Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director
@OPALOutdoorplay
Michael Follett is a former playworker, teacher and school improvement advisor. He is founder and CEO of Opal, author and public speaker on play in schools.
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https://outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk 12-04-2011 23:22:19
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Thanks to Katie and Rachel from Project Play for your presentation on play for children on the move in northern France. Making the right to play real.
Another fabulous podcast from Jenny Play Scotland, this month Jenny chatted with Michael Follett Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director about developing Outdoor Play and Learning during school playtimes. #MorePlayPlease #PlayEveryDay
Our Play Team have been inspired by their visits to Ivydale Primary School and their team. We are getting Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director going! Thank you so much! #PlayMatters #APlaceToGrow
I will be presenting at IPAGlasgow2023 on lessons from transforming playtimes in 1000 primary schools in the UK, France, Spain, Poland, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.
@KeepEYsUnique Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director We have introduced it in our school this year and it’s ace! The behaviour at playtimes and lunchtimes are so much better because children of every age are engaged! We have tyres, rope swings, crates, barrels, mud kitchen and even skateboards!
If you are looking at play (if not, you soon will!) and want to transform your playtimes and lunch times, come along to see our lunch time. You will have the opportunity to hear about our journey to Platinum award with Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC and amazing mentor IngridOPAL #playistheway
I see the pressure heads are under every day in my work and the damage a callous inspector can wreak.
Grant an inquiry of the Ofsted inspection at Caversham Primary School - Sign the Petition! chng.it/XC2NcDjk via Change.org UK
Week 2 of our OPAL playground project at Windrush Charlton and what a week it’s been- elastics, space hoppers, chalks and learning to clean up after ourselves. The pupils are absolutely loving it, building resilience, skills and sharing the laughter Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director
Our children have a large range of resources to encourage play & exploration. Pupils build dens, role-play, search for bugs, create vehicles. They assess risk & know how to keep each other safe. We have seen this develop confidence, team work & imaginations! Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director
Staging and mud-kitchen have been organised onto the field - spring has sprung - looking forward to the children seeing this tomorrow! Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director #BelieveAchieve #Play
This week the ‘Golden Welly’ award will go to children who use sticks in an imaginative way. It looks like we have some worthy contenders! Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) CIC Michael Follett OPAL Founder and Director Ana Ardelean Neil Coleman OPAL Mentor