OPAL stands for 'Outdoor Play and Learning' and is a programme endorsed and supported by Sport England. 

This programme is a journey that the school is undertaking over the next 12-18 months, alongside the OPAL team, developing our playgrounds and the physical play of the children. This video will give you an idea of what we eventually want play to look like in our school.

Video link for above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm7IfAEsjqI

At St Ann’s Heath Junior School, we recognise the importance of the need for high quality sustainable play for children, regardless of their needs and abilities, and that inclusive play is achieved by offering carefully considered outdoor spaces that offer a real choice of accessible play opportunities. 

As an OPAL Play school, we share OPAL’s vision: ‘that every child in every school has an amazing hour of high-quality play every day – with no exceptions.’

We firmly believe that play is essential for physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual development.