New interest schools: OPAL school visit – Cockington Primary School,Torquay

By OPAL Outdoor Play and Learning CIC

Play makes up 20% of children's primary school life. See how this OPAL school is making playtime a key part of their day.

Date and time

Location

Cockington Primary School

Old Mill Road Torquay TQ2 6AP United Kingdom

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Highlights

2 hours, 45 minutes
In person

About this event

Play makes up 20% of children's primary school life. How do schools plan for this 20%? What are the roles of the play team?

A great opportunity for anyone interested in joining the OPAL Primary Programme and wanting to learn more about it.

10:30am–12pm Introduction to OPAL

This is a opportunity to hear from Cockington staff and learn more about the OPAL Primary Programme. There will be a Q&A session.

12:15pm–1:15pm Observation of playtime

Come and see a platinum OPAL playtime in action – ask the children about how they manage risk and the grown-ups about the changes they have seen.

About Cockington Primary School

Cockington is a large primary school with limited grounds, mostly tarmac. Since the start of their OPAL journey during the global pandemic, the school has undergone many changes, and it is a mark of their tenacity and commitment that they finally achieved a very well-deserved OPAL Platinum Award in July 2024.

Additional information

On street parking nearby.

Only two tickets per schools please. If you can no longer come, please let us know so we can release your place to another school.

About the OPAL Primary Programme

The OPAL Primary Programme is an award-winning mentor supported school improvement programme that addresses all the areas that schools must plan for if they want to strategically and sustainably improve the quality of their play opportunities.

Find out more: www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk

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OPAL Outdoor Play and Learning CIC

The OPAL Primary Programme is the premier award winning programme helping schools to make every playtime amazing for every child.

The programme was developed by Michael Follett, a former school improvement adviser and teacher who has spent the past 23 years specialising in creating this programme to support school improvement through better play. The OPAL programme has been delivered to around 1000 schools in the UK and is rapidly expanding in Canada, SE Asia and all across Europe. There are 22 mentors delivering the programme, and you can get in touch to request a free introduction session via the website.

Find out more: http://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk

Free

Oct 7 · 10:30 GMT+1