Play Leadership 100 Hours Certificate Course

Course

Online

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Play Leadership course online. Understand the importance of play.  A valuable course for anyone working, or wishing to work with children as well as anyone wanting to expand their understanding and knowledge of child development through play and safety in play. Our staff have experience training play leaders since the late 1970s

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Online

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About this course

Explain the purpose of play in the cognitive, physical and social development of a child.
Determine the skills required to carry out a play leadership role in different situations
Plan for a supervised children's play program.
To develop a basic understanding of the impact of play upon the psychological development of a child.
To determine appropriate measures to take to protect a child's safety when at play, while minimising any interference which might diminish the quality of the play experience.
Explain options for physical play activities, including games and sports, in a supervised play program.
Develop an understanding of options for social play activities, in a supervised play program.
To develop a basic ability to plan, establish and manage a supervised adventure
To develop an ability to evaluate a range of different play apparatus, including playground structures, toys, sports equipment, commenting on quality, safety features, appropriate applications and cost benefit.
To broaden your scope of opportunities that can be offered for children to play, appropriate to a wide range of different situations. 

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This centre's achievements

2017

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The average rating is higher than 3.7

More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months

This centre has featured on Emagister for 15 years

Subjects

  • Play
  • Leadership

Course programme

There are 10 lessons:

  1. Understanding Play
  2. Leadership Skills
  3. Planning Play Programs
  4. Child Development through Play
  5. Play Safety
  6. Physical Play
  7. Social Play
  8. Adventure Playground.
  9. Play Apparatus
  10. Activities plus Special Project

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Play Leadership 100 Hours Certificate Course

Price on request