OPAL Play
We are incredibly proud to announce that we have been awarded Platinum OPAL status, the highest level that can be achieved. Even more impressively, we scored 100%, making us only the fourth school in the areas (East Midlands and Lincolnshire) that our OPAL mentor, Bobby Beaumont, works in to reach this standard.
We were delighted to celebrate this with the children, and our assessor, Bobby, commented that within just five minutes he could tell that we were a Platinum school because of our fabulous children and the amazing quality of their play.
Our First Day of OPAL Play!
Did you know that play makes up 20% of school life? Your child's play per academic year in school is 231 hours (equivalent to 37 days which is 7.4 weeks)!
The Opal Play team (who will be working hard to make lunchtimes amazing for your children) are:
Each week, the children has a play assembly where we celebrate the great play that we have been observing, inform them of the new things being introduced e.g. equipment and loose parts, negotiate with them on how to develop the play and use the equipment safely, innovate and think of what to plan for next. We also complete our RAPID risk assessments to ensure that we use any new equipment safely.
Look out for updates in the weekly newsletter which will celebrate the play from the week and also inform you of up and coming developments!
The Power of Playtime - Information for Parents/Carers
Play and Risk-Based Policy - OPAL
Cycle Helmets - rationale for these not being worn during OPAL play