Sheffield Play Partnership

Sheffield Play Partnership Promoting the benefits of play and playwork for the benefit of children across Sheffield. Winner of the 2026 Move More Changemaker Award 🏆

In 2014 local residents and community organisations took over the management of the two adventure playgrounds in Sheffield, located in Pitsmoor and Highfields, following a campaign to save these vital community facilities from potential closure. Management committee members, community supporters and staff from both adventure playgrounds have regularly been in touch to exchange information, ideas a

nd support. Concerned with the growing fragmentation of play services we joined up with colleagues at Manor After School Kids Klub (MASKK) and the Friends of Richmond Park, both organisations providing different types of play and activities for children in their communities.

We had over 60 people from across 31 different settings attend our Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 on Tuesday! ...
21/05/2026

We had over 60 people from across 31 different settings attend our Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 on Tuesday! What a great day it was and thank you to everyone who came and contributed to all of our discussions around play in Sheffield.

More photos to come soon but here's some of the lovely feedback and reflections from the day that we couldn't wait to share with you all.

Sarah and Joe will be away over the next week or so having a well earned rest, so bear with us as we take a little longer to respond.

20/05/2026

8 of our team members had a great day yesterday taking part in the first Sheffield Play Partnership Play Conference. Team members took part in various sessions and will bring new ideas and thoughts. Days like yesterday are important as they help us ensure that we are continuously reflecting on our practice and developing to be the best we can. It is also great to meet others from across the city and region to share ideas and encourage each other.

⚠️ The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 is officially SOLD OUT! ⚠️Thank you to everyone that has booked on - we ...
11/05/2026

⚠️ The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 is officially SOLD OUT! ⚠️

Thank you to everyone that has booked on - we can't wait to see you at the conference next Tuesday 19th May at Adventures. An email will be sent out later this week with further information about the conference. Please do let us know if you are no longer able to make it.

To those who have not managed to get tickets, we are sorry not to see you but we have limited capacity. We do hope to make this an annual event and not just an inaugural one!

The Move More Changemaker Award is now part of the furniture (Jarvis isn't, we're just not in the office right now)! We ...
07/05/2026

The Move More Changemaker Award is now part of the furniture (Jarvis isn't, we're just not in the office right now)! We are proud to be supporting a network of playful people across Sheffield who are ensuring that children can access their right to play and getting them moving. This award is for everyone in Sheffield making this happen.

You can come and hear more about all things play at the Sheffield Play Conference 2026 in a couple of weeks (there are just a few tickets remaining now!)

Pitsmoor Adventure Playground M.A.S.K.K Highfield Adventure Playground

"I enjoyed the activities and they helped us to put ourselves in the place of the children. The questions encouraged dis...
06/05/2026

"I enjoyed the activities and they helped us to put ourselves in the place of the children. The questions encouraged discussion and different perspectives...thank you especially to Lucy for hosting well and sharing her wisdom & experience kindly."

We received this lovely feedback from one of the participants on our Discovering Play course at Stradbroke earlier this year. Lucy is the Play and Family Support Manager at Highfield Adventure Playground and also one of our trainers. We love to shout about our trainers and the amazing work they do! Well done Lucy ✨

Our next FREE Discovering Play Level 1 course (and last one for a little while) is taking place at Zest and starts in a month on Thursday 4th June. Book on now through our website.

Post bank holiday blues? Well, here's something to cheer you up - The Wood Fired Pizza Company will be catering at Sheff...
05/05/2026

Post bank holiday blues? Well, here's something to cheer you up - The Wood Fired Pizza Company will be catering at Sheffield Play Conference 2026! 🍕😋

This is included in the ticket price 💸

Gluten free, dairy free, lactose free and halal options will be available.

Tickets are selling fast so if you haven't booked yours already, make sure to book on soon so as not to miss out!

30/04/2026

The consultation on the draft National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Playwork is now open – and with the deadline approaching, The Playwork Foundation will be hosting a final “catch‑all” w…

We are getting very excited for The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 next month and we hope you are too! If you'...
30/04/2026

We are getting very excited for The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 next month and we hope you are too! If you're looking for a reason to come, here are three more great speakers and activities to give you a good reason to book your ticket today!

🎻 The Buskers Guide to Behaviour and Q & A Session with Shelly Newstead, PARS Playwork - Shelly will be speaking all about her book 'The Buskers Guide to Behaviour', which takes a unique look at the theory and practice of working children’s behaviour in group settings, and she will also be running a Q & A session on everything PARS related!

☁️ Play Sufficiency in Sheffield with Christina Tatham, University of Sheffield - In this session, we will generate creative, innovative, radical ideas using ‘blue sky’ thinking to imagine what Sheffield could look like if we shift our perspective and accept play is an essential part of the city’s services and infrastructure.

🔥 Food and Fire with Rosa Curtis, Playworker and Forest Schools Lead, Pitsmoor Adventure Playground - Come and play with food and fire! There will be a few different snacks to try cooking on the fire, and an opportunity to chat about the joys and challenges of campfire cooking with kids in a play setting.

Book on now at: https://sheffieldplay.org.uk/sheffield-play-conference/

We've had a fun work trip out to Heeley City Farm today as we've had a couple of Pharmacy Students from The University ...
29/04/2026

We've had a fun work trip out to Heeley City Farm today as we've had a couple of Pharmacy Students from The University of Sheffield on a Community Placement project with us the past few months. We've been showing them all kinds of different community projects around the city and what better day to go see all the amazing work that Heeley City Farm do! ☀️ 🐷🐐

We hope you are getting excited for The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 in just over 3 weeks now! Lanyards are ...
27/04/2026

We hope you are getting excited for The Inaugural Sheffield Play Conference 2026 in just over 3 weeks now! Lanyards are being delivered, food has been confirmed (more on that soon!), and the second round of speakers and activities is here!

☔ The Muddy Puddle Teacher (Sarah Seaman) - Muddy Puddle Teacher provides expert-led outdoor learning training, activities and resources for EYFS and primary teachers across the UK. Join for a hands-on, inspiring session all about outdoor play, creativity, and meaningful learning experiences in early years.

🤸🏾 Importance of Movement in Early Years and Promoting an Active Start for children and families with Adam Fuller, Yorkshire Sport Foundation - Adam oversees the development of the Active Start programme across South Yorkshire, a training and development opportunity supporting practitioners to increase daily movement minutes for children, and to support parents and carers to move more at home and in their community.

🧪 More than the Sum of its Parts with Steve Pool and Tony Read - Exploring loose parts play through practical hands-on experimentation.

More to be announced later this week. Get yourself booked on now at https://sheffieldplay.org.uk/sheffield-play-conference/

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