In an email sent out to thousands of professionals last week, CommonThreads director Shelly Newstead called on play workers to raiseconcerns about SkillsActive at a Play England council meeting.
She said that many play professionals are worried about SkillsActive'sapproach to play work training and development, and urged colleagues tovoice these fears to Play England.
She told CYP Now that play workers have been contacting Common Threadswith concerns about SkillsActive's competency for two years.
Newstead said: "There is a serious need for play workforce developmentissues to be addressed. The email was trying to encourage people to gettheir concerns heard at the right level."
She warned that play professionals are facing a number of challenges atthe moment, including problems implementing the Early Years FoundationStage.
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