Poole Play Strategy Action Plan 2010 – 2012
Priorities /Actions / Outcomes / Reference to other plans etc. / Timescale / Lead Agency /Officer / Resources /EMBEDDING PLAY IN LOCAL PRIORITIES
1) Planning and Partnership Working - /a) The Bournemouth and Poole Play Strategy will contribute to Poole’s Children’s and Young People’s Plan and Local Strategic Plan / Play is recognised as having a central role in contributing to the ECM outcomes for CYP / B&P play Strategy
Poole CYP Plan / Annually / Children’s Services
Vicky Wales /
b) The Poole Play Champion to continue to promote and take the lead on play within the council / Children’s Trust and Council members are aware of the key priorities for Play within Poole and its contribution to national performance indicators / B&P Play Strategy / Ongoing / Cllr Tony Woodcock/
Vicky Wales /
c) Poole Play Strategy Group to co-ordinate approach to identifying and developing play opportunities in response to the needs and desires of children and young people. / A co-ordinated approach to play activities throughout Poole is established, and fed through to the Joint Partnership forum / B&P Play Strategy / Bi-monthly meetings
Quarterly Partnership meetings / CYPIS – Vicky Wales / Annie Draper/ /
d) Poole Play Strategy Group to seek wider representation from other agencies including Health, Planning, Transport, Housing and Community Safety to ensure priorities for play are included in their plans and linked to national and local performance indicators / Play is embedded in local priorities and identified in a wider range of cross cutting local strategic plans / LSP
CYPP
B&P Play Strategy / By September 2010 / CYPIS /
Annie Draper /
e) Ensure one Play Shaper event is hosted in Poole to engage wider partners, jointly organised by Children’s and Leisure Services / Key partners who plan, design, build and manage public space understand the importance of children’s play and their role in it. / B&P Play Strategy / End July 2010 / CYPIS Annie Draper/ Leisure Richard Nicolson / Play Shaper facilitated programme /
f) Ensure local indicator set for Play are agreed and included in relevant strategic plans for Poole, and that national play indicators are achieved / Children and young people and local communities can see improvements in play provision and are satisfied with play spaces and opportunities in Poole / End March 2011 / CYPIS Vicky Wales/ Leisure Services – Clive Smith /
g). Hold an annual conference or event to promote the benefits of Play and the Play Strategy for Poole. / Greater understanding and integration of play strategy by services ,organisations and local communities. / B&P Play Strategy / Annually / B&P lead Officers /
h) Poole Play Strategy Action Plan to be reviewed and updated in line with other plans in Poole and Priorities identified for 2010 – 12 / Better play provision in Poole is further developed and all services/agencies engaged with Play agenda. / B&P Play Strategy / By March 2010 / CYPIS / Annie Draper / Leisure Richard Nicholson /
2) Participation /
a). To consult with children and young people in the design, planning, delivery and evaluation of Play projects in Poole / Children and young people are enabled to have greater involvement in designing, planning and running play projects / Poole 0-19 Participation Strategy / By end July 09 for Playbuilder Yr 1 / CYPIS
Christine White / Participation team /
b). Support a range of participation forums to strengthen children and young people’s input to planning play provision in Poole / Children and young people are enabled to have greater involvement in designing, planning and running play projects / Poole 0-19 Participation Strategy / Ongoing / CYPIS
Christine White /
c) .To take positive action to involve groups of hard to reach children and young people / More children take part in planning a wider range of inclusive play experiences / CYP Plan / Ongoing / CYPIS
Christine White /
d) Evaluation of local Play projects play areas including Big lottery, Playbuilder. / CYP and families contribute to decision making re effectiveness and sustainability of local projects / Playbuilder
B&P Play Strategy / End March 2011 / CYPIS Christine White / Playbuilder revenue grant/ BLt grant /
3. Sustainability /
a). The outcomes of consultation and involvement of CYP and local communities will inform decisions on joint commissioning, planning and resources for play and for seeking external funds, identifying and maximising existing resources. / On-going funding for play provision is identified through Children’s Trust Board or external funding streams to sustain successful projects / Report to Poole PCP, and Overview Group / Poole Play Strategic Group
Vicky Wales /
c) Schools to be supported via the Extended Services initiative and Building Schools for the Future to provide wider access to use of their facilities for local communities / The use of school facilities within communities is increased for play / /
