Imagine making play your life’s work. In today’s podcast, I talk with professional playworker and child advocate, Marc Armitage, who has done just that. We are chatting all about the role of adults and he asks us what is our agenda when it comes to providing play opportunities for children. ?  Marc Shares: How his journey got startedHow playwork differs from other approaches to working with childrenThat playwork is a unique way of connecting with childrenHow playworkers balance the need for children to have autonomy with the need to ensure their safetyThe role of playworkers in play in developing and maintaining play environmentsHow playworkers can create play spaces that are open-ended and allow for a wide range of play opportunitiesHis definition of risky playAbout the risky play diet.Strategies to help children develop a sense of risk assessment and decision making when it comes to risky playThe new types of risky playWhy is it critical that we allow children the opportunity to play on their own termsHis favourite type of adventurous play?  Opt In for FREE Downloadables?  Links and ResourcesConnect with MarcWebsiteFacebookTwitterMarc at Play on TOUR? Guest DetailsMarc Armitage is an consultant, researcher and writer in children’s play, playing and Playwork. He began his professional career as a playworker in the early 1980s with a local organisation in the UK, Hull Community Playschemes Association, and since then has worked as a field playworker, an adventure playground worker, a double decker playbus worker, a local authority play development officer, a university lecturer, research associate and a company director. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In? Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts  SpotifyGoogle Podcasts