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Tyres in School Grounds

Jun 26, 2022 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Play Resources, Whole School

I am aware that confusion and controversy exists around the use of tyres. I hope this blog post is informative and helpful so that adults who work with children can make sensible decisions based upon their own specific context. It has been written in good faith based...

Health and Safety: Have you heard the latest…?

Mar 18, 2014 | Whole School

Have you ever been told or heard of some thing that you may or may not do outside with children on the the grounds of health and safety? Has this made your stomach churn, out of guilt that you may have allowed this “forbidden” activity to happen despite...

A Tyre Sandpit

Nov 20, 2013 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Early Years Outdoors

Last year, one of my projects at school was to create a sandpit in one part of the grounds, just outside an Additional Support Needs class. The children had been very fond of the sand in a circle of wooden log stumps. It was clear from their constant interest in the...

Making a pond from a tyre

Jul 23, 2011 | Gardening, Science Outdoors, Technologies

NOTE: This shows an example of a tyre pond. All ELC settings need to consider location, access and the need for a cover. This pond was in my back garden. Many years ago, I made a pond from an old tyre that had been sitting in my garden for more than a year. I happened...

Circle Poems in Action

May 13, 2011 | Early Years Outdoors, Literacy Outdoors

Last month I blogged about Circle Poems and mentioned that I thought they would work particularly well in nursery. Well, I got an impromptu chance to find out recently. At a nursery I was visiting, the tyres were out and about with the children very engrossed in...