Different kinds of playwork, and different kinds of playworker are needed in different contexts and by different communities. The play workers at Baltic Street take on roles which are specific to our site, the wider context we work in, their own personalities and the interests and needs of our community of children. The best way to find out more about them and what they do is drop in. The following links are good places to start if you are interested in finding out more
Playwork Code of Practice 2007- PATH
Playwork Primer – Penny Wilson
Playwork Principles – PlayWales
Journal of Playwork Practice, Policy Press and Common Threads
Play Deprivation: Impact, Consequences and the Potential of Playwork, PlayWales