Hannah More Infants and Grove Juniors were recently awarded a Positive Playtime Award, recognising their outstanding play provision across the two schools. 

At the start of 2023, the schools began a programme to enrich and enhance their children’s play through the Positive Playtime Award training programme with Therese Hoyle, author of 101 Playtime Games and founder of Flourishing Schools and Positive Playtimes. They recognised the value and importance of positive playtime experiences and how they support children’s physical and emotional health as well as their enjoyment of school.

Over the past ten months, the school staff have worked to introduce zoned playground areas, craze of the week and active playground games, role play and dressing up areas, enhanced play equipment and quiet areas and developed the role of Year 6 Playleaders and friendship zones. As a result, in November 2023, they were assessed and awarded the Positive Playtime Award.

The assessor noted: ‘It was a complete joy visiting your schools and seeing the Positive Playtime transformation. Thank you for making playtimes awesome for your children and creating outstanding play provision.'