Sovereign Playground Equipment

Sovereign Play Equipment is one of the largest providers of school playground equipment in the UK. Transforming over 10,000 outdoor environments into fun and imaginative learning and play areas for children of all ages.
With the expertise and capability to deliver everything thats needed from design right through to installation and after sales support. They take great pride in themselves for delivering this flexible and comprehensive service, and after 18 years providing play equipment for schools and local authorities they have earned it well.
Sovereign Play Equipment also provide details about how to gain essential funding for your playground equipment.

"The 'Play Equipment Funding' guide is available completely free of charge to schools - and it comes with one additional benefit. If, having read the guide, you feel that you would like to discuss any aspect of your funding application process with the authors, or if you would like help in making your application for funding, you can get all the support you need by contacting Sovereign. "

Anyone thinking of buying play equipment for their school or other educational institute must consider many factors before making a final choice. Which age group (or groups) are you aiming the play area at? How can you really be sure that you're providing the right school playground equipment for the ages of the children concerned whilst at the same time keeping them excited yet safe? And which materials are best to use?

We can start by breaking the play equipment range down into the three main age groups that schools across the UK should focus on. Toddlers through to infant school. Junior School, and lastly teens. Trying to accomodate for all these age groups in one place will more than likely be unsuccessful nowadays when many young children wont want to approach a playground area filled with teenagers for fear of reprisal. Consider one or two of the age groups and aim at these. Another way to work around this issue is to seperate the play areas so younger children will feel more at ease at playtime.

Everyone knows that little kids have big imaginations! By incorporating thermoplastic playground markings into their outside playground environment you will discover this is a hugely successful way of encouraging imaginative play and keeping small children active. There are literally hundreds of colours and designs to choose from, including shapes, letters, grids and games! Making playground markings one of the easiest ways for children to be educated through play. Creative development is one of the six areas of learning for the outdoor curriculum. The use of imaginative play equipment such as trains, castles and wooden ships means that your little minds can travel anywhere that their imaginations can carry them whilst remaining within the safety of the school playground. Incorporating something that rocks such as a horse or swings will prove popular as small children gain comfort in all things that rock.

Older children at junior school is the next age range to consider. At this age adventurous play is imperetive for developing childrens confidence and co-ordination. Adventure trails and climbing frames are a great way for developing these skills. There are low-level and high-level adventure trails available at Sovereign. The high-level trails obviously require a degree of climbing skill and co-ordination so are recommended for the older children but the low-level trails are perfect for developing these balancing skills at this age. Climbing frames are also great if you have limited space yet still wish to provide your children with several challenges in the playground. Most activity frames will come with horizontal ladders, scramble nets and rope walks. You will notice these are mostly built to go round in a circle so as to encourage social interaction between the children.

Finally looking at the older age range of children using school playground equipment, young teens. Using a clever mixture of high-level adventure trails and sporting play equipment you really can ensure that even the toughest teenager wont be able to resist joining in at playtime. High-level adventure trails will allow and encourage them to show off their climbing skills to their friends and other peers and encourage motivation of their thoughts whilst at the same time also helping to build their muscles and get some fresh air!
Outdoor sports is something that will always divide most teenagers opinions. However nowadays there is so much permanent outdoor sport equipment to choose from it would be almost impossible for any teen to resist a 4-way ball shooter if their peers are seen to be utilizing the equipment and enjoying themselves. This enhances hand to eye co-ordination and encourages co-operative play in a fun environment working as individual or part of a team. Another life skill to learn at an important age.

The Sovereign range of school playground equipment can be tailor-made for your schools specific needs. They never compromise on low priced materials like plastics and always ensure that the best quality parts and materials are used. Think of the safety of your children when choosing playground equipment for your school and ensure that the manufacturer has upheld all standard necessities as far as safety goes. Choose a play equipment provider that also provides equipment for local authorities, like Sovereign, and you cant go far wrong.

The Sovereign range of creative play equipment has been created to satisfy the thirst of even the most creative of young people and has so much to offer childrens imaginations.

From semi-circular stages which can be installed into either grass or tarmac through to complete ampitheaters. Sensory chimes through to a pentatonic scale, sand pits through to a mini beast wormery and much, much more! You will be astounded at this diverse range that really does seem to cater for little people with all types of personalities. Sovereign creative play equipment is packed with so many opportunities to get kids performing, exploring and experimenting with all of their senses.

The possibilities are endless with the Sovereign range of imaginative play equipment that not only inspires role play, but stimulates the minds of those budding young explorers and adventurers.

Aye Aye Captain! Set sail aboard the Sovereign Play Galleon. Create an adventure story set on the high seas. Or brave hearts can fly away wherever their young imaginations will take them with the Sovereign Play Jet. It even has space to sit on the wings for two small co-pilots. On a smaller scale the Sovereign Express & Coal Tender train is equally inspiring by stretching their imagination to become a train driver.

Little kids have big imaginations! Incorporating playground graphics into their outdoor play environment is a hugely successful way of encouraging imaginative play and keeping small children active. Thermoplastic playground markings are a unique and excellent way of enhancing any playground area by adding colourful and exciting graphics.

Road and railway playground markings can be implemented to raise road traffic awareness in a controlled environment. A useful learning tool! Geography markings will help children better understand maps whilst there are also shape markings for pre-school children.

Sovereign play equipments school playground markings are long lasting, extra reflective, free of lead and chromates, self cleaning and non slip. Available in over one hundered designs including colourful animals, shapes, targets, games, letters and numbers, road markings, trails and hopscotch there is so much choice for so many ages with the added benefit of teaching through play.

Playground markings are much more durable than when i was rejoicing in the sound of the school bell at midday! Of course just having some playground markings installed in your school or educational institute will not make too much of a difference. It is imperative that the involvement of the school is paramount to ensure the full potential is maximised.

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