Creating Spaces to Play Outdoors

Alistair Bryce-Clegg is a leading Early Years educational consultant. Alistair was headteacher of a successful three-form entry infant school and Early Years Unit for 10 years. Alongside his headship he worked as an EYFS consultant working with a diverse range of settings to help them to enhance their EYFS practice. Alistair is now the proud owner of ABC Does and co-founder of the child development app My First Five Years. Alistair’s bestselling books include Best Practice in the Early Years, Continuous Provision, Continuous Provision: The Skills, Getting Ready to Write and From Vacant to Engaged. Alistair blogs at ABCDoes and tweets @ABCDoes.

Oliver Wotherspoon is Managing Director of Cool Canvas, a family-founded business which creates incredible natural play areas for nurseries, schools and families around the UK. Inspired by nature and a love of adventure, Oliver builds bespoke, hand-crafted outdoor spaces that are unique to each area, big or small. Oliver and his designs have made TV appearances on Channel 4’s George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces and ITV’s Love Your Garden.