Steering group

A steering group guides the national coordination of Playday.

Playday mum with children

Current membership:

Play England

Leeds Play Network

London Play

PlayBoard Northern Ireland

Play Scotland

Play Wales

SkillsActive

 

Play England

Play England promotes excellent free play opportunities for all children and young people. It provides advice and support to promote good practice, and works to ensure that the importance of play is recognised by policy-makers, planners and the public.

www.playengland.org.uk

 

Leeds Play Network

Leeds Play Network is a charitable organisation set up to support play and playwork within the city of Leeds and to help facilitate the implementation of Leeds’ play strategy.

www.leedsplaynetwork.org.uk

 

London Play

London Play aims for every child in London to have quality, accessible and inclusive play opportunities. They campaign for more and improved play spaces and services, and support playwork in the capital.

www.londonplay.org.uk

 

PlayBoard Northern Ireland

PlayBoard is the lead agency for the promotion and development of play in Northern Ireland. The organisation works strategically to lobby and advocate for the child’s right to play.

www.playboard.org

 

Play Scotland

Play Scotland works to promote the importance of play for all children and young people, and campaigns to create increased play opportunities in the community. Play Scotland is engaged in political lobbying, developing strategic resources, workforce development and research into play provision.

www.playscotland.org

 

Play Wales

Play Wales is the national organisation for children's play. It is a charity that provides advice, support and guidance for all those in Wales who have a concern or responsibility for any environment where children and young people might play. 

Play Wales upholds children's right to play and believe that freely chosen play is critically important in the healthy development of all children and young people. 

All children are entitled to quality play provision within their communities and Play Wales works strategically to achieve this goal on their behalf.

www.playwales.org.uk

 

SkillsActive

SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning.

SkillsActive leads the skills and productivity drive across the sport and recreation, health and fitness, outdoors, playwork, and caravan industries – known as the active leisure and learning sector.

www.skillsactive.com