Originally published in Teachers Matter Magazine Issue 41 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...
How to get your community involved in fundraising. St Barnabas CE Primary School in Worcester has been doing a fantastic fundraising job to build their stage and performance zone. Lucy Merrett, the teacher who is responsible for outdoor learning and developing...
Rules, Rewards and Relationships Are you struggling with? Bullying and bad behaviour at playtimes? Losing valuable learning time sorting out playtime disputes when children come back into the classroom? Children who don’t know how to play? Lunchtime supervisors who...
Need funds? Talk to your community! Could your school do with an extra £12,000? This article was originally posted on www.innovatemyschool.com/ideas/need-funds-talk-to-your-community How to get funding to develop your school playground? Many schools are looking for...
It's Outdoor Classroom Day 17th May 2018 Just in case you aren't already aware, Outdoor classroom day is less than a month away and I wanted to let you know so that you have time to organise something exciting. Last year I worked with Colmers Farm Primary School in...
What do birdboxes, bee hotels, den making kits, planters and nature experts all have in common? They are all available free to schools as part of Learning Through Landscapes new Local School Nature Grants Programme, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery....
Wet Play Activity Box Themes - themed boxes for rainy days These boxes have particular themes as opposed to a selection of different activities for children to do, such as: Thinking Games Paper Play and Technology Challenges Quiz and Puzzle Activities. All the above...
The Wet Play Activity Box has proven a great success in many schools across the country during wet playtimes. Though when it’s empty, it can be a huge cause of anguish to Midday Supervisors! When adopting this system each class makes up their own activity box, it...
'Games can sort out problems, the kind of problems found in interpersonal relationships. They can help social inadequacy by developing cooperation within groups, develop sensitivity to the problems of others through games needing trust, and provide inter-dependency as...
What is Circle Time? The Circle Time Programme provides for the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of students by developing a caring ethos, encouraging democratic values, positive relationships and behaviour, self-discipline, self-esteem and...