By 2011
/Jacky Westmaas
/d) To support Voluntary and Community organisations in Poole to develop play opportunities for CYP through external funding streams / Existing Play projects in Poole which are delivering good outcomes are sustained / From October 2010 / Anthony Rogers/ Gemma Wilton,
Leisure Services /
e) To encourage the involvement of volunteers to support children, including those with disabilities in play activities such as young people training in care, CYP volunteers, local community groups / More young people will be involved in supporting disabled children in play
Reduce bullying / By 2010 / CYPIS
Christine White /
f) Ensure Section 106 planning obligations funds are used effectively to improve play opportunities in areas of / CYP are satisfied with local play provision ( N199) / New Open Spaces Strategy / Ongoing / R Nicholson/Leisure / BoP L17 funds /
PLAYING SAFELY
a) To provide play training, and inclusion training to volunteers and paid workers through PlayPlus - playwork training and Children’s workforce development. / High quality, inclusive play provision is ensured. / Ongoing / SQIPlay plus /
b). To explore and encourage use of play specific quality assurance schemes such as Quality in Play / High quality play provision ensured and standards developed / March 2011 / SQI /
d) Develop a ‘risk in play’ policy statement agreed by Insurers/Leisure/CYPS/Play Champion / CYP enjoy challenging play opportunities and learn to take risks. / B&P Play Strategy / End MarchJuly 2010 / Richard Nicholson, Leisure Services /
e) Play Projects to challenge risk management, developing a reasonable approach to equipment which is exciting and challenging / Children and young people own and manage risk in play activities and will be able to test boundaries, be challenged and take reasonable risks through play, while being kept safe from serious injury and death / Ongoing / Barnardos/
Leisure Services /
f) Ensure safe routes to play are identifed and developed / Improved safer access to play routes / Ongoing / Nick Ellis – Transportation Services /
MORE PLACES TO PLAY
a) Management and Evaluation of Big Lottery Play Portfolio / BL Play Projects in Poole are monitored and achieving outcomes / Joint B&P play Strategy / Quarterly to end September 2010 / CYPIS - Annie Draper / £11, 000 Big Lottery grant /CYPIS revenue /b) Poole Play Rangers
Provide Play ranger free open access supervised play activities after school and in holiday times focussed on areas of need in Poole and targeting 8- 13 years age ranges / 1. To provide good creative and free activities that stimulate and challenge children and young people or various abilities
2. Increase access to play for vulnerable children living in areas of need and or having additional needs
3. Increased community consultation and involvement including children and young people in planning and delivery of play initiatives / B&P play Strategy / End September 2010 / Barnardos
Christine Robinson / Big Lottery Grant
£195,196 plus Van ( BOP) /
c) Poole Fundays – 2007 - 2010
· To hold Family FunDays in school holidays encouraging family participation in play
· To develop resources and handbook for community groups to run Fundays in local communiites. / 1. To provide good creative and free activities that stimulate and challenge children and young people or various abilities
2. Increase access to play for vulnerable children living in areas of need and or having additional needs
3. Increased community consultation and involvement including children and young people in planning and delivery of play initiatives / B&P play Strategy / End Sept 2010 / Leisure Services
Anthony Rogers /Jan Hill / Big lottery Grant £55634 /
d) Poole Playbuilder 2009- 2011
· To consult with CYP and local communities on the design and planning of improved play areas
· 22 new or improved play areas in Poole identified and completed by March 2011 / 1. CYP aged 8- 13 years have access to 22 new or improved local play areas in Poole
2. CYP and local communities are involved in the design and delivery of the new play areas. / Play builder project Plan / April 2009 – March 2011 / Leisure Services
Richard Nicholson / £1.1m Capital
£45,000 revenue
Playbuilder Grant from DCSF /
e) Leisure Services will carry out a detailed audit of play provision and make recommendations for improvement and potential development of play areas at a Borough wide strategic level. / CYP have access to good quality play areas in their local community and are satisfied with the provision for their age range. / Leisure Services Strategy /Open spaces strategy / From end of Playbuilder starting 2011 / Leisure Services /
SUPPORTING PLAY THROUGH CHILDHOOD
