Other publications, papers and reports
Nothing Ventured... Balancing Risks and benefits in the outdoors
Published by the English Outdoor Council in association with the Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel, Mar 2010.
Managing Risk in Play Provision: Implementation Guide
Co-author with David Ball and Bernard Spiegal. Published by Play England and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), Dec 2008. This practice guide supports a radical move in playground safety, from risk assessment to risk-benefit assessment. The guide has been endorsed by the Government's Health and Safety Executive.
'Space-oriented Children's Policy: Creating Child-friendly Communities to Improve Children's Well-being'
Paper in Children & Society 2008, vol 22 issue 2 (subscription needed, or email Tim for a copy). A shorter version of the paper in the Smith Institute monograph - see below.
Providing for Children and Young People's Play and Informal Recreation: Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan
Planning standards for the Mayor of London, prepared with EDAW (2008).
'Children's well-being in a changing world - are services an adequate response?'
Chapter in the monograph Advancing Opportunity: Children, rights and social justice published by the Smith Institute (Nov 07).
Can I Play Out?
Lessons from London Play's Home Zones project. Evaluation report published by London Play (Mar 07).
'UK Policy on Children: Key themes and implications'
Editorial paper for Children's Geographies, 2006 vol 4 issue 1 (co-author with Di McNeish: subscription needed).
'Home zones in the UK: History, policy and impact on children and youth'
Paper published in 2006 in Children, Youth and Environments. Available to download in English and Japanese (thanks to Kenta Kubo).
Growing Adventure: Final report to the Forestry Commission
Published by the Forestry Commission (2006).
Cycling and children and young people (pdf link)
Report published online by the National Children's Bureau (2005).
"A timely call to get active, get on your bike and get young people cycling... makes a clear case for encouraging more young people to cycle." Review in Young People Now magazine.
"The appendix on cycle helmets was the most even-handed presentation I have ever seen - a marvel of fairness packed into a very small number of pages." Jim Tubman, father of four and commuter cyclist, Calgary, Canada.
'Play, child care and the road to adulthood'
Paper in Children & Society 1999 vol 13 issue 1 (subscription needed).
'Home zones'
Paper in Children & Society 1997 vol 11 issue 4 (subscription needed).
Electronic Children: How children are responding to the information revolution (1996, editor)
Published by the National Children's Bureau, available from Amazon.