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Explain the process of managing risk and how it applies to Forest SchoolThere is increasing debate around the idea that children need to take more risk in their play. The prevalence of indoor, gadget based play and screen-time as downtime means children are spending less and less of their day “playing out”. Even if they do go out to play children are very rarely given a freedom to roam. In fact according to a recent study the distance a child is permitted to wander from their home has decreased by 90% in the past 30 years.1This has become such an issue that an all party parliamentary group on a fit and healthy childhood recently examined the problems and potential solutions and published their report “Play”. Among other conclusions were the statements that children should engage in ....“Risky play involving...height, speed, playing near .... water, cliffs, exploring alone”The report highlighted the benefits of such play as being an ability to develop an understanding of “risk assessment and mastery, (of) learning to balance feelings of fear and excitement...lead(ing) to a development of a healthy self esteem, self reliance and resilience.”Meanwhile in a recent interview for The Telegraph (01/02/15).

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