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Understand how to balance risk and challenge with the benefits of the play and leisure opportunity
Table of Contents
‘Children’s play and leisure – Promoting a balanced approach’ by the Health and Safety Executive
Click to read this advice from the HSE.
Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘Managing risk in play provision: An implementation guide’ by Play England
‘Children’s play and leisure – Promoting a balanced approach’ by the Health and Safety Executive
‘Managing risk in play provision: A position statement’ from the Play Safety Forum
‘Balancing risks and benefits in outdoor learning and play’ by Outdoor Classroom
Presentation
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘The value of risk and challenge’.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Safe, but challenging’.
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website and explore ‘Leading sensible health and safety management in schools’. Sensible health and safety management means making sure that the focus is on real risks with the potential to cause harm, not wasting resources on trivial matters and unnecessary paperwork.
Read the ‘School trips – the risk management issue’ on the Teach Secondary website.
Click to read ‘Risky play – The balance between caution and hazard’ on the First Discovers website.
Click to read ‘The role of risk in play and learning’ on the Community Playthings website.
Think And Challenge
