How important is secondary school playground equipment to your students’ development?? Within the school playground design industry, the majority of the focus is normally centred around playground equipment for primary schools, early years and nurseries. However, secondary school students can hugely benefit from playground equipment as well a access to various sport fields, including astroturf football and hockey fields to help in their personal and team sport development.
When students are in primary school, their indoor classroom learning is supported with a wide range of outdoor playground equipment designed to encourage physical, academic and social development.
However, as students progress to secondary school, learning through active learning is pushed onto the back foot.
At Schoolscapes UK, we know that encouraging outdoor activities is important at all stages of life, which is why we create a wide range of playground equipment to cater for all ages and abilities. While the focus of outdoor play may change from themed play towers to outdoor gym equipment and sports equipment, outdoor play and development are crucial to children of all ages, not just when they are in key stage 1 and key stage 2.
Secondary school can be hard work and challenging for students of any age, and having a safe outdoor space where they can play and exercise can induce endorphins for an improved frame of mind can then help them learn more effectively in the classroom.
Other benefits include:
Secondary schools, typically, have a larger outside space to utilise and often need to provide outdoor spaces to suit a wide range of seasonal sports. At Schoolscapes UK, we offer a wide range of secondary school playground equipment to suit all needs and requirements.
Trim trails, otherwise known as obstacle courses, are engaging and challenging playground equipment which students of all ages can enjoy. While secondary school trim trails will differ from our low-level or primary school trim trails, they can still offer a wide range of demanding obstacles, including:
Playing and participating in sports can be a huge part of secondary school life, for boys and girls across the year groups. Our senior goal can be used for a wide range of sports, including, but not limited to, basketball, football and hockey.
We also offer polymeric sports surfacing which can be used to outline multiple games on the same surface. The polymeric material is low-slip and durable and will be able to withstand multiple uses and elements. Available in various colours, our sports lines are the perfect solution for secondary schools lacking sufficient court space.
At secondary school, additional education is given about the body, how it moves and how important physical and mental health is. By providing versatile and specifically designed outdoor gym equipment, students will be able to work out, learn how their body can move to benefit different muscle groups and boost their self-esteem in a controlled and friendly environment. With a wide range of equipment available, your school can create an outdoor gym to target both muscle growth and cardiovascular equipment.
Our range of outdoor gym equipment includes:
Outdoor learning through play doesn’t stop being important as children grow. Adapt your playground space to suit the growing needs of your students with Schoolscapes UK’s wide range of playground equipment for secondary schools.
For more information, or to book your free site viewing, contact the team today at play@schoolscapesuk.com, we offer our bespoke playground transformation services to schools across the UK.
