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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£589.7K
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Spending
£695.5K
Public benefits
PlayBoard’s direct beneficiaries are children, young people, parents, carers, child-minders, playworkers and play based organisations. Further the children & young people who are supported by those organisations can be viewed as indirect beneficiaries. Benefits from PlayBoard’s purposes are: Increased effectiveness and efficiency of community
and voluntary sector organisations concerned with the provision of play based activities in Northern Ireland, resulting in enhanced outcomes and service delivery and, consequently an improved quality of life for those children & young people; Increased self-awareness, resilience, competence and confidence among children & young people. The development of children and young people’s social skills and abilities and an enhanced sense of purpose and fulfilment through play; Enhanced knowledge and capacity of children, young people parents, carers, child-minders, playworkers and play based organisations to make healthier lifestyle choices through play; Increased knowledge, understanding and awareness of the importance of play opportunities in supporting child development among beneficiaries involved in delivering play based activities; Enhanced ability of the play sector to provide advice & information to statutory sector bodies and agencies, funders and others to exert a positive influence on the development of policy and practice for play; Provide statutory authorities and others with opportunities to connect with young people in a positive manner. The immediate beneficiaries are those community and voluntary sector organisations and statutory bodies and agencies and others concerned with play provision activities; Raised awareness about the child’s right to play and the cultivation of a society that favours equality and diversity and challenges prejudice related to the right to play in Northern Ireland; Improved governance within Management Committee’s; resulting in improved sustainability of their community Play Groups or Childcare centres; Connecting children & young people to their communities through play, resulting in positive citizenship and behavioural change; Increased opportunities for children & young people to engage in play activities that bring both communities and people together, leading to greater social cohesion, improvements in health and fitness, well-being and personal fulfilment; Enhanced mental health and well-being of children and young people which builds self-esteem, independence, resilience and respect for self and others. Through advice, support, training and play based activities beneficiaries are supported to develop new skills and coping mechanisms. Benefits will be evidenced in the following ways: PlayBoard operates an outcomes based accountability framework, which is used to measures the impact of all areas of work. The following mechanisms are used to measure impact: Feedback and evaluations of the work and impact from children & young people who participate in PlayBoard programmes and who participate within the play organisations PlayBoard provide support, advice and training. This enables PlayBoard to conduct internal reports of the play based organisations concerned and carryout both internal and external evaluations of both their work and that of PlayBoard. Evidence is derived from engagement and feedback from children & young people, community and voluntary sector representatives, reports produced by statutory sector bodies and agencies as well as funders and other likeminded organisations. Evidence of impact is gleaned through analysis of social policy wherein play is now included; Regular satisfaction and impact surveys are conducted with PlayBoard members, Schoolage childcare providers, parents, carers and interested stakeholders. Private Benefits and harm We can confirm that there no private benefits and our purpose’s are not harmful to any of the identified beneficiaries
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
PlayBoard will promote any charitable purposes to advocate the provision of play facilities, services and training for recreation, leisure and play for the benefit of children and young people, being play facilities and services of which such persons have need, by reason of their youth, poverty, disablement or social and economic circumstances, and
which will improve the conditions of their life for such persons by promoting their physical, social and emotional wellbeing. PlayBoard provides a range of innovative services designed to strengthen both individuals and the play sector. PlayBoard has campaigned, lobbied, raised awareness and developed partnerships in order to put children and young people’s play on the agenda of policy makers and resource providers. PlayBoard promotes, creates and develops quality play opportunities aimed at improving children’s play experiences, holistic development and overall quality of life. Our vision is of ‘A society where the Right to Play is realised”. In seeking to achieve our vision, PlayBoard will • The design, development and delivery of play training programmes aimed at both the playwork sector as well as the wider sectors that have an interest in play; • Leading on the completion of research aimed at highlighting the impact of play on individuals and communities; • Proactively engaging with government departments with a view to influencing policy and practice; • Advocating and lobbying for children and young people’s right to play; • Providing support, advice and guidance to Schoolage childcare providers across Northern Ireland, • The delivery of focused area based community development projects focused on enhancing the play experience within communities and reclaiming playspaces back to and for the children and young people; • Providing support, guidance and delivering training sessions to over 90 member groups located across Northern Ireland.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Carers
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Community safety/crime prevention
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Interface communities
- Parents
- Physical disabilities
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Education/training
- General charitable purposes
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Playgroup/after schools
- Research/evaluation
- Sport/recreation
- Youth development
