A history of play provision in the UK
Raymond Wills entered play work as a Community Service Volunteer in the early 1960s. Throughout his time in play work, he was an active member of numerous play bodies, Play Councils, regional play associations and national...Read more
Children’s Society tackling exploitation in three key city hubs
The Children’s Society has invested more than two million pounds on a national programme aimed at tackling child exploitation in and around the cities of Manchester, London and the West Midlands. Over the next three years,...Read more
Child in the City’s new expert scientific committee
Global children’s rights advocate Child in the City has unveiled a new expert scientific committee, who will be responsible for the content and programming of future events. It’s the first step in the restructuring of the...Read more
Give young people a voice on global issues
“Young people must become a key part of decision-making processes if global goals for tackling climate challenge and sustainable development goals are to be met”. That’s the conclusion of Asif Iftakhar and Nishat Tabassum, youth...Read more
Innocent objects could help Europol identify child abuse victims
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, is seeking help to identify these random objects seen in the background of child abuse images which could help crack cases. A shampoo bottle, a magazine cover or even wallpaper...Read more
Free learning support at Viennese schools
In order to provide equal opportunities for all children, the City of Vienna launched the “Förderung 2.0“ programme in 2014. It offers free learning support for pupils aged 6 to 14 years and thereby reduces the parents’...Read more
War and poverty threaten a billion children
More than one billion children, many of whom live in city slums, are threatened by conflict, poverty or discrimination against girls, says Save the Children. The global charity’s new report, The Many Faces of Exclusion, looks at...Read more
Ireland votes on abortion – what you need to know
The Republic of Ireland is holding a referendum on May 25 that could dramatically change its stance on abortion. Here’s a rundown of what is happening, when and why. What is Ireland voting on? The referendum is...Read more
Attentive adults increase children’s ability to empathise
Adults play a large part in helping children to develop empathy at an early age, according to new research carried out in Sweden. Researchers at Lund University found that adults engaging with children in social situations...Read more
Share good practice at Child in the City World Conference 2018
Not only content with being universally recognised as the city of music, Vienna will also this year become the city of children. As host of Child in the City World Conference 2018, Austria’s capital will...Read more
How parents can support children after traumatic events
Many children will be exposed to a traumatic situation – where there is a threat to life or serious injury – at some point in their childhood. Such events can range from serious road or...Read more
Policy for play needs a long-term approach
In this second part of an adaptation of his presentation to the Child in the City international seminar in London last month, Adrian Voce suggests that creating optimum conditions for children to play as their...Read more
Watch the webinar replay of the Child in the City International Seminar
The Child in the City International Seminar in London about Children’s Play in the Urban Environment earlier this month was very inspirational. Did you miss this event? We are happy to announce that all plenary...Read more
Play sufficiency is a question of spatial justice
Wales is the first country in the world to legislate specifically for children’s play. In this latest in our series of interviews to coincide with today’s conference on Children’s Play in the Urban Environment, Mike Barclay and Ben...Read more