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Creating Excellence in Primary School Playtimes: How to Make 20% of the

School Day 100% Better

ISBN-13: 9781785920981
Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
By Michael Follett
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Local release date: 14/06/2017
Format: Paperback 144 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Pre-school & kindergarten [JNLA]

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Google Preview: School playtimes account for 20% of a child's school life, but how can schools ensure that this time is as beneficial as possible for primary school pupils? Emphasising the importance of play in child development, this book identifies the key challenges facing schools during break times and sets out a complete strategy for effectively managing playtimes that are fun-filled and offer children greater long-term benefits.

With before and after case studies showing how school playtimes have been transformed through the authors' OPAL Primary Programme, this book demonstrates how to improve common issues such as behaviour, staffing, space and facilities in a sustainable way that capitalises on investments in equipment and training. Promoting wellbeing and healthy child development, this book provides inspiring reading for primary school staff and play workers, and creative ideas and ready-to-use solutions that will help schools to meet Ofsted criteria for excellent play.

Useful for teachers and other staff in primary schools and early years settings, as well as play workers.; Introduction.

Part One: Background, Theory and School Culture.
1. What is Play and Why is it Important?
2. Where Has Play Gone and Why?
3. Why Should Schools Improve Play?
4. The Limitations of Existing Solutions.
5. What Works?
6. Leadership and The Culture of Play.
7. Managing Risk.
8. Values and Policy.
9. From Policing to Playwork.
10. Equality.
11. Use It! Site Access and All Seasons Use.

Part Two: The Environment of Play Design Theory.
12. Creating a Landscape for Play in a School.
13. Social Space.
14. Journey.
15. Affordance, Difference and Material Richness.
16. Change.
17. Conclusion.; Google Preview content

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