School Playground Equipment
Putting playtime on the curriculum
The playgrounds in schools represent much more than the place children go in their breaks. Well-planned school playgrounds are unique learning environments where children can grow and expand at key stages of the curriculum.
Play to Learn
Climbing, swinging, jumping and balancing are all a great source of the one hour of physical activity school children need everyday. Challenging school playground equipment ensures that children break a sweat and train their motor skills. But play isn't just for fun. Research suggests that children who train their gross motor functions have improved learning and concentration during the school day.
On a more formal level, well planned school play equipment, utilised throughout the whole day, can form part of a Whole School Physical Activity Policy, contributing towards Healthy Schools status.
Kompan offers schools a complete service to make a school playground a unique resource. From the UK's most comprehensive and innovative range of playground equipment to support, project management and advice we are with you all the way. From traditional trim trails to modern interactive school playground equipment that can tempt even the most committed gamers into activity, Kompan can offer something to suit your school budget and space.
Get everyone involved
Involving the whole school in designing their new outdoor space offers fantastic opportunities for cross-curricular learning. Planning, debating, persuading and reporting all come to life as part of a real project, giving a huge sense of achievement and ownership as the new school playground comes to life.
Our free design service and free support with fundraising and consultation means your school could be only weeks away from a playground to be proud of.
Dean Jones - Deputy Head
"Since the creation of the playground, all the children have enjoyed more positive play. The input from the children prior to the development of the area from the outset means they have seen their ideas come to fruition.
The management and supervision of children at break and lunchtimes has improved, making the entire play experience a happier one for children and adults alike."
Dean Jones - Deputy Headteacher
Headteacher: Jenny Drake
"The school playground is fantastic and the reduction in behaviour problems over the lunchbreak has been of great benefit to us all. We wonder how we managed without it."
Jenny Drake
Headteacher, Hay Lane SEN School.