Help us shape the Australian Playwork Forum to best serve our community. This short survey collects your preferences and confirms your commitment to our foundational principles. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.
Your Details

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* 1. What is your first name?

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* 2. What is your last name?

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* 4. What organisation or workplace do you represent?

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* 5. What is your role?

e.g. Playworker, Coordinator, Manager
Meeting Preferences

Tell us when you're available. We'll use your responses to find the meeting time that works best for the most members.

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* 6. Which day(s) would you prefer for forum meetings? (Select all that apply)

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* 7. Which time(s) of day would you prefer? (Select all that apply)

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* 8. What is your time zone?

Topics & Content

Select the topics you'd most like to see covered in forum meetings. This will help us shape agendas that are genuinely valuable for members.

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* 9. Which topics would you like to see covered in forum meetings? (Select all that apply)

Playwork Principles
Membership of the Australian Playwork Forum is open only to those who support the internationally recognised Playwork Principles.
The Playwork Principles
1. All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well-being of individuals and communities.
2. Play is a process that is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. That is, children and young people determine and control the content and intent of their play, by following their own instincts, ideas and interests, in their own way for their own reasons.
3. The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support and facilitate the play process and this should inform the development of play policy, strategy, training and education.
4.For playworkers, the play process takes precedence over other agendas and is not used as a vehicle for teaching or achieving adult-determined goals.
5. The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play.
6. The playworker's response to children and young people playing is informed by a sound up-to-date knowledge of the play process, and reflective practice.
7. Playworkers recognise their own impact on the play space and also the impact of children and young people's play on the playworker.
8. Playworkers choose an intervention style that enables children and young people to extend their play. All playworker intervention must balance risk with the developmental benefit and well-being of children.

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* 10. Do you support the Playwork Principles as listed above?

Membership Goals

Select everything that applies to what you're hoping to get from being a member of the Australian Playwork Forum.

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* 11. What do you hope to gain from membership of the Australian Playwork Forum? (Select all that apply)

Confidentiality Agreement
The Australian Playwork Forum is a trusted, closed community. Agreement to the following conditions is required before joining.
As a member of the Australian Playwork Forum, I understand and agree that:
• Confidentiality: All information, discussions, ideas and materials shared by members within the forum are confidential and must not be disclosed outside the forum without the explicit consent of the member(s) concerned.
• No direct quotes: I will not reproduce, publish, post, or otherwise share direct quotes from forum meetings or discussions — in any medium, including social media, publications, reports, presentations, or online platforms — without the explicit written permission of the individual concerned.
• No commercial gain: I will not use information, ideas, content, or materials shared by other members for commercial purposes, including but not limited to paid services, products, training programs, publications, or consultancy, without the explicit permission of the originating member(s).
• Respect for members: I will treat all members and their contributions with respect, and will not misrepresent, misattribute or use their ideas in ways they would not endorse.
• Breach of these conditions may result in removal from the forum.

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* 12. Do you agree to the confidentiality conditions outlined above?

Anything Else?

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* 13. Is there anything else you'd like us to know, or any questions you'd like to ask?

Thank you for completing the survey! We've received your responses and will be in touch soon with updates about the Australian Playwork Forum. We look forward to building this community with you. — The Play Australia Team

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