If you’re a headteacher, you are likely looking forward to the summer break. However, you may also be considering what improvements you can make at your school during this period when there are no students on site.
With the summer holidays just around the corner, July and August are the perfect months in which to undertake work on your school’s playground. While the children and teachers are enjoying their well-earned summer break, you can arrange for work to prepare and refurbish your playground surfaces to take place.
Even if all you want to do is have new markings painted on the tarmac, it will look a lot nicer and cleaner if the existing paint is removed first.
This is where our sand jetting services come in, a form of sandblasting that is highly effective at removing old markings to make way for a new design, without the need for burning off or the potential mess and smoke that can be caused.
The reason that the sand jet works so well is that it removes the paint in its hardened state, rather than burning and melting the thermoplastic into the liquid form. So, there’s no risk of unwanted paint stains that you also need to remove.
All of that means that you can quickly and easily revamp the playground ahead of the new school year. Of course, that might mean doing more than repainting the lines for the netball court!
Research has found that rethinking school playgrounds to ensure they include sensory elements – like sculptures children can touch, nature spaces and even tunnels for them to hide in – can make play more accessible to neurodivergent children.
Alternatively, instead of making plans to refurbish your school playground this summer, you could ask the children at your school to share their ideas for what could go into the outdoor space to help get them excited about the project.
Whichever option you chose, just make sure that you don’t neglect the preparation of the playground before you start adding new features or painting new designs on the tarmac.
