Sunday 22 July 2012

Plastic fantastic...

I need your fantastic plastic. Not your cards - but plastic pots, plastic containers, yog pots, spoons in any variety of materials and guttering and tubing which small balls can travel through! It's for various science projects.

Please contact me if you require a special fast-paced, energetic and educationally stimulating Olympian event, such as the Edinburgh Olympian and Midlothian Olympian events I have recently written and delivered. More details can be found on the Scottish Storytelling Centre website: http://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk/events/event_display.asp?id=4823


Tuesday 3 July 2012

Cracking Developments

MAP (Midlothian Association of Play) have put me through an Emergency First Aid course. Forget Vinnie Jones and 'Staying Alive' - Nelly the Elephant is the recommended tune of choice to perform CPR effectively. (I had a little cooperation from Jimmy the dummy).

As per my previous post, as well as being one of MAPs nominated on-site First Aiders during the project, I will also be their driver, play worker and play session developer.

I am now also Disclosure Scotland PVG registered (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) through MAP.

Another exciting development is that Words and Action has been asked to deliver four Olympian events at various MAP play scheme projects throughout the summer! So looks like I'll be wearing a multitude of hats over the summer!


Monday 2 July 2012

MAP: A new direction over the summer

Some more exciting news...

I have been offered employment over the summer with the organisation Midlothian Association of Play.

I will be their first aider, driver, sessional playworker. I will work in a team covering designated free-play projects across Midlothian. I am also a play session developer working alongside multi-agencies and developing play sessions for their events, together with a colleague from the youth work course I've just completed.