a). Deliver projects that support parents learning how to play and parenting programmes such as PEEP - younger children learning through play with parents / Parents positively engaging with children and increasing learning and emotional health and well being / – Poole Parenting strategy/ Early year outcomes Duty / Ongoing / Strategy Manager, L&CC /b) To provide a range of play activities within the most vulnerable areas as part of the ongoing Children’s Centre and Every Child Matters agendas / Integrated working with agencies aligned to other strategies such as Extended Schools and Children’s Centres and their resources is put to full use / Early Years Outcomes Duty / Ongoing / Strategy Manager, L&CC /
c) Provide opportunities for CYP with complex needs to access supported play and leisure opportunities through Short Breaks scheme / CYP with disabilities have increased access to inclusive and specialist play opportunities / Aiming High / End March 2011 / CYPIS David Gillespie / Short Breaks funding /
d) Play Projects in Poole to align their work with Integrated youth support and development , targeting vulnerable groups / Young people are positively engaged, helping to reduce anti-social behaviour / CYP Plan/ 13- 19 Strategy / Ongoing / CYPIS Christine White /
e) Provide information to parents/carers, CYP, providers and practitioners on activites and play opportunities through Summer Sizzler brochure or Families Information Directory website/leisure Services website / Parents/carers, CYP , providers and practitioners have access to information in a variety of methods on play opportunities in Poole / CYP Information Strategy / Ongoing and by end May each year / CYPIS - Family Information Service /
Jacky Westmaas / Extended Schools funding /
f) Promote active play and travel opportunities and healthy lifestyle behaviour through Healthy Schools and South West Healthy Schools plus pilot. / Increased opportunities for active play and travel contribute to reduced obesity in children / SW Healthy Schools Plus / Ongoing
HS+ 2011 / PCT – Hilary Moody
And LA – Ruth Angel healthy Schools Programme Manager / Healthy Schools Plus funding
Sustrans /
g) Free access for Children in Care to play opportunities in Poole. / Children in Young People in Care achieve good health and engagement in their community through participation in play opportunities / Care Matters Enjoy and Achieve and Safe and Health Action Plans
Promoting Health and wellbeing of Looked after Children (DCSF) / Ongoing / Steve Murray and Delia Amos, Principal Managers, CYPSC / Financial Support to providers to allow for free access to provision. /
h) Improve opportunities for play through arts and cultural activities in the community for CYP / Children enjoy developing new skills and have increased access to creative play opportunities / Joint Arts Plan/ Culture and Community Learning plan / Ongoing / Nickola Moore, Cultural Services /
CHILD FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
a) All agencies to work with communities as well as children and young people to raise awareness regarding the value of play and to ensure equal opportunities, inclusion and access through delivery of local play opportunities ( e.g. Fundays, Children’s Centres, Shortbreaks) / Attitudes towards use of play space within communities are changed and community cohesion improved/ Anti – bullying strategy
Community safety Strategy
Safer Poole Partnership / Borough of Poole / Within existing resources /
b) To co-ordinate and map information about inclusive play provision and related services in Poole, disseminate this information to partners and the public / A directory of inclusive play provision will be available to those involved in children and young people’s play provision including parents and young people / CYP Information Strategy / By end March 2011 / Family Information services /Carole Ward / Within existing resources /
c). To seek to get Local Areas to discuss the use of public space for community development such as Community Days, Home Zones, Street Scene etc / Relationships of trust between different sectors of communities are developed and ensure the delivery of the Green/Open Space and other strategies / LSP /LAA / Annually / CYPIS - Vicky Wales/
Leisure Services /
d) To promote and increase community volunteer initiatives such as Friends of local parks and community gardens to provide informal supervision of play spaces and intergenerational opportunities / Children and young people feel risk of bullying in local play spaces reduced and intergenerational projects increase community co-hesion / March 2011 / CYPIS/ Leisure Services/ Community development /
e)To have regular publicity opportunities in the media, celebrating the achievements of children and young people, particularly through play projects / Community relations between generations are developed, encouraging better use of play spaces / CYP Plan / Ongoing / Sarah Austin, leisure services/ Christine White, CYPIS /
Final Version March 2010.