Come along and see what an amazing playtime looks like at Ramsgate Holy Trinity C of E Primary School – a one-form entry church school in Kent, with a field and an OPAL Platinum Award!
Are you thinking about starting the OPAL Primary Programme at your school? Join us and be inspired by observing a fantastic playtime! At this school, the children get muddy, build dens, take risks, explore, experiment, and thrive every single day!
Agenda
11:45am–12pm Welcome and introduction to OPAL
Hear about the school's OPAL journey from the working group and learn more about the OPAL Primary Programme from OPAL mentor Grainne Pickles.
12pm–1pm Observation of playtime
Come and see an OPAL playtime in action – ask the children about how they manage risk and the grown-ups about the changes they have seen.
1:15pm Q&A and close
About Ramsgate Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
Ramsgate Holy Trinity C of E Primary School is a one-form entry church school in Ramsgate, Kent. They started their OPAL journey in the Autumn of 2023 and achieved their OPAL Platinum Award in the Spring of 2025.
Their play offer is outstanding, ensuring every child has a fantastic playtime every single day.
The school has a sandpit, plentiful water play, den building areas, a pond, a spiritual garden, a boat, music, dressing up, arts and crafts, and so much more! The strong play team is committed to continually improving their play offer, led by a fantastic OPAL working group – and helped by their very supportive parents and local community. They are an outstanding school in every way.
Additional information
There is plenty of space to park on the roads outside of the school.
Please dress appropriately – we will be outside whatever the weather!
Only two tickets per school. 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
