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Minutes of Past PC Meetings
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Independent Research into Natural Play To measure the impact that a ‘natural play area’ has on physical activity, classroom behaviour & attention, general well-being and self esteem, the Forestry Commission have requested an independent consultant carry out a lengthy research project on natural play in the school. The research started this week (25/11/08) and will be conducted by Dr. Leslie Groves-Williams, a social anthropologist, currently working as an independent child rights and social development consultant. She has worked in Britain, Asia, South and Central America and Africa with different international agencies, including Save the Children, the UK Department for International Development, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Labour Organisation and so is a respected authority in this field. She will interview pupils, staff and parents, observe the children at play and ask the pupils to participate in photography and video sessions, now and in a year’s time. It is hoped that the expected positive impact of the play area will encourage authorities to have natural play areas in more schools, nationally.
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