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

Generating Alternative Sources of Funding

PlayBoard NI

Webinar for School Age Childcare practitioners on successful grant applications and what you need to include in your fundraising strategy.

Dates:

11 May 202211 May 2022

News

Celebrating youth at play!

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI, the lead organisation for the development of children and young people’s play, joined youth workers and young leaders at a celebratory event in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast on Wednesday evening.

News

Playday 2022 - All to play for!

PlayBoard NI

Playday is the national day for play, celebrated each year across the UK on the first Wednesday in August. Playday 2022 will be celebrated on Wednesday 3 August.

Event

OUR Generation: Spaces to Be Information Session

PlayBoard NI

Information session for settings interested in getting involved with the OUR Generation programme.

Dates:

31 March 2022

News

Charities and industry call for action to improve play opportunities for disabled children

PlayBoard NI

Leading UK Charities and industry bodies call on UK councils to create accessible and inclusive child play spaces. The joint statement, launched today, addresses the need to uphold every child’s right and need to play.

News

Inclusive play park study reports families facing exclusion from play parks

PlayBoard NI

Fifty-seven percent of families who have a child with a physical, learning, sensory, medical, undiagnosed or complex need are unable to play in play parks as often as they would like ...

News

PlayBoard calls on political parties to champion play

PlayBoard NI

PlayBoard NI, the lead organisation for the development and promotion of children and young people’s play has called for politicians to champion play, in the run-up to the May election.

Event

Online / Virtual

Spaces To Be: Supporting Children’s Mental Health

PlayBoard NI

Webinar for parents/carers from the Urban Village area on supporting children’s mental health and well-being through play.

Dates:

10 February 202210 February 2022

Event

Online / Virtual

A teaspoon of play helps the stress levels go down

PlayBoard NI

Supporting children’s mental health and well-being through play.

Dates:

08 February 2022

Event

Training/Advice

Covering a Level 5 post in School Age Childcare: what you need to know (Western area)

PlayBoard NI

Free training for School Age Childcare providers in the Western Health & Social Care Trust and Western Childcare Partnership area.

Dates:

15 March 202222 March 202229 March 2022

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More Information

Type of Organisation

VCSE

Acronym

Leading the Play Agenda

Company Number

NI30225

NI Charity Number

NI104724

Team

Jimmy Gillen