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The Design of Play

Monocle Radio pay a visit to N Family Club.

Mae-Li Evans interviews Chris Kennedy about the role of spatial design in delivering early-years learning experiences.

The Design of Play
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Children playing outdoor on a rooftop playground with slides, racing track, and water play area, with a wooden fence and outdoor plants in the background.
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Children and an adult sitting on a blue mat reading books in a cozy, dark reading nook with a sloped ceiling and a skylight. There is a stuffed tiger toy, a dinosaur figurine, and several open books.
A room with a large window letting in natural light, green tiled counter with a small blue and white machine, a few small items, and a wooden chair underneath a desk or shelf, with part of a staircase visible on the left.
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Ofsted outstanding in every category for every site assessed

Child-friendly playroom with wooden furniture, toys, and educational materials; a storage cubby unit with animal figurines and backpacks; a small table with chairs, and various toys and natural objects on the floor.
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Thirty schools built and continuing to scale up

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Tom Woods, director at architecture practice Kennedy Woods, is on a mission to change the way we design schools. He champions the involvement of children and their communities in the creative process, and through the studio’s programme In The Making, he’s opening up careers in design to more young people.

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