Playwork Training & Workshops
All training is run by qualified and experienced playwork trainers. All the training is fun and playful and trainers will do everything they can to meet all learners' needs. Please tell us how we can make the training work best for you when you book.
Training Plan 2026 – 2027
Level 2 Award in Playwork Practice
- Location: Community Hub, Porth Eirias, Colwyn Bay
- Date: this training is run several times throughout the year, please email leisuredevelopment@conwy.gov.uk for more information
The L2APP is a great introductory course to Playwork, with a good mixture of both practical and theory based information.
This award is the entry level qualification for progression onto the Agored Cymru Level 2 Certificate, Playwork: Principles into Practice.
Exploring the Playwork Curriculum
- Location: Old School Lane, Llandudno
- Date: 24 September 2026, 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Explore the Playwork Curriculum through a reflective and theoretical training session designed to deepen your understanding of children’s play and the curriculum that underpins it.
Together, we will examine its key principles, consider how it shapes our practice, and explore meaningful ways to support and enhance play in our settings.
Designing Spaces for Play
- Location: Coed Pella, Colwyn Bay
- Date: 16 October 2026, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Join us as we explore how to create a richer play environment.
This course will enable learners to enhance their current play environment through play auditing and self assessment. This course will explore the importance of the playwork curriculum and provide ideas and suggestions of how to provide exciting, varied and rich spaces for children and young people to play.
Exploring the Play Cycle
Gain a deeper understanding of the play cycle through this engaging training session. We will explore each stage of the cycle, from play cues to returns, and reflect on how our responses can support or interrupt children’s play, helping you to develop more thoughtful and responsive playwork practice.
Fires,Dens & Ropes
- Location: RSPB Conwy (TBC)
- Date: 9 December 2027, 10am to 1pm
This course will allow learners to consider practical ways to incorporate the natural/ outdoor environment in children’s play. We will look at simple practical skills that support building structures in the outdoor environment including rope courses, tightropes, tree swings and den building.
We will also explore ways of incorporating fire both for cooking and exploration- this will include leaners cooking on the fire. We will explore ways to support older children using tools and wood to help them build structures and their own play space.
Finally we will discuss how to balance the risks and benefits of these types of play opportunities in order to provide children with opportunities for self-directed play. This course will be of a practical nature and the course will be delivered outdoors - you will be expected to play whatever the weather!
Reframing through Play
This session will explore behaviour that we may find challenging and reframe it through the lens of a playwork approach. We will explore both theoretical and practical applications and consider how our intervention styles and levels can extend and enhance children and young peoples play, whilst also helping practitioners to feel more confident in dealing with behaviour that they may find challenging.
Thinking about Risk in Play
The session will explore how we as practitioners can provide a reasonable degree of risk and challenge at their settings by using a playwork approach.
It will explore some key legislation and guidance as well as some of the underpinning theories that inform our practice and help us to develop more child centred provision.
It will cover dynamic risk assessment and the use of risk-benefit assessments as well as practical examples about how to consider striking the right balance, whilst adhering to the playwork principles.
Inclusive Play
All children and young people need to play. If you work with them you will undoubtedly experience their common play behaviours regardless of your role or setting. Join us as we explore how a playwork approach can compliment youth work and vice versa.
We will consider how we can enhance the play offer in youth settings and also better support young people with issues that may emerge in their lives.
We will run two sessions one exclusively for Conwy Employees and an evening session for all professionals outside of the council. (Conwy Employees AM - Professional – Evening)
To enquire about courses or book your space please contact leisuredevelopment@conwy.gov.uk
Don’t see what you want? We want to give the play sector and everyone working with children and young people what they want, so if you have a training need in play or playwork that we don’t cover here let us know and we will do our best to cater for you.