Behaviour Support Plan: Good Practice

Newport Infant School

Playground Initiative for 5-7years

An initiative introduced to encourage co-operation, sharing and consideration for each other.

Introduced to reduce conflict and aggression.

The initiative encourages children to be responsible in their play by caring for the equipment and activities provided.

The Initiative

Nine classes, nine activities

• Toy cars/lorries etc with road layout floor mats
• Investigation box (magnifying glasses, toy binoculars etc)
• Dressing up box
• Small apparatus
• Large meccano
• Large building bricks
• Skittles and stilts
• Skipping ropes

Football (air ball in a designated area), a book box and the option to not participate are also available as optional extras.

The activities are set out daily, weather permitting

Each has a designated place in the school grounds

The activities are numbered and are accessed by each class on a rotational basis. A chart displays the activities; the children learn quickly and can easily work out when it will be their turn to access their favourites.

The class using a particular activity on the day designated is responsible for tidying it away.

Since the introduction of this initiative, playground problems have been reduced to a minimum.

The downside –

• Costly to set up (a supportive PTA is wonderful), it can be built up over time
• Cannot be fully operated in poorer weather conditions (although it is possible to set out a selection)

The playground initiative operates at each break, weather permitting. It has enabled lunchtime staff to be participants in the play rather than managers of incidents. Everyone benefits!!

For further information contact Maggie Holmes (Headteacher) on 01952 810549