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Professional Development, Training and Educational Resources for the people who work with young children.

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Knowing What Works Matters...And Knowing How To Get It to Work Matters More!

The Play People is a professional learning hub that brings together professional development, consultancy and ready-to-use Early Years resources created with practitioner insight, quality assurance expertise and a lot of love!

Through training workshops, webinars, consultation and mentoring, we work directly with Early Years educators, nurseries and schools, bringing together practitioner insight and quality assurance expertise. Focused on impact and how children learn, we support you in designing plans and provisions that enhance teacher capacity, child agency and outcomes.

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Explore our downloadable e-books, playscripts, planning packs, curriculum resources, CPD presentations, Parent Workshop presentations and practical tools, all designed for real Early Years settings and ready to take into practice.

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Playscript · Printable PDF

Little Red Riding Hood Playscript

“Stay on the path, Little Red!” but who knew she would wander off! Get your hands on this charming retelling and stage playscript for ages 3–5, with speaking parts, costume ideas and three sing-along choir songs.

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E-book · PDF

Loose Parts Play: A Practitioner's Handbook

Setting up, resourcing and documenting loose parts provision from birth to five, with risk-benefit templates.

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Playscript · PDF

The Three Billy Goats Gruff Playscript

A read-aloud script for nursery and reception with simple staging notes, props list and repeated refrains.

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