Chris Athey and children's right to play?
 

Hi everyone, I am currently on unit 400 and struggling a bit :question help

I'm finding it difficult to find any information on Chris Athey about play theory?
also, I need to 'Explain the requirements of relevant legislation on the rights of the child in relation to play'

Uhhhh.. wut? lol :SOS help:SOS help:SOS help

Hi, article 31 of the UNCRC is about a child's right to play. This is reflected in england's eyfs framework, and is the basis for policy and law if you work in Wales?

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on unicef.org Article 23 states the rights of disabled children and article 30 lays out the rights of children of minorities or of indigenous people.

Quote from the Child and Education level 3 Early Years Educator textbook

There are eight charter statements that describe children's right to play in detail:

1. Children have the right to play
2. Every child needs time and space to play
3. Adults should let children play
4. Children should be able to play freely in their local areas
5. Children value and benefit from staffed play provision
6. Children's play is enriched by skilled playworkers
7. Children need tome and space to play at school
8. Children sometimes need extra support to enjoy their right to play



Chris Athey's work on schema and extending children's thinking develops the ideas of Jean Piaget's interest in cognitive development and shows how practitioners can identify children's patterns of repeatable behaviours that then enables them to plan activities supporting those drives or motivations.

Extending thought in young children by Chris Athey 2007


Quote from page 104 of Understand Child Development - linking theory to practice by Jennie Lindon

Chris Athey described schemas as 'cognitive constants'. They are often a repeated sequence of similar physical actions that show a combination of young thinking and exploring. Schemas are patterns of behaviour that are linked through a child's current interest and which form the basis exploration and play for individuals.


How Children Learn by Linda Pound & Cathy Hughes is good reading and explains how her research project included schema such as;
vertical
back and forth, side to side
going over, under and on top of
going round a boundary
containing and enveloping
going through a boundary

Interesting reading on https://www.eureka.org.uk/schemas/

Hope this helps a little, if possible contact your tutor to see what teaching you'll be receiving for this xx

Best wishes

Thank you this really helped!