Dale Sidebottom

Agenda: Eat. Enjoy. Pretend I didn’t hear that ringtone 🫣

Want to move your team from me to we? The Trust Lab explores trust, psychological safety, belonging & collective responsibility through purposeful play, team challenges & reflection. It's PD designed to strengthen how staff work together. 📩 Enquire at [email protected]

A stronger school starts with the people behind it. The School of Play’s Staff PD Workshop uses play, team challenges & guided reflection to explore communication, collaboration & connection. 📩 Enquire today at [email protected]

In Evolution, players challenge others at their stage using rock, paper, scissors. Win, and you evolve. Lose, and you move back a stage! Simple to run, easy to join, and full of opportunities to build connection through play.

You can’t mandate a strong team culture. But you can create the conditions for one to grow. The Trust Lab uses purposeful play & reflection to help school teams move from “Me” to “We” & create a shared commitment to the culture they want. 📩 Enquire at [email protected]

Your well-being plan needs a way into the classroom. The School of Play’s Well-being Curriculum offers 7 full curricula, 236 weeks of play-based learning and maps to 11 standards, from Early Learning through Years 7–12. 📩 Explore: theschoolofplay.co

Your next school leader is already in the classroom. The Student Voice, Agency, and Leadership Play-Based Well-being Program gives students opportunities to share ideas, collaborate, take ownership and practise leadership through play. 📩 Explore at [email protected]

Growing up brings real questions about identity and relationships. The Best of Us creates separate play-based experiences for girls and boys, exploring self-worth, boundaries, respect, integrity and accountability. 📩 Book now at [email protected]

By this point in the school year, teachers have given so much. Give your staff a PD experience that gives something back: purposeful play, movement, laughter, stronger team connections and fresh classroom ideas. 📩 Let's talk at [email protected]

Swap the scroll for five minutes of play! The School of Play has 350+ activities and quick family play rituals, with no ads, ever, in a family- and kid-safe experience. Five minutes of play beats five more minutes of scrolling. Explore at theschoolofplay.co

Make wellbeing part of everyday. The School of Play Curriculum offers 7 full curricula, 236 weeks of play-based content mapped to 11 standards, supporting students from Early Learning to Years 7–12—including Student Agency & Specialist Edu. 📩 Enquire: [email protected]

Superpowers of Play & Connection is a high-energy session that explores practical ways to use purposeful play and brain breaks to strengthen relationships, boost engagement and build positive classroom culture. 📩 Learn more at [email protected]

Our next generation needs leaders who listen, adapt and bring people together. Prepare students to become those leaders through hands-on challenges that build confidence, teamwork, emotional regulation and peer leadership. 📩 Book a workshop at [email protected]

Support students in building confidence to navigate real-world challenges. The Best of Us offers separate play-based experiences for girls to explore self-worth & boundaries, & for boys to develop respect, self-control & accountability. 📩 Enquire at [email protected]

Speaking up can feel risky for students when they’re worried about getting it wrong. A little thinking time or a chat partner helps them find their words. In your next class, try swapping “Who knows?” for “Let’s test an idea.” Less pressure, more curiosity.

Give your staff a chance to recharge before the new school year. The School of Play’s Staff PD workshops bring educators together through purposeful play, team activities & fresh ideas to strengthen connection, engagement & school culture. 📩 Enquire at [email protected]

Before correcting the behaviour, pause. Slow your voice, get close and name what you notice. Co-regulation gives children support as they learn to manage their own emotions. Connection comes before correction.

What a way to finish the week! Dale and Paul brought the Superpowers of Play to the PASS Leadership Conference in Melbourne, exploring how purposeful play strengthens connection, engagement and wellbeing in specialist education. A whole lot of learning, laughter and PLAY!

Superpowers of Play & Connection is hands-on staff PD built around purposeful play, movement & collaboration. Educators experience the activities, explore connection before content & take ideas back to their classrooms to encourage engagement. 📩 Enquire [email protected]

The run home to the end of the year is a chance to prepare students for what’s next. The School of Play’s Student Voice, Agency & Leadership Program uses purposeful play & teamwork to practise confidence, communication, & responsibility. 📩 Enquire at [email protected]