Email: lburton@glos.ac.uk

Academic Profile

Leonie has worked for 16 years at the University of Gloucestershire in Playwork Education and Training. Prior to this, she worked as a playworker and playscheme co-ordinator for disabled children for 7 years.  Leonie has contributed to a suite of playwork training and qualifications spanning entry level to higher education and has a particular interest in environmental playwork which combines her love of all things to do with children and the great outdoors.  For information on the work of Playwork Partnerships, see www.playwork.co.uk

Qualifications

• BA(Hons) – Combined Arts ( French, Human Geography and Politics)
• PGCert — Secondary Modern Languages

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Play England
• Skillsactive Licensed Training Provider
• Chairperson- Out to Play Charity

Publications

In collaboration with National Centre for Playwork Education, South West and Playwork Partnerships

Take Your Pick, level 3 trainer materials

Playing with the Elements

Playing on the Range

Playing on the Wildside

Take 5 for Play, an introduction to playwork

Take 10 for Play, level 2 playwork training support materials

Take 10 MORE for Play, a level 3 playwork training support materials

Everyone Can Play, playwork training support materials

Playworkers Against Racism, playwork training support materials

Playwork Take 1, the video

CACHE Certificate and Diploma in Playwork Syllabuses

Conference Presentations

2011 - International Play Association’s Triannual Conference, Cardiff- Play and Health

2011 - Getting It right Legally and Outdoor Play at the National Playwork Conference, Eastbourne

2008 - Workshop leader, Wild and Away Conference Worcestershire

2007 - Playing with the Elements, Skillsactive Out to Play Conference

2004 - Speaker Better Play Sw Regional Conference

2004 - 2003 - Paris Transnational work for EQUIPE

2002 - Trieste Transnational work for EQUIPE
1999 - 2000 - Paris and the Alps, PLEIAD transnational work

2003 - Speaker Newcastle, France and Playwork

2003 - Speaker Bristol Play Policy Conference

2003 - Speaker Torbay Play Forum AGM

2003 - Speaker Dorset Play Policy event

2003 - Speaker JNCTP ‘ The National Framework- a muddle or a masterpiece’

2003 - Volunteer playworker for Wild Play project, Herefordshire

2003 - Speaker Bristol Play and Youth Conference on behalf of SPRITO

2002 - Speaker- ‘A lifetime of Quality Learning and Develoment’ Swindon

2002 - Speaker Eastern Regional Conference

2002 - Speaker East Midlands Regional Conference

1999 - Member of SPRITO sub groups including Funding and Strategy   group and endorsement sub group

1998 - Volunteer playworker Hull playschemes

1997 - 2002 - UK Executive Committee member and Secretary for the International Association for the Child’s Right to Play