Children Make Places
Investigating children, play and the UK public realm
Children’s access to the public realm is currently heavily restricted – as much by physical barriers as by adult attitudes and anxieties. As heavy investment in play provision is currently set to deliver physical improvements, there is a need to address the wider social, cultural and political context in which the children’s public realm is being shaped.
- You and Yours, Radio 4: Disaffected youth Society has a dysfunctional relationship with its young people, according to a new report that’ll be published next month by the think tank Demos. 29th October 2007
- young people's mental health young people's mental health 25th July 2007
- Obesity in young people and parents Obesity in young people and parents 25th July 2007
- When did ?hanging around? become a social problem? | spiked When did ?hanging around? become a social problem? | spiked 19th July 2007
- Mosquito moves on nuisance youths (15 February 2006) Mosquito moves on nuisance youths (15 February 2006) 19th July 2007
- No time for play at new flagship school | News crumb | EducationGuardian.co.uk The most expensive state school in Britain will have no playground. The Cambridgeshire authorities in charge of the new £46.4m Thomas Deacon city academy in Peterborough believe a lack of outside space will avoid the danger of 'uncontrollable' groups of children running around at break time. 8th May 2007
- BBC - No playground for 'super school' BBC - No playground for 'super school' 6th May 2007
- Is there an even greater threat to children than lone parents? | Comment | Guardian Unlimited Politi Is there an even greater threat to children than lone parents? | Comment | Guardian Unlimited Politi 17th April 2007
- Comment is free | Out on the streets, the kids are scared too Comment is free | Out on the streets, the kids are scared too