The first OPAL Award School in Scotland
Play Scotland latest newsletter puts a spotlight on OPAL. This award-winning school improvement programme focuses on non-curricular play. It supports sustainable cultural change within schools, to transform the quality of their playtime. This has huge benefits for children and adults. Find out more and watch a short film of the [...]
First school in Scotland achieves OPAL Award!
Play Scotland report that Udston Primary School, in South Lanarkshire, were the first school in Scotland to complete its journey through the OPAL Programme. Watch the video where members of the senior leadership team speak about the impacts of OPAL while viewers see many of the new play activities developed [...]
Play Scotland’s AGM & Inclusion Event Wednesday 20 November, 1 – 4pm (in person)
This includes an update of Play Scotland projects and exciting news about the development of OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) in Scotland and the new Play Pedagogy Award. Find out more and get tickets here.
How amazing playtimes develop language in primary school children
The benefits of the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) programme have been highlighted by OPAL mentor, Simon, in his Play Scotland latest blog post.
The OPAL journey
Children spend 20% of their school life (a day a week!) in the playground. Play Scotland have shared a short film about Play Scotland’s Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) programme. OPAL is a school improvement programme that focuses on non-curricular play. This film was made in partnership with the staff [...]