Positive-Play.co.uk
Title
Positive Play - Activities, resources and training for break-time supervisors
Description
Why is it important to promote a positive and active playground?
Children can spend up to approximately 20% of each school day in play / breaktime activities in the school grounds (providing the weather is good!). We need to ensure that they are enjoying themselves and have positive learning experiences during that time.
The school playground may provide the only opportunity out of curriculum time for some children to be physically active, so break-times and lunch times play a crucial role in their health and well being. (The Health Education Authority recommends that children should participate in physical activity for one hour per day. The activity should be of moderate intensity and can be carried out continuously or intermittently. In order to help children achieve this recommended level of activity, positive, active playgrounds should be a priority of all schools and should include the development of:-
A lack of play areas and the general parental concern of increased traffic and child abduction are major factors in the limiting of free unsupervised play. Research has raised concerns that without this freedom and the accompanying opportunity to form relationships with peers, some children could become adults who lack the confidence to make decisions and develop friendships. By developing “positive playgrounds” children will have the opportunity to:-
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