Monday, 5 July 2010
Following the installation of a brand new soft play area to replace their old one we asked the pupils of Willows school what they thought of it.
We ask teachers at Willows School what impact their new soft play sensory area had on the pupils.
1. Have you seen any benefits or improvements in the children's behaviour?
The soft play room has only been in operation for a few weeks and so full benefits and improvements are still to be seen. In the short term there have been less pupils missing play and lunchtimes (due to minutes) as they want to have time in the play room. Therefore, the fantastic set up of the play room does appear to encourage ‘good behaviour’ through the reward systems we use at The Willows.
2. How many children are at the school? Do all of them use the equipment?
There are approximately 38 pupils currently at the school. All pupils have had the opportunity to use the equipment. The ages of children range from nursery (4 years) to year 6 (10-11 years) and is greatly received by all of our pupils.
3. What impact has the area had on the children/parents?
The pupils thoroughly enjoy using the equipment and it has enabled them to learn to play successfully with others in a very exciting environment. We run parents’ groups and the soft play room plays a key role in encouraging parents to interact with their children through activities of play. The interactive system (IRIS) is in is very early stages with staff being trained on how integrate the cube both for fun and learning goals.
4. Is there anything you feel would improve the area?
The only issue (which we knew would be) is that when pupils are having a problem they often run to this area and it is then difficult to get them out. Since there are limited fire exits in the school the soft play room door is kept open at all times, and is very inviting for children who are not able to join in with learning. This is however only a minor issue and we are planning ways of deterring those pupils from entering outside of their times.
The soft play room has only been in operation for a few weeks and so full benefits and improvements are still to be seen. In the short term there have been less pupils missing play and lunchtimes (due to minutes) as they want to have time in the play room. Therefore, the fantastic set up of the play room does appear to encourage ‘good behaviour’ through the reward systems we use at The Willows.
2. How many children are at the school? Do all of them use the equipment?
There are approximately 38 pupils currently at the school. All pupils have had the opportunity to use the equipment. The ages of children range from nursery (4 years) to year 6 (10-11 years) and is greatly received by all of our pupils.
3. What impact has the area had on the children/parents?
The pupils thoroughly enjoy using the equipment and it has enabled them to learn to play successfully with others in a very exciting environment. We run parents’ groups and the soft play room plays a key role in encouraging parents to interact with their children through activities of play. The interactive system (IRIS) is in is very early stages with staff being trained on how integrate the cube both for fun and learning goals.
4. Is there anything you feel would improve the area?
The only issue (which we knew would be) is that when pupils are having a problem they often run to this area and it is then difficult to get them out. Since there are limited fire exits in the school the soft play room door is kept open at all times, and is very inviting for children who are not able to join in with learning. This is however only a minor issue and we are planning ways of deterring those pupils from entering outside of their times.
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Castle Hill School
Soft Play Multi Sensory Area
Castle Hill School is a state-of-the-art school for children with severe and profound learning disabilities. Their design brief for Angus Firth Design was to develop a user friendly special needs multi sensory area, suitable for children with a range of impairments, accessible by wheelchairs, have clear visibility into all areas and offer easy access for carers in the event of an emergency.
The result was a two level soft play area with the ground level filled with state of the art interactive sensory sound/ light equipment and the upper level a fully enclosed soft play assault course and slide.
The equipment included a variety of interactive sound/lighting panels, wirelessly controlled colour/shape projectors and fibre optics plus UV caves with glowing tactile panels and star ceilings.
Friday, 28 May 2010
Willows School, Hayes
Soft Play Multi Sensory Room
Willows School is a community special school based in Hayes, Middlesex. They have 38 children on the register with emotional and behavioral difficulties. They approached Angus Firth Design with a request to update their existing soft play area which was originally installed by Angus Firth over 20 years ago!
“The design amazed staff and the student council body, considering the masterful use of space, and the extent of equipment included. Throughout the process we received an excellent service, with our needs always put first and completely met. We enjoyed a super-fast installation period that even occurred during school time. This caused minimal disruption to the school day, with the installation team passionately working endless hours to get the product finished before Easter bank holiday”.
For a full transcript of the testimonial please click on the link below
http://www.indoorplay.co.uk/testimonial.asp?x=testimonials.asp&nv1=2&k2=12
© Angus Firth Design 2010. All rights reserved.
Willows School is a community special school based in Hayes, Middlesex. They have 38 children on the register with emotional and behavioral difficulties. They approached Angus Firth Design with a request to update their existing soft play area which was originally installed by Angus Firth over 20 years ago!
In the confines of a small room, Angus Firth Design developed a design for a fully enclosed multi level soft play area with added interactive light and sound equipment to keep the children fully engaged in a totally safe play environment. The end users ‘the children’ were involved in the design process from the early stages to see what features were most appealing to them.
“The design amazed staff and the student council body, considering the masterful use of space, and the extent of equipment included. Throughout the process we received an excellent service, with our needs always put first and completely met. We enjoyed a super-fast installation period that even occurred during school time. This caused minimal disruption to the school day, with the installation team passionately working endless hours to get the product finished before Easter bank holiday”.
For a full transcript of the testimonial please click on the link below
http://www.indoorplay.co.uk/testimonial.asp?x=testimonials.asp&nv1=2&k2=12
© Angus Firth Design 2010. All rights reserved.
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