1. WELCOME SPOTLIGHT SESSION 4

2. Play is good for your health – using play to explore learning and wellbeing for young women in Clackmannashire

3. Play Mentor Using play to improve self esteem, confidence and explore an alternative learning experience

4. What is Play Mentor? Small scale project - 12 places
Learning experiences
Challenge
Responsibility
Aspiration
Reflection and celebration of new skills and abilities
Working together as a team
Experiencing success
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Learning experiences- experiential learning, learning about play by playing, learning in college as an ‘adult atmosphere’ with tutors rather then teachers. Small group work so a chance to re-invent themselves. Working along side college students stepping up.
Challenge, tasks that were big for them, VERY well supported but adult sized tasks which progressed through out the programme
Responsibility- attendance, communications. Taking responsibility for their actions
Aspiration – Dream big..more about this later
Reflection- the 4 questions, What was fun? What sucked? What did you learn? Any surprises? Feeding back positively to each other at the end of each session
Fun
Discipline

5. Its Aim
To establish a positive pattern of well being, learning and aspiration for the participants.
MSW the building blocks for a positive adulthood

6. Recruitment supported by schools
Residential
College x10
Weekly placement x4 Nursery
Weekly placement x4 Primary School (inc. Games session)
Deliver games session to adults
Success ceremony

11. Working with children can be messy

12. Working with young people can be even messier

13. Play Mentor A S3 Struggling with friendship groups
Nervous in group work
Good attendance for Play Mentor
Steps up nursery placement
Back chat
Low self esteem
Bullied
Catches the bus by herself!
Asked to leave the programme in week 10
MSW
Jade

14. Play Mentor B A ‘loner’ Dyslexic, history of failing at school
School refuser from primary school
Struggles to manage her anxiety
Non-smoker (!)
Transport triumph
Fantastic at learning by doing
Aspirations
Very positive feedback from placements
Volunteering at Cat’s Protection League
Staying on for S5
Abbie

15. The Way Forward maryscottwatson@nhs.net pamela.vannan@nhs.net
Play is our brain’s favourite way of learning

16. QUESTIONS?