Right To Play protects, educates, and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. The charity works with children in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school, resist exploitation, overcome prejudice and heal from the trauma of war and displacement.
Founded 25 years ago, Right To Play reaches millions of children each year in 14 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The charity harnesses play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to help children dismantle barriers, embrace opportunities and develop the critical life skills they need to thrive.
Right To Play protects, educates, and empowers children to rise above adversity using the power of play. The charity works with children in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school, resist exploitation, overcome prejudice and heal from the trauma of war and displacement.
Founded 25 years ago, Right To Play reaches millions of children each year in 14 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The charity harnesses play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to help children dismantle barriers, embrace opportunities and develop the critical life skills they need to thrive.
Last year, Right To Play was able to reach more than 5.6 million children globally. The charity’s work includes delivering play-based learning in schools and providing mental health support to help children living through conflict and crisis to cope with trauma.
About International Day of Play:
On 11 June, Right To Play will be celebrating International Day of Play. Adopted by the UN in 2024, this annual day dedicated to play will highlight the vital importance of play for children and help ensure that no child is denied this basic right. Visit the Right To Play website for games, resources and ideas to host your own play day event and mark this special occasion at your school.
With a team of experienced tutors and a proven track record, Standing In The Wings is committed to supporting schools across the UK in nurturing the next generation of confident and resilient creatives.
At the heart of Standing In The Wings' mission lies the belief that every student deserves the opportunity to discover and express their unique voice through the arts. The team, headquartered in Northamptonshire, has become synonymous with empowering youth through innovative programs that not only hone important life skills but also provide schools with unparalleled production support.
The innovative bespoke architect designed system provides timber frame buildings to suit most locations and educational uses, in a variety of finishes including timber, composite cladding or render in a range of colours, and brick slips. Offsite construction minimises disruption, cost and risk.
We offer a complete design and build service.
The buildings are aesthetically pleasing, ergonomic and highly practical designed for an A+ energy rating to last 50 years or more with appropriate maintenance.
TG Escapes bespoke, modular, timber frame system has been utilised for hundreds of school buildings including SEND facilities, classroom blocks, dining halls and drama studios. The biophilic approach ensures that these spaces are full of natural light and have easy access to the outdoors. The impact on students is pronounced, with a calming effect that helps to reduce stress and increase focus. They are particularly active within the SEND and SEMH fields, producing a range of specially designed spaces intended to benefit students with diverse needs.
They offer a turnkey approach to clients across the UK, designing, manufacturing, installing and finishing each building. Everything starts with a free site survey and bespoke design process, after which they provide a comprehensive fixed price covering every aspect of a new school building.
They offer several clear benefits to schools:
• Stunning Bespoke Designs: The in-house team of architects and engineers is able to produce wholly bespoke designs to meet a school's specific needs. They can feature a variety of finishes from natural timber to brick or render.
• Cost-Effective: Modern methods of construction offer cost savings at every stage, which are further enhanced by an in-house manufacturing and turnkey service. Streamlined offsite construction minimises waste, and quick onsite installation minimises labour.
• Quick Installation: Components are delivered to a school site in a controlled manner and sensitive to the school’s timetable, which minimises disruption allowing education continuity.
• Biophilic Principles: TG Escapes has long been a proponent of biophilic design principles, emphasising a connection to nature with each of their buildings. They incorporate natural light, views of nature, physical access to the outdoors and advanced ventilation systems, all of which have a profound impact on stress, mental health, and even exam performance.
• Net-Zero Design as Standard: Through a combination of energy-efficient materials, a fabric first approach, solar panels, advanced ventilation technology and expert design, they achieve net-zero in operation as standard and, due to their use of timber, can also certify the buildings as lifetime net-zero if required.
• Built for Long-Term Performance: These permanent buildings satisfy or exceed all regulatory compliance and TG Escapes are Gold Members of the Structural Timber Association and Platinum Members of Construction Line.
• Turnkey Service: They cover everything from the initial design to the final handover of keys, for a single upfront price. This includes site preparation, all foundations, planning permission and service connections. Throughout the project, clients have a clear point of contact with their friendly team who will manage the project from start to finish.
TG Escapes have won multiple MMC and Education Estates Awards and with over 800 buildings UK wide they are dedicated to offering an unparalleled service to education clients, with an average score of 4.9 out of 5 from over 193 customer reviews.
"TG Escapes responded quickly to any questions or concerns we raised with them from the design stage to completion. They worked with us to ensure that the school could continue to operate safely whilst they were on site. Any issues that were raised with the site team were immediately addressed and they followed our school risk assessment. They made the experience far less stressful than we had anticipated. The project was delivered ahead of time to a high standard." Mrs Gill Farmer, Trust Business Manager
