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Risk-Benefit Assessments

An introduction to the concept of risk benefit assessments, with a particular focus on mud kitchens, plus sample documents, templates & links.

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Risk-Benefit Assessment Form, Play England

The Risk-Benefit Assessment Form is an easy-to-use tool to support play providers to balance the benefits of an activity with any inherent risk, taking into account the risks while recognising the benefits to children and young people of challenging play experiences.

Worked Example & blank form available to download.

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Risk-Benefit Assessment Creator

‘Writing your risk-benefit assessments no longer needs to be a long and tedious process. With this quick and easy risk assessment wizard you can generate professional, personalised risk-benefit assessments for any activity in just 6 steps – giving you more time to prepare exciting and inspiring activities.’ Free but requires newsletter sign-up. From Educate Outside (US).

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Risk-Benefit Assessment for Outdoor Play: a Canadian Toolkit

‘…designed to help you take a balanced, thoughtful approach to risk and safety in children’s outdoor play … introductory material, forms and checklists, and resources that will increase your confidence in leading children as they play and learn outdoors.’ Outdoor Play Canada (78 page pdf). 2019.

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