Article 31: The Right to Rest & Play in Year 5

This is one of the children’s rights that they have no trouble embracing. Within the school day, all children have a lunchtime break during which most will typically both rest and play. In addition, every class has at least one scheduled playtime during the morning, with younger age groups having a further time to rest and play in the afternoon. Still further, there are always short ‘down times’ within the working day at the discretion of the teacher – brain breaks, quiet reading and mindfulness colouring being among the activities that children can engage with.

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