Outdoor Plan and Learning (OPAL)

OPAL 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.

We are committed to providing quality play for children and we believe play provision should be welcoming and accessible to every child. This means that during lunchtime, children have a dedicated time of the day purely for play and there is complete equality of offer in everything they access. All children can explore all of our outdoor environment.

We are very excited to begin our OPAL journey at Oasis Academy Clarksfield to enhance our personal development and play time offer.

To understand more about OPAL, please visit their website: https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk/ or we can recommend reading Michael Follett’s book (Founder of OPAL), 'Creating Excellence in Primary School Playtimes'.