New interest schools: South West showcase - Yeovil

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

5 Main St

5 Main Street Chilthorne Domer BA22 8RD 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?

Come and find out more about the OPAL Primary Programme, talk to staff who have been through it and observe an OPAL playtime in action.

Agenda

10:30am–12:30pm Introduction to OPAL

Learn more about the OPAL Primary Programme from OPAL mentor Kate Smith and hear about Chilthorne Domer's OPAL journey from the school's staff.

12:30pm–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 Chilthorne Domer Church School

This small but perfectly formed school were awarded an OPAL Platinum Award in July 2024. They have fairly small grounds with lots of little pockets of space that they utilise really effectively to provide amazing playtimes.

Additional information

Parking is limited on site but there is 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 8 · 10:30 GMT+1