young people

Activity-based place-shaping toolkit developed to capture the views of young people

December 16, 2009 - A pioneering toolkit aimed at capturing young peoples’ views about their local parks, streets and squares has been given a makeover. Spaceshaper 9-14 was launched by Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, at Wakefield-based arts and architecture organisation Beam. To find out more visit www.cabe.org.uk/public-space/spaceshaper-9-14... more >

Playday campaign supports 300,000 new play spaces in England

August 10, 2009 - Children’s Minister Dawn Primarolo has announced that more than 300,000 children will have access to new and improved play areas this summer, as thousands of children across the country celebrate national Playday. more >

Seen and heard: Reclaiming the public realm with children and young people

A survey commissioned by Play England for Playday, an initiative designed to celebrate the right of children to play outside, highlights that children want and need to play in their local streets.

The research undertaken for this report across six different neighbourhoods suggests that the government’s ambitions to improve the wellbeing of children, and its aim to create sustainable communities, will fall short unless the needs of children and young people in their everyday environment are taken seriously by all those designing, delivering and managing the public realm.

New play sites opened: future sites to be 'developed in full consultation with the local community' say ministers

April 6, 2009 - Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and Children’s Minister Delyth Morgan have announced that more than 500 new or refurbished play areas across England have opened ahead of the Easter holidays. For a list of new play spaces visit http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/play... more >

Feedback sought on play strategy and school playground design materials

January 14, 2009 - A commitment, set out in Fair Play: A consultation on the play strategy, stated that 'To make it easier for head teachers and governors to access examples of good practice, we will pull together all relevant material into one place to encourage all schools to further develop their play facilities'. ... more >

National Play Strategy launched: 89 local authorities awarded funding to build and revamp playgrounds

December 14, 2008 - A National Play Strategy has been launched with 89 local authorities awarded funding to build and revamp playgrounds. more >

Making space for play: Wayne Hemingway on safer space for young people

Making space for play: Wayne Hemingway on safer space for young people
Wayne Hemingway

The design and use of public space to enable greater access by children and young people is now under unprecedented scrutiny. In the first half of 2008, a national play strategy will set out work across government to provide children with ‘better physical environments and to create more child-friendly public space’. Part of the challenge will be renewing play space, but also identifying and overcoming barriers to children and young people’s access to the public realm and their independent mobility.

Places to Go: A summary of research evidence on play space for young people

Places to Go - A summary of research evidence

Safer streets, neighbourhoods which embrace children playing in them and a public transport system that is affordable and takes young people where they want to go are all essential in a civilised public realm. Until recently, these have not received the attention that they should. ‘Things to do and places to go’ were recognised as important in Every Child Matters, but a programme of change in the delivery of statutory services was slow to realise that some outcomes could only be delivered by changes to public infrastructure and public space.

This document highlights the change that needs to happen to deliver the sspirations of the Children’s Plan.

Young people's manifesto for better public places and spaces in London

May 1, 2008 - Young people are our future. But without the chance to influence opinion, they are excluded from debates and decisions about the future of their city. They use the spaces of our city in different ways to adults, according to the My City Too campaign in the capital.  The My City Too manifesto is drawn from a two-year-long-campaign with the My City Too ambassadors from across London. more >

Boost for young people's public spaces and activity playgrounds: 'pathfinder' local authorities to lead the way

April 8, 2008 - Children across the country are to get an extra 3,500 play areas and 30 local authorities will get £2 million each to build new adventure playgrounds, as part of £235m Government investment on children’s play. more >
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