An Indicator Species is an organism whose presence, absence, or abundance helps biologists infer the health of an ecosystem.

In cities, one of the most important Indicator Species is children.

The more of them there are playing in the streets, the healthier the…

The 'Ministry of Imagination Manifesto' is now out. What would policymaking look like if it was rooted in deep imagination? With thanks to Boomtown Festival Wake The Tiger Bath Spa University Moral Imaginations Transition Network and Team Love. Please share far and wide. robhopkins.net/2024/04/15/min…

What a privilege to find our way into such a rich and diverse set of ideas. Ours is that play sufficiency might provide a unifying narrative and common mission under which efforts could be coordinated to enable. More children to play, in more places, more of the time. #Play

The Society of Play

The principle of ‘play sufficiency’:

'... It would ensure all children had a sufficient opportunity to play & everybody who had influence over children paid due account to those responsibilities & responded in an appropriate way.'

- Ben Tawil
Ludicology

Dame Rachel de Souza – ‘Children’s views must be central to election manifestos’ dlvr.it/T5Z4DC

Thank you to everyone who has ordered printed copies of our 'Playwork guides' so far.

There are still a limited number available to order for free if you live or work in Wales, plus a small postage fee.

For more information, visit: play.wales/news/play-wale…

We’re putting together a funding application to celebrate 10 years of Playbox (this October) with the hopes of supporting 10 further communities (anywhere in the UK) to have @playbox01 resident for a month in 2025
Will you let us know if this would be of interest to you?

Putting final touches to our presentation Take a Risk on Play. Presenting to #OzPlayConference #Conference24 later this morning. Excited to share stories, experiences, concepts, theories and tools with all the playful folk across the water in Melbourne. 👍

In case you missed it… Our latest publication is a summary of the forthcoming review of research into children’s play, social policy and practice, 'Playing and being well'.

Written by Wendy Russell 💙, and Mike Barclay and Ben Tawil of Ludicology.

👉 play.wales/publications_c…

Fabulous to listen to Ben and Mike Ludicology at Active Travel Cafe advocating for #playsufficiency and making the links to access, mobility and active travel 🙌🙌

We’re thrilled to have Ludicology with us this evening! Followed by The Ranty Highwayman on designs that can trap people. Still time to sign up via activetravelcafe.org.uk. 5-6.15pm Tues 13th February.

Excited to present Active Travel Cafe about play and play sufficiency at neighbourhood, local authority and national levels, with examples from Leeds CC and Sandwell MBC, and Welsh LA’s and community groups.

Tue 13th February 2024, 5-6.15 pm.
Sign-up👉 activetravelcafe.org.uk

🫶 It’s #ChildrensMentalHealth Week (5 – 11 Feb)

Our info sheet explains how play helps children to experience, understand and manage their thoughts and feelings, and supports their mental health.

Take a look 👇
play.wales/publications_c…

#ChildrensMentalHealth #Play

Child Friendly Leeds PlaySufficiencyLeeds Ludicology Here’s Jenny talking our students through Ludicology’s play sufficiency model.

Worth a listen for anyone interested in active travel and play. Walkable, scootable, wheelable streets that work for children massively extend the variety of spaces children can access for play. One thing Ludicology helped us see was the value in the spaces between play places.