Nov 15, 2020 | Behaviour Support, Positive Playtimes and Lunchtimes, Therese's Blog
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...
Oct 25, 2018 | Behaviour Support, Positive Playtimes and Lunchtimes, Therese's Blog
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...
Aug 30, 2018 | Positive Playtimes and Lunchtimes, Therese's Blog
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...
Mar 28, 2018 | Positive Playtimes and Lunchtimes, Student Wellbeing, Therese's Blog
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....
Nov 5, 2014 | Therese's Blog
Over the last 17 years of running Positive Playtime Projects in schools, lunchtime supervisors have found it helpful to have the additional support of a small group of children,called PALS (Playground Activity Leaders) whose main role is to organise games in the...
