Bryn St Peter's CE Primary SchoolOPAL at Bryn St. Peter's
September 2023 was the start of our OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) journey. It is a mentor supported, school improvement programme to improve the quality of play for all children.
This journey began because of the following goals:
To improve the quality of lunchtimes for all children
To give our children a wider range of things to play
To encourage our children to be more active at lunchtimes
To make the most of our school grounds and to be able to use all areas, all year round.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Our school recognises the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which includes the right to play, recreation and leisure (Article 31) and the right of children to be listened to on matters important to them (Article 12). We acknowledge that we have a duty to take these rights seriously and listen to children’s views on their play.
At Bryn St. Peter's, pupil voice is a key aspect of school life for our children which heavily includes what they are able to do in their free time at break and lunch time periods. This, we believe, will help them on their way to embedding our core values love, faith, hope, respect and compassion.
Our Play Charter:
Our Sand Area
In June 2024, we began our sand area. With help from parents and our wonderful Mr Ashcroft, we created a pit that needed 40 tonnes of play sand to fill it! It is one of our most popular social spaces.
