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OPAL is an award-winning mentor supported school improvement programme, established, founded and directed by Michael Follet in 2011, author of 'Creating Excellence in Primary School Playtimes' JKP 2017. The programme addresses all the areas that schools must plan for, if they want to strategically and sustainably improve the quality of their play opportunities. OPAL is the only programme of its kind that has been indepedently proven to sustainably improve the quality of play in British primary schools. Its success comes from a series of interrelated actions undertaken with specialist support from an OPAL mentor. This embeds play into the school's policies and practices and establishes clear guiding principles and strategies for initiating lasting changes at playtimes. (www.outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk).
To give you a glimpse of what’s coming, we’d love you to watch this short video from another primary school already enjoying OPAL Play. You’ll see just how exciting and varied playtimes can become, and the huge benefits it brings to children’s wellbeing, relationships and learning.
We can’t wait to bring this same level of joy, freedom and creativity to our own playground. There are exciting times ahead—full of imagination, adventure and play for every child!
To find out more about OPAL follow this link https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/opal-programme/introduction/
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