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Playwork was created as a new way of working with children in the adventure playgrounds set up across the UK just after the Second World

I have always hated public speaking, for as long as I can remember. Fear of ridicule, fear of rejection, fear of embarrassment. You name it,

Exciting news! We are currently finalising our new Level 2 and Level 3 PARS Customised Qualifications, which we are hoping will be accredited by NCFE.

I first came across A.S. Neill when I embarked on my doctoral research programme. At the time, there was a dearth of accessible playwork literature,

Common Threads has been approved by NCFE as an international Award Centre and will begin offering accredited playwork qualifications around the world in the next

  I observed a 3-year old boy, who stood near a swing made of rope with a wooden seat. The boy saw an older girl

Exciting times for PARS playwork – download our recent newsletters! PARS News no. 1 Sept 2018 PARS News no. 2 Dec 2018 PARS News no.

In January 2021, Shanghai opened its first PARS adventure playground in YangpuDistrict. Located in the biggest community garden in Shanghai, this place was originallydesigned as

First published in 2005, The Busker’s Guide to Inclusion has consistently been our second most popular Busker’s Guide, with over 15,000 copies sold all over

Following feedback from the growing playwork field around the world, the Board of International Journal of Playwork Practice are very pleased to announce that International Journal of Playwork Practice (formerly Journal

Fiona Fan, who took part in a PARS Masterclass in Shanghai, China, describes how she used the PARS model to allow kindergarten children to explore

The PARS model contains twelve techniques which practitioners use to help children follow their own interests from a ‘safe enough’ perspective. Lucas Devolder, who works

On 19th October 2020 we held our first ever PARS playwork conference -12 hours and online, it may have been the world’s first ‘open access’

Like PARS practice itself, every PARS training course turns out differently, depending on the participants and their experience. However, PARS trainers around the world find