Marc Armitage in Australia!

Marc Armitage is one of the leading experts on PLAY in the UK and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars around the world. He has consulted to various governments in the UK and internationally on the transformative role of play in education and how play not only improves student learning outcomes but can also assist in driving whole of school change. Marc researched and authored the independent evaluation of the UK version of the POD.

The seminar will explore some of the issues on playgrounds, identifying what is actually causing the problem on most school playgrounds and presenting very simple, cheap but effective methods for dealing with them, including:

• the role of recess time in the context of the whole school day
• the three main causes of problems on the school playground
• some international comparisons
• some simple, effective solutions

At this seminar, Play for Life will also deliver a short information session on the Play for Life POD for new schools.

Please note: this event is for teachers and educators only and is not open to the general public.

Registration form is attached here. There are five speaking dates in various locations across regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne. See attached registration form below for details.