Overly lenient parents, bad diet and lack of life skills have left young ill-prepared for workplace
If lunch consists of energy drinks and crisps, instead of something more nutritious, it can be a warning sign for how they will interact with colleagues and customers
‘many young people, while being academically qualified, have low emotional intelligence – an inability to understand and manage their own emotions, or empathise’
The solution isn’t adding more pressure to the curriculum or to parents. The solution is more free play! @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social
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YouTube video by Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)
Amazing play, every day, for every child
At OPAL, we have a really simple mission - for every child to have an outstanding playtime every day, with no exceptions!
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#OPALSchools #PlanForPlay
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We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
Retired Education Consultant: Outdoor Learning & Play. Former HT. Author: Dirty Teaching, Messy Maths. Blogger: See linktr.ee/creativestar. Churchill Fellow. D.Ed. (Hon) from @qmuniversity.bsky.social. Living with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. 🏴
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She/her. Researcher, evaluator & consultant on children's play and playwork, mostly geography and philosophy. Focus on the politics of space for children. Based in Nottingham, Senior Research Fellow at Uni of Gloucestershire, UK #SpatialJustice
Play Pedagogy Officer @Play Scotland. Championing children’s right to play in Scotland, inspiring & supporting educators to embrace play-based learning in schools. MEd student, bookworm, and cake lover. ❤️ All views my own! 🙈🙉🙊
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A registered charity specialising in play activities for school aged children in Gloucestershire - GET OUT & PLAY
We study children's outdoor #RiskyPlay & #InjuryPrevention. We're a team of researchers, led by Dr. Mariana Brussoni (@mbrussoni.bsky.social), based at The University of British Columbia & BC Children's Hospital Research Institute. www.outsideplay.org
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