OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more

Ben, Mike and Beth OPAL mentors working across Merseyside, Warrington, Cheshire East and West, and much of Shrewsbury and North Staffs.

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

We’re really proud to be #OPAL mentors and with so many schools getting on board in our area we wanted a special place to celebrate and share. Playtimes are so important to children and #OPAL helps make them the best they can be. #PlayMatters

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

Such a pleasure to visit St Monica's in Appleton today. Amazing progress has been made and they are ready to move onto the next phase! Watch this space for more fantastic play opportunities for their pupils 💫@OPAL_CIC @ludicology @StMonicasWA4

[Play Wales @PlayWales]

New event – UK Play Safety Forum webinar: Benefit-risk and the new ISO, 29 February 1-4pm

The free event will help leisure and play professionals understand and use the new international standard on risk management for activities such as children's play.

https://t.co/gwIaEnhBYZ

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

A wonderful few sessions @raeburnprimary this week. What a team, what a school. It’s going to be a brilliant #OPAL journey, exciting times @OPAL_CIC fantastic playtimes every day, for every child.

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

@ComberbachNPS exciting meeting earlier this week planning grounds development that will make playtimes brilliant for all the children #OPAL #PlayMatters

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@PrimaryGrove thanks for another fab planning session as you continue your #OPAL journey to making playtimes amazing for all the children all the time 🙌🙌

[Outdoor Play @OutdoorPlay1]

Thank you to Ben for making a special visit to present us with our platinum @OPAL_CIC award. This award means so much to our school community. A school where there is a strategic plan for play and where play is celebrated and embraced supporting our children’s mental health.

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

@rachmurrayplay @OutdoorPlay1 @OPAL_CIC A very well deserved Platinum Award, you’ve all worked so hard and it is a joy to visit and see the children so happy and engaged in such high quality play. 🙌🙌

[Rachel Murray @rachmurrayplay]

Can you spare £1 for play? Go on - you know you want to! Listen to these 2 young women tell you about the plan for a Playbox. Please retweet! #Poundforplaybox #playmatters #community #wellbeing #crowdfunder #play

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

An often over looked aspect of loose parts theory is that children like to make ‘places to be’ and ‘places to play’ with the loose parts not only to ‘play with’ loose parts. Love this @dave_mcpartlin

[Dave McPartlin @dave_mcpartlin]

I ❤️ Opal Play, we just never know what they’ll come up with next at playtime!

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

The brilliant thing about a generous supply of loose parts is that they support creativity and innovation as well as cooperation, negotiation, inclusion and problem solving. Oh, and fun, lots and lots of fun. 🙌🙌🙌

[StocktonHeathPrimary @StocktonHeathPS]

Our construction area has been popular this week! The children built a slope and developed it into a slide. They built steps to access and supported younger children to be part of the fun. They also had a fantastic system to get the seats back. #lotsoffun @OPAL_CIC @ludicology

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

@dave_mcpartlin @OPAL_CIC Now that is a serious bit of kit. Fantastic bit of infrastructure to really help make the most of loose parts provision. 🙌

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

Wow, what a school, what a team. Huge commitment and effort from all involved. Every where you look there is a richness of opportunity and everyone immersed real quality play. Play is key to children being well, and enjoying life. Simply magical. 🙌🙌🙌

[Gayton Primary @GaytonPrimary]

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the platinum @OPAL_CIC play award. OPAL really has transformed our playtimes and lunchtimes. Many thanks to our whole school community for supporting our strategic improvement of play for our children. @More_OPAL_

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

Lovely example of a self-build structure, and who isn’t going to love a see through roof.

[Oughtrington Primary School @Oughtringtoncps]

Mrs Trolan has been busy building a new shelter for children to use at break and lunchtimes. Lots of discussion has been had about what it could be used for! #OPALplay #play

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@MosleyAcademy Fantastic

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An abundance of loose parts, well considered permission and risk management, playwork and a whole lot of fun 🙌🙌🙌

[Higher Bebington Junior School @HBJSCH63]

We have a final total for our recent OPAL @OPAL_CIC fundraising- £274.40. Big thanks for your support and all the different toy and loose part donations. Play at HBJS has never been better. #HBJSOPALPLAY If you have any items you think we could use or building skills get in touch

[Higher Bebington Junior School @HBJSCH63]

Big thanks to Ian at DBLMAX for all the donations for OPAL play. Big thanks to Mr Smith for helping me collect and unload all of this. @OPAL_CIC #HBJSOPALPLAY

[OPAL Merseyside, Cheshire, Warrington and more @More_OPAL_]

@HBJSCH63 @OPAL_CIC A serious haul 🙌🙌

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@HBJSCH63 @OPAL_CIC Fantastic result. Playing make kids happy, more play, more happy kids. 👍