Information for Parents

How can parents help?

Play is not messing about, but is the process that enables children to learn all of the things that cannot be taught, while also feeling like it is fun. There are certain things children must have in order to be able to play. These include:

• Having clothes that you can play in
• Having things to play with
• Having a certain amount of freedom

As the school improves play opportunities for your children, you may find the school is asking you for resources and is making changes about how the children use the school grounds. They may use more of the grounds, for more of the year. Your children may get a bit messier, be exposed to more challenges and have greater freedoms to play where, with whom and how they like. The experiences the school is fostering are essential for children’s physical and mental well-being and led health and in line with all current good practice advice on health and safety, well-being and development.

As a school, we also fully endorse lots of playing outside at home too. The following link will take you to an OPAL document called 'The Power of Play' which provides lots of information about OPAL and how you can support at home.