CEO Blog Post: Changes
It has been a busy time both at home and at work.
IPA head office has moved from the West Library where it lived for over 30 years into the Paradise...
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News & Blog
We are always busy here at IPA with amazing projects, events and sessions taking place all over the borough. To keep informed about our work look no further. Our aim is to continually create exciting places for children to play and to increase their accessibility to those opportunities. Everything we do is designed with the playing child at the heart and we are super proud of our staff, volunteers and partners who make it all happen.
CEO Blog Post: Social Media + Cally Festival
I know it has been a while since my last blog. I was waiting til I felt a bit more settled and knew what to say but I can see...
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CEO Blog Post: Employability Skills
Employability skills- a bit like ‘school readiness’ it all sounds a bit scary.
It seems to be shorthand for a reasonably well adjusted, fairly sociable person with basic listening skills,...
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Job Vacancy: 2 x Deputy Playworkers
A reminder that we are looking to recruit two awesome Deputy Playworkers (£19,655 pro-rata) to support children’s play on our adventure playgrounds.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Tuesday 28th November 2017
Interview...
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October Half-Term Opening Hours
All six of our adventure playgrounds are operating holiday opening hours this week. Join us all week, Monday 23rd – Friday 27th October, at the following times:
Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground
10.30am...
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Kitchen Social Free Lunch Provision
Just a reminder that we are providing free, healthy lunches to children and families at Paradise Park Children’s Centre this week.
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Job Vacancy: Playground Coordinator
We’re still on the lookout for a Playground Coordinator (£29,133, 35 hours/week) to manage one of our award-winning adventure playgrounds. If you think children’s play is as important as we...
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Frank Field Visits Paradise Park
Labour MP Frank Field recently visited Paradise Park Children’s Centre to see our Mayor’s Fund for London Kitchen Social project in action. The project allows us to provide children and parents with...
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CEO Blog Post: Resilience – What is it?
Resilience.What is it?
I have been thinking about this a lot. I think it means the ability to cope with what happens but of course this covers a multitude of subtle...
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Welcome to our new trustees!
IPA have just recruited new trustees. We would like to welcome (names to be inserted) who are joining our board. Their first real meeting with us will be at the...
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Soaking up the fun
Wednesday August 2nd saw one of the rainiest playdays ever with hundreds of children and families braving the wet to enjoy activities all over Paradise Park. We worked closely with...
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Submission for the Fair Futures Commission July 2017
Who are we:
Islington Play Association has been fighting for children’s rights for well over 40 years. The organisation has always stayed close to its community activist roots, working closely with...
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