Asterdale is proud to be an OPAL school - (Outdoor Play and Learning). 

We are part of the OPAL school community - where prioritising the importance of play in childhood is central to our approach.   

OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) is an award-winning, mentor-supported school improvement programme that 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 independently 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.

OPAL is based on the idea that, as well as learning through good teaching, your children also learn when they play. As 20% of their time in school is playtime, we want to make sure that this amount of time (equivalent to 1.4 years of primary school) is as good as possible.

To see more about Opal, follow the link for the home page:

https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/

 

WE WANT YOUR JUNK!   All donations greatly received: