Tim Gill is one of the UK’s leading thinkers on childhood, and an effective advocate for change.  His work focuses on children’s play and free time. Tim’s book No Fear: Growing up in a risk-averse society was published in 2007. Tim has also written for the Guardian, Independent and trade and academic publications, and appears regularly on radio and television.

Tim is an enabler with the Design Council and has advised political parties and thinktanks across the political spectrum. He has carried out consultancies for major NGOs and public bodies including the Mayor of London, the Forestry Commission and the National Trust, and is advising the property developers Argent plc on Kings Cross Central, one of central London’s largest and most high-profile development projects.  While Director of the Children’s Play Council (now Play England) Tim led the first ever Government-sponsored review of children’s play, which set the blueprint for a £155million National Lottery investment programme. 

Tim’s website and blog is www.rethinkingchildhood.com.