Creating Active Play Opportunities at Higher Openshaw Community School
Higher Openshaw Community School in Manchester has introduced a new outdoor activity area featuring a range of balance, climbing and coordination equipment from Creative Play. With a climbing wall, weaving beam, stepping logs and tyre crossing, the space gives pupils more opportunities to stay active, develop physical skills and build confidence through outdoor play.
Project Highlights:
- Climbing wall to encourage pupils to develop strength and tackle physical challenges.
- Weaving beam and zig zag beam to support balance, coordination and controlled movement.
- Four stepping logs offering opportunities to practise balance and navigate different heights.
- Tyre crossing and clatterbridge to introduce varied movement challenges.
- Brown rubber mulch safety surfacing to provide a suitable surface beneath the equipment.
Outdoor equipment gives pupils opportunities to stay active, develop physical skills and build confidence by tackling new challenges outside the classroom.
Customer Objective:
Higher Openshaw’s aim was to create an engaging outdoor activity area with a variety of equipment to encourage physical development, balance and coordination. By combining climbing and obstacle-style challenges, the school could offer pupils different ways to stay active and build confidence at their own pace.
Playground Development Challenges & Solutions:
The new activity area needed to offer a varied range of physical challenges in one space. Creative Play supplied a combination of climbing, balancing and crossing equipment, allowing pupils to practise different movements and skills as they progress around the area. Brown rubber mulch safety surfacing was installed beneath the equipment to provide a dedicated safety surface for the play space.
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Results: Supporting Active Play at Higher Openshaw Community School
The completed area provides pupils with more opportunities to climb, balance, navigate obstacles and challenge themselves outdoors. The variety of equipment encourages movement and coordination, helping make physical activity an engaging part of the school day.
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