Accredited PARS playwork courses
for Wraparound Childcare providers

PARS Customised Qualifications for wraparound childcare staff
are now available online. 

Levels 2, 3 and 4 are certified by NCFE.
Start your PARS journey at Level 2, or jump right in at Level 3 for more experienced practitioners. 

PARS Customised Qualifications can also be delivered in-house online or in-person.

PARS training is included in guidance for Wraparound Childcare  produced by the Department for Education.



PARS PLAYWORK PRACTICE 



A systematic approach to playwork in wraparound childcare

PARS is a tried-and-tested model of practice for professionals working with children in their leisure time.
Join our interactive accredited courses if you want to be able to....

Let kids
be kids

Learning PARS helps adults to provide fun and freedom for children in their out of school time. Learning PARS  enables adults to make decisions about when and how to get involved in children's activities in real time.

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Define your professional approach

Learning PARS provides adults with a technical language to describe their professional playwork practice to other adults and an NCFE certificate to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

“I feel so much more confident that I can understand the children's play and my role as a playworker. ”
Nancy Low
PPP2, September 2024

Relax and

have fun at work

Adults who use PARS tell us they are more relaxed and happier at work, and teams work better together when they are all using PARS playwork practice. Children have more fun too when adults are using PARS!

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I now feel much more confident in my knowledge of, and ability to explain, the methods/techniques I am using in my work with children, and why these methods are important. This will help in discussions with both my team of staff, and parents of the children attending our club, but will also help me to improve my own reflexive practice! 

Sadie Clasby-Jarrous MBE
Manager at The Newcroft Club

The PARS training is a fantastic professional development opportunity for those who want to learn more about play theory and playwork practice in the context of schools. 

Rob Francksen
Former Headteacher,  Suffolk

I always felt that to do playwork meant that your setting had to be a free for all and couldn’t see how I could do that in my school based clubs. Now I understand that you’ve got to do playwork in the context of your setting, your environment and your kids I’ve been able to have that conversation with the Head teachers of my schools and it’s been really well received!  

Laura Troop
Jumping Jacks After School Club, Wirral

Confused about rules and freedom?

Find the balance with
PARS playwork training!

Adults who work in wraparound childcare often struggle with giving children more freedom whilst maintaining the boundaries in their settings. Find the balance between freedom and chaos with PARS - and help children to get more out of their free time in your setting! 

PARS bEGINNERS - accredited by ncfe

PPP2

Find out how the PARS model works and start to use PARS Methods and Techniques in your setting. 

PPP2 for Wraparound Childcare courses are taught by PPP4-qualified PARS Licensed Trainers who have a wealth of experience in out of school care. 

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PARS ADVANCED PRACTITIONER - ACCREDITED BY NCFE

PPP3

PPP3 is our advanced practitioner programme, suitable for experienced practitioners and anybody who wants to become PPP4 qualified. There is no requirement to complete a PPP2 course before joining PPP3.

Learn how to use the PARS model to articulate and develop your playwork practice.
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PARS EXPERT - ACCREDITED BY NCFE

PPP4

PPP4 is our highest level PARS qualification. It will enable you to articulate, develop and evaluate your PARS playwork practice and the whole of the PARS model itself.

PPP4 is suitable for experienced practitioners and those in support roles as well as anybody who wants to become a PARS Licensed Trainer. Please note that PPP3 is a pre-requisite for PPP4.   
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Our international PARS community

PARS Licensed Trainers

PARS trainees worldwide

different countries

PARS practitioners belong to the international PARS community, with lots of opportunities to connect with like-minded people around the world. There is also a free CPD programme for those who complete a PARS Customised Qualification.

GET PARS PLAYWORK QUALIFIED!

Join the international PARS community 

There are lots of ways to make PARS playwork work for you - if you can't find what you need on this page, please contact us so we can make it work for you too!