Outdoor Play: Priorities, provision and practice

About This Online Conference

23 & 24 November 2021 | 3pm to 6pm daily (Also available on-demand)

Registration includes live access to all the sessions listed below. You will also have access to the recordings on demand, which you can view in your own time for up to 3 months after the live stream.

Conference programme:http://www.outdoorplayconference.com/programme

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2) You may be prompted to enter your email address, which is the address you used to register

3) Click this guide for more information on how to connect to these sessions

4) For the best experience, please join using Google Chrome or Firefox

To watch the on-demand recordings and to access handouts:

1) Please click on the relevant tile 24h after the live time. The video player will be at the top of the page.

2) For handouts click the handout icon in the bottom right of the video player (this will only show if there were handouts shared).
Sessions in this conference
  • Day 1 | 23rd November
    Outdoor play: back to basics: 3.00pm - 3.50pm
    The growing interest in outdoor play in recent years has brought with it exciting new trends but also misconceptions about what outdo... View more
  • Day 1 | 23rd November
    Provision: don’t throw money at it!: 4.10pm - 4.55pm
    When it comes to planning outdoor provision, particularly within a small space, what matters is not money, explains Julie Mountain, b... View more
  • Day 1 | 23rd November
    Case study - all-round benefits: 4.55pm - 5.15pm
    Take a tour of provision at Tall Trees Kindergarten to see how it delivers the many benefits of outdoor play.
  • Day 1 | 23rd November
    Access - breaking down the barriers: 5.15pm - 5.30pm
    Naomi Clarke considers barriers to participation for children from BAME communities and the need to rethink attitudes and practices t... View more
  • Day 1 | 23rd November
    Case study - deep-level learning: 5.30pm - 6.00pm
    Learn how the staff team at Wentworth Nursery School and Children’s Centre focus on the depth of children’s play to deliver high-qual... View more
  • Day 2 | 24th November
    Nature pedagogy: 3.00pm - 3.45pm
    For centuries, education theorists have highlighted the benefits of young children ‘being in nature’. Niki Buchan looks at the develo... View more
  • Day 2 | 24th November
    A city perspective - creating more play spaces: 3.45pm - 4.00pm
    With outdoor space at a premium in many towns and cities, Paul Hocker takes the political temperature on giving young children greate... View more
  • Day 2 | 24th November
    Health, well-being and opportunities for all: 4.20pm - 5.00pm
    Sarah Watkins explains why and how, post-COVID, early years settings should focus far more on child health and well-being, movement a... View more
  • Day 2 | 24th November
    Case study - learning together: 5.10pm - 5.30pm
    Set up in 2019, Growing Wild is Barnsley’s first outdoor nursery. Co-owner Janet Packer tracks a typical week and provides some takea... View more
  • Day 2 | 24th November
    Sustainability
    Dr Diane Boyd explores ecology and the Sustainable Development Goals in the early years: What is education for sustainability? Why i... View more
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