Aug 18, 2022 | Whole School
I have been fortunate enough to have been a freelance education consultant for many years and recently retired. The only element of my work I hated was having to charge a fee. But like most of us in society, I needed income to cover the costs of living so it was an...
Aug 17, 2022 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces, Personal & Holidays
What makes a good play park? This is a question I always ask myself and to answer I have to go back to my childhood. I appreciate I had an extraordinary childhood with huge amounts of freedom and play parks featured heavily. Unlike many people, spending hours...
Aug 15, 2022 | Art & Music Outdoors, Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
Whilst visiting Cold Spring School in New Haven, I spotted a rather fetching item in the outdoor space – a rain chain. The purpose of a rain chain is to allow water to run off a length of guttering and to trickle into a specific place below but to do so in a...
Aug 11, 2022 | Whole School
The ADHD Foundation is a charity that supports neurodiversity. It claims that 1 in 5 people who have a neurodevelopmental condition. This could be ADHD, Autism, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia or Tourette’s Syndrome. The ADHD Foundation wants to change...
Aug 9, 2022 | Developing School Grounds & Outdoor Spaces
The Rio Madrid park along the banks of the River Manzanares is a wonderful example of how to make a city more play friendly for all ages. One of the highlights for me was the Toboganes slides which are situated just south of the Arguanzela Bridge (the Double Helix) on...
