Play Training @ Grumpy
Grumpy new ’Playing Out’ Course !
Grumpy have designed a range of training courses to look at the nature and importance of children’s play and to consider how we as adults can support creative and attractive play experiences for and with children.
All our training courses are inclusive, informal and fun. Timings and duration all training courses are flexible. Our courses will suit parents, carers, teachers, managers, etc as all our training is designed and adjusted to meet the number of delegates and organisers’ training requirements.
Grumpy Salford and Blackpool offer excellent venues for all the courses with in-house resources and creche facilities. Organisers booking courses at Grumpy venues will qualify for preferential room hire rates.
Training Courses Available
- Remember Play Matters (5 hours) – an introductory session that explores our own memories of playing.
- i play (15 hours) – an exploration of the creative nature of children’s play. Remembering the nature of play and recognizing the role of the adult in supporting children’s play.
- Playing Out (30 hours) - Level 2. A NEW and short Grumpy Level 2 SkillsActive (initial endorsement) Course to explore the nature of children’s outdoor play, consider the importance of this to health and well-being and outline how adults can develop attractive and challenging outdoor play spaces. This tailored made programme is aimed at all adults who may have playful contact with children - playworkers, play rangers, parents, carers, teachers, managers in play settings, nursery & early years workers, childminders… The programme is very playful, and considers why outdoor play is important and how adults can best support children’s opportunities to play out. It will introduce a range of skills and approaches that will significantly enchance children’s outdoor play.
- Play & Creativity (40 hours) – Level 2/3 NVQ module fully endorsed by SkillsActive, London – this informal and fun course explores in detail the key assumptions associated with the work we do with children. The course ofers an appreciation of the creative processes and nature of children’s play, and an understanding of supporting children’s spirit of creativity and imagination. It provides an opportunity to learn new creative techniques and skills to identify key qualities associated with play and creativity.
- Grumpy Creative Making Ways with Waste Adult Training – minimum 3 hours. Hands-on training designed and developed to build confidence, learn new skills and techniques to work with Grumpy recycled scrap and new material. Fun, inclusive and informal with emphasis on hands-on activities designed to encompass equality and diversity.
For more Grumpy training information & costs, please contact: Ruth Northall, Play Training & Education Coordinator: Telephone 0161 737 1644 or email ruthn@grumpy.org.uk
