The important role of Enrichment Days for primary aged children.
Giving children an education is more than just mastering English and Maths, it’s also about the activities that encompass children’s learning through new involvements and opportunities. So how do enrichments days benefit primary school pupils? Let’s take a trip down memory lane… what do you remember most from your primary school days? Is it the day you mastered Bodmas? Or… the day you learnt the terms ‘root words, prefixes and suffixes’? My guess is that you remember school trips? Activity days? A themed day in school where you were off the curriculum? Days like this are called Enrichment Days. They play an essential role in children's learning, important for providing children with new experiences, extending their learning, and making the school day more fun! Although there’s no statutory requirement for schools to provide enrichment opportunities, it’s encouraged by the Department for Education (DfE) and Ofsted. Ofsted’s inspection framework emphasises the importanc