In this episode, Sophie Smith-Tong sits down with Ruth Lue-Quee to explore why play is still so often viewed with suspicion, despite overwhelming evidence of its importance in children's development.

Together, they discuss Ruth's Parliamentary Play Is Learning campaign and the work being done to put play at the heart of education policy. Ruth also shares her immediate thoughts on handwriting, home education, family time, formal testing, and the expectation that children spend so much of their day sitting at desks.

This thought-provoking conversation challenges long-held assumptions about learning and makes the case for giving play the recognition it deserves.

Discover Ruth Lue-Quee

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Learn more about Mindfulness for learning and Sophie Smith-Tong

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This episode was edited by Ben Corbett.