PlayBoard NI

22/08/2026

Join our FREE online information session on financial support available to working parents.

🟣 25 August, 12-1pm
🟣 26 August, 7-8pm

Delivered by Employers For Childcare, the session is suitable for both parents and childcare providers.

Find out about support available through:

* Universal Credit
* Tax Credits
* Childcare Vouchers
* Tax-Free Childcare
* Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS).

Book online at https://PBFinancialSupport0826.eventbrite.co.uk

21/08/2026

Our Inclusive Play team have been sharing a number of helpful resources over the summer, including videos on sensory integration, summer play activities, and top tips for parenting neurodivergent children.

🎥 If you've missed any - catch up on our playlist on YouTube 👇

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

21/08/2026

Thanks to staff from Action Mental Health, Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, and PlayBoard colleagues for joining us this week for Trauma-Informed Practice Training.

20/08/2026

Alan Herron, PlayBoard CEO, joined Chris Quinn, Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, at a recent event on the incorporation of children’s rights into local legislation.

🎥 Watch as Alan highlights the importance of listening to the voice of the child and why incorporation would enhance the lives of children and young people, as well as wider society.

20/08/2026

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! We have two great opportunities to join our team:

🟣 SEN Inclusive Play Development Officer

The successful applicant will be responsible for delivering an inclusive play programme within schools across Northern Ireland as part of the Department of Education’s SEN Reform Agenda.

* Salary: Pts 23-25 £30,151 – £32,020
* Hours per week: 35

🟣 OUR Generation Project Administrator

The successful applicant will work with the Service Delivery & Development Co-ordinator to ensure the efficient delivery of administrative support services to PlayBoard’s play-based playwork community relations programme, delivered as part of the OUR Generation Project.

* Salary: Pts 18-22 (£27,344- £29,439) pro-rata to 4-day week
* Hours per week: 28

For further details go to www.playboard.org/jobs

Closing date: Friday 4 September 2026 at 5:00pm



𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘗𝘌𝘈𝘊𝘌𝘗𝘓𝘜𝘚, 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘜 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 (𝘚𝘌𝘜𝘗𝘉).

19/08/2026

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿/𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 - help shape the future of play in Northern Ireland!

We are seeking enthusiastic, committed, and forward-thinking individuals to join our voluntary Board of Trustees.

Whether you are an experienced Trustee or looking for your first Board role, this is an opportunity to use your skills, knowledge and experience to help shape the future of one of Northern Ireland’s leading children’s charities.

For further details go to www.playboard.org/volunteer-board-member-trustee-opportunity

Closing date: Monday 14 September 2026 at 4:00pm.

18/08/2026

Next up in our series of top tips for parents of neurodivergent children: What are my child's strengths? Becca, from PlayBoard's Inclusive Play team, discusses discovering and celebrating your child's individual strengths.

18/08/2026

Last week, Shelly joined Connect Laois to facilitate a workshop on the importance of play in early childhood.

The session focused on the role of play in children's learning, development and well-being, the many and varied benefits of play, and how early years practitioners can intentionally support and enrich play in practice.

Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Find out about PlayBoard training at www.playboard.org/play-services

Department of Children, Disability and Equality An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige - Department of Education and Youth

17/08/2026

Outdoor Play Research Centre launches at University of Exeter with landmark study into children’s play

Researchers found children are now nearly 11 when they start playing outdoors without supervision for the first time. That’s over a year older than their parents’ generation, with parents reporting they played outdoors at age nine.

Read more👇

The new Outdoor Play Research Centre has launched at the University of Exeter with a landmark study into children’s play which found children start outdoor play later than ever. Researchers found children are now nearly

17/08/2026

Join our FREE online information session on financial support available to working parents.

🟣 25 August, 12-1pm
🟣 26 August, 7-8pm

Delivered by Employers For Childcare, the session is suitable for both parents and childcare providers.

Find out about support available through:
* Universal Credit
* Tax Credits
* Childcare Vouchers
* Tax-Free Childcare
* Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS).

Book online at https://PBFinancialSupport0826.eventbrite.co.uk