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The Best Game in the World!
This week, I'm sharing the best game in the world, taken from 101 Playground Games - Seaweed or so the children tell me on on my Positive Playtime training days. I've also just had the production team from my publishers send me back the typeset copy of my book...
Make play part of your recovery curriculum?
I was watching the BBC news a few days ago about what children had missed most over lockdown and this is what one child said: “I missed playtime games outside with my friends “ When children are interviewed about what makes them happy at school, playing games...
Top 10 Tips to Create a Bully Free Playground
Primary school children in the United Kingdom can spend up to one and a half hours - 20% of their school day, in the playground. It is an important part of a child's day and what happens in the playground can affect the whole life of the school. Research from Sharpe...
Top Tips for Creating Rules When You Go Back to School.
Create safe and nurturing environments at the start of the school year. We all know that creating safe and nurturing environments is going to be vital as our children come back into school over this Covid19 pandemic. Now more than ever they are going to need structure...
Six Top Tips to Support Headteacher Wellbeing
Taking Care of Yourself First The press, media and study after study tells us that Principal recruitment and retention is in crisis, nevertheless there are many things school leaders can do to make sure they’re not another one of those burnout statistics. The NFER...
What is Liminality
Yesterday I cried after seeing the heart-breaking pictures of children sitting alone playing in 2 metre squares in a French playground. Although those nursery teachers were probably trying to do the right thing and protect their children, this type of re integration...
5 ways to create a happy and positive lunchtime and playtime
With the right tools, children’s brains can also develop outside of the classroom. Here are 5 ways to create a happy and positive lunchtime and playtime. 1: Use play to develop a child’s seeking system and brainpower Playing games activates a child’s brain. In...
Autumn Skipping
Even when Autumn has arrived and it’s slightly colder outside, I still see children skipping in the playground. There always seems to be a never-ending stream of timeless rhymes, with the children’s faces are filled with smiles and laughter and, often, lunchtime...
Learning and Play – with Loose Parts- Outdoors by Felicity Robinson
A checklist of points to think about. There has been a lot written over the years about loose parts and the origins of the theory. From my practical experience in schools the key essentials for success are engaged play support staff, an “abundance” of resources and...
