FIRST EVER SCHOOL INSTALLATION OF EXCITING NEW NRG

RSS Playmakers has completed the first ever installation of its innovative, new Trailblazer NRG system at a school. The Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Community Primary School in Taunton, Somerset, has joined an extensive list of public playgrounds which have taken on the new system.

Trailblazer NRG has been awarded the prestigious BSI Kitemark award which gives all users complete confidence in the high safety levels. It was chosen by Archbishop Cranmer as a modern alternative to timber play equipment, as it is manufactured from dramatic structural steel and features distinctive arches and support posts. The system has a streamlined and contemporary appearance and has been specifically developed to address the motivational needs of children and to encourage maximum activity and energy expenditure. Unlike other 'play' equipment, it is ideal for developing co-operation and team work and can be used in organised sessions as part of the National Curriculum, indeed Archbishop Cranmer has recently had an SASP coach on site to hold some ‘Outdoor Education’ work with the children which links team work, cooperation and trust and the new play equipment was used in some of the lessons.

Children in Years 3-6 use the equipment at playtimes and lunchtimes and Archbishop Cranmer School is currently considering how Trailblazer NRG will fit in with the PE curriculum next term. Tracy Crossman, Key Stage Two Coordinator, Archbishop Cranmer, said: “The installation took place during the Easter holidays this year.  I was amazed at how quickly it was completed as it only took about 3 to 4 days.” 

“The Trailblazer NRG system has been extremely well received by pupils - we have had one Year 4 boy declare: ‘I wish I had this at home!’. We are currently considering how the equipment might form part of the National Curriculum during next term.” 

Trailblazer by RSS Playmakers

Trailblazer NRG, which is based on a ‘trail system’ of linked activities, includes twenty-one dynamic components offering a huge variety of different configurations. The system demands greater concentration and stamina due to the need for movement across and between the challenges, and completing the trail gives children a great sense of achievement.

RSS Playmakers’ Managing Director Peter Bullock explained why they believe Trailblazer NRG will take other schools by storm. He said: “With the Trailblazer NRG there is more activity, more movement to and from the apparatus, and more energy used. Each element of the trail tests children’s physical attributes regardless of their abilities, encourages all-inclusive play, accommodates more children than single structure play concepts, and promotes teamwork through co-operative play.”

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