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‘At OPAL we have seen just how much of an impact improving play can make to a school. We are not just talking about playtimes being a bit less bother or about children being a bit happier. We are talking about cultural transformation.
When you address a need that is so fundamental to children’s physical and mental well-being as play, and you do it well, it is impossible to think of how you ran a school and didn’t do this.
Our vision is that every child in every school has an amazing hour of high-quality play every day – with no exceptions. If one child is not enjoying playtimes, then things still need improving.
Link to OPAL website: https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/
In June 2023 we were awarded Platinum Standard Quality Mark – something we are very proud of.
“It has been such a pleasure to work with Sophie and the team at Sacred Heart these past two years on their journey to OPAL Platinum. It cannot be understated that the hard work, determination, and the unrelenting desire to improve the lives of each and every child at Sacred Heart by the team, has enabled such a wonderful transformation of play times. For me, the biggest change is the level of purposeful engagement of every child at play time. Whether it is making a five tiered wedding cake in the messy cafe, building dens in the woodland and sand castles at the beach, dressing up as spider man, banging symbols in the music hut, or simply pushing your mate around in a pushchair, there is not a single child not doing something fun, that they have chosen to do!” Bobby Beaumont, Director OPAL East Midands
