At The School Playground Company, we pride ourselves in our inclusive play equipment. Perfect for the Early Year Foundation Stage (EYFS), we have equipment to encourage imagination, creativity, sensory development, and more. With our practical Sensory, Creative, and Imaginative Play Equipment, children can learn independently or in a group, taking their play into their own hands.
The Back to School season is now here. Why not consider taking on a new project in the 2025/2026 academic year to boost inclusivity and imagination within your playground?
Inclusive Play Equipment
With a range of play equipment, we have something for everyone. While we offer Active Play Equipment such as trim trails and traditional climbing towers to encourage inclusive play between children, we understand the equal importance of sensory and less active play.
Our trim trail and active outdoor equipment allow EYFS students to develop their balance and coordination. With the capability to design a bespoke trim trail that suits your space, budget, and pupils, we encourage inclusivity and imagination with all of our products.
Additionally, our Sensory Panels cater to children in EYFS education and SEN to widen their experiences, mimicking real-world experiences in a controlled environment. Sensory Panels provide unique challenges for children while exposing them to more everyday sounds, such as rain and music.
Creative Play Equipment
Our outdoor sensory play equipment encourages creativity and independence, allowing children to create their own games and tournaments. Our highly popular Games Panels similarly encourage creativity through the possibilities of tournaments and individual play.
The ‘Tumble Ball Cog’, ‘Tumble Turn’, and ‘Twist Bearing Run’ Play Panels encourage both sensory development and fun in trying something new. Each of these products is constructed from HDPE with a polycarbonate window to protect the product and the children using it. The games include a panel that students can twist to see stainless steel ball bearings travelling through the window, making sounds as they go.
Sensory Playgrounds
At The School Playground Company, we understand the benefits of sensory play for children. Therefore, our sensory panels are designed with inclusivity in mind, allowing all users to explore their senses in the playground.
Our Sensory Panels feature moving parts which offer stimulation and development for all children. Subsequently, we recommend installing various sensory panels to create a beneficial zone for your school playground.
Our water walls and mud kitchens also provide a range of unique sensory experiences unlike any other. With supply directly from our shop website, you can easily receive and set up the equipment yourself to surprise your students with their new favourite part of the playground when they come back to their holidays.
Outdoor Educational Play Equipment
The school playground doesn’t have to be completely separate from the classroom, learning through play can have huge benefits. Allowing students to engage in independent learning at their own pace in varied and creative ways develops a healthy relationship with learning and educational spaces in general.
Including educational play panels among more typical school play equipment or in shared spaces like outdoor classrooms or shelters integrates maths, English, and science learning into play seamlessly. Children who thrive in more active learning environments or have tactile learning styles can engage with outdoor, fun learning with this equipment to expand on classroom experiences in different, more practical ways.
Imaginative Play Design
With an extensive range of products, we have playground equipment to stimulate imagination. With a large priority on inclusivity for our products, we want all children to use and develop their imagination in their playgrounds.
Additionally to our popular Play Panels, we have a range of mud, water, and sand outdoor play equipment. Such equipment engages the senses through a range of textures and sounds, suitable for all children. There are many benefits to mud, water, and sand play, such as:
- Fostering cognitive skills
- Promotes social interaction
- Encourages independence
- Inclusive for all children, such as SEN students and children in EYFS education
- Developing motor skills
- Enabling imagination
For more information on the benefits of imaginative play through the School Playground Company’s Sensory Play Panels, see our detailed brochure.
Inspection, Maintenance & Playground Repairs
Before the school year starts, it is important to undertake a safety inspection of all your equipment. Important parts of playground safety to look for include:
- Splintering on wooden playground equipment
- Loose bolts and fastenings
- Worn down safety surfacing
- Faded playground markings
- Clear surfaces with no foreign objects embedded
If you notice anything unsafe on your playground, now is the time to get it sorted out. Even if it was not installed or designed by us, the School Playground offers our expert playground repairs and refurbishment services for any play area in need.
Interested in Encouraging Sensory Play this Academic Year?
If our Sensory Play options interest you and your playground, we would love to hear from you! With bespoke options, we have something for your space and budget.
Contact us on 01445 412134 or fill out this handy form for a quote!
