When investing in an outdoor classroom, most schools focus on size, layout, and price. But there are two critical elements that determine whether your structure lasts 5 years… or 25+ years: 👉 The roof system👉 The quality and treatment of the timber These are rarely visible at first glance—but they make all the difference over […]
Designing Outdoor Spaces That Make Inclusion Work Hideout House creates specialist SEND outdoor classrooms, sensory gardens and nurture environments that help mainstream schools deliver effective inclusion, early intervention and emotional regulation support. With the national shift and recent Government policy and funding toward inclusive mainstream provision, schools are being asked to support more children with […]
The Benefits of Creating a Sensory Garden in Your School In today’s busy and often overstimulating world, schools are increasingly recognising the importance of providing calm, inclusive and therapeutic spaces for pupils. A well-designed sensory garden offers far more than just an attractive outdoor area — it becomes a powerful learning, wellbeing and inclusion tool […]
Sustainable Playground Equipment and Outdoor Classrooms for UK Primary Schools Sustainability is no longer a ‘nice to have’ in UK primary education. Schools are increasingly required to demonstrate sustainability and environmentally friendly policies within both their curriculum and day-to-day operations. From curriculum delivery to procurement decisions, sustainability now plays a key role in inspections, funding […]
Following on from the successful introduction of our educational renewable energy mix system, we have now moved the concept on to develop an independent eco station for school playgrounds. This is particularly beneficial and useful for those schools who either do not want to buy a new outdoor classroom or have an existing one which […]
We have noticed recently that our enquiries from local parish councils and holiday parks have increased significantly and the reason for this is that they are all searching for the same term or phrase on Google – that term is “play equipment made out of recycled plastic”. As a company, we have long pioneered the […]
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has just announced at the Labour Party Conference that she wants to see all primary schools have a library by 2029. There are currently 1,700 schools in the UK without a library provision with an estimated 1 in 4 schools without one in economically deprived areas. £132m of […]
Earlier this year we were approached by the head of this primary school in Watford. He was looking at developing an existing under-used playground space into an outdoor learning facility for children aged 3-7. Some of these children have ADHD and who are non-verbal and therefore require sensory feedback so this had to be very […]
Schools can look at all avenues of funding opportunities for playground projects including grants, PTA fundraising events etc but one important item in the overall funding mix is or should be business sponsorship and support. This potentially highly effective tool not only is just about donating funds and money, it can be about building a […]
We were one of the first companies to pioneer play equipment made out of recycled plastic as opposed to the more traditionally used timber or even steel. The reason being is that there are so many benefits of using this material – it doesn’t rot or decay, it lasts a lot longer, it requires minimal […]