Amazing! That’s what we’re into…

NEW: The closure of youth clubs in the 2010s led to increased offending and worse GSCE results.

Teenagers entitled to free school meals were most affected.

Read @carmenvillaecon’s briefing: https://buff.ly/4fIiRK7

Read the working paper: https://buff.ly/3APnHq6

We have arrived here on Bluesky 👋🏻 hello play advocates and anyone enthusiastic about playful cities and the rights of children and young people

Time to reclaim the word, PLAY is not a dirty word, it's a child's right, enshrined in the UNCRC and in our statutory EYFS.