Why don't they let the kids play out in the rain?

[mumnosbest]

I teach F1 and 2 and we have to provide outdoor activities whatever the weather. The kids all bring wellies and waterproofs and love playing out in the puddles (even though sometimes us teachers don't).
DS is in Y2 further up school and on rainy days comes out hyper after being kept in all day, jumps in every puddle on the way home and goes straight out to play in the garden.
If we have to allow our younger more delicate little darlings to play in the rain/snow/wind, then why can't the older kids. I'd happily provide waterproofs, Y2s can dress much more quickly than F! and 2s. Are the KS1&2 teachers just nesh? (ducks and hides)

No where to dry coats?
Kids sitting in wet trousers. All afternoon
Kids not having appropriate clothing

There's no room to store wellies and waterproofs? And not enough time for them to get changed. Just guessing. And you can guarantee that some kids won't come with the stuff then need. And of course according to some parents their children are rain-soluble.

Loving seeing 'nesh' used.

at my boys primary you have to provide suitable clothing, and they can go out, they loved it when there was snow as they were allowed to take in sledges etc, they had a ball.

however at my eldest sons high school they dont seem to let them do PE outdoors in the rain! crazy, mine go out in all weathers, they dont melt!

A fair number of parents won't provide waterproofs and wellies and unless you provide full waterproofs (including shoes) children will still get wet and then have to sit in wet clothes all day.

Some children will hate the idea of going in the rain.

There is limited space to change and dry clothes.

Expectation is that the lesson starts almost at once after break finishes (so no time to spend on prolonged changing).

Always a parent that will complain, they just avoiding grief too

DD1 had to stay inside and watch staff slide down hill by school on dinner trays out the window when in KS1 (2 winters ago - fabulous snow here, well everywhere really!).

They have 'forest school' so had waterproofs, wellies, hats, gloves, etc...

Issue for school wasn't drying the clothes (although limited space) - the main issue was the mess it made of the school floors and carpets.

Haven't heard a good enough excuse yet!
My cloakroom's tiny but we manage. F2 children are only 4 and if they know they're missing valuable splashing time, you'd be amazed how quick they learn to change, so there should be no problem with eating into lesson time. At the very most they sometimes need a change of socks if they have leaky wellies. After a little nagging on my part and children moaning to parents all my class have full waterproofs by the end of the first month. Those that forget play under a sheltered area. The only thing that might be a negative is parents complaining about water soluable kids. I personally would rather my DS got a little wet than stayed cooped up all day.
I suppose my point is that if government guidelines for Early Years children should have access to continuous outdoor provision then surely that should continue into KS1 and 2. It seems unfair to take that away from them. Don't even get me started on the lack of outdoor toys and equipment once they reach the grand old age of 5!

The cleaners complain about wet muddy footprints apparently.

yup same mumnos - EYFS out in all weathers, KS1 up kept in for rain, it doesn't make sense!
We've sent them out to forest school in a torrent and kept them next day's break for a drizzle, too

Well ours go out in all but the most extreme weather but then I'm a reception teacher at heart

I don't let my children outside in bad weather so I can't think of any reason why I'd want them outside school in the same weather.

Are they water soluble learnandsay?

i wish .....

because children go rusty

Our cleaners moan about glitter at xmas too but I think it's just in their nature!

No such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes.

I hate all this pathetic-ness of not going out in the bad weather. They just needto be instructed to have spare clothes to change into. I also hate people telling my dcs that rain is 'horrible' - some of the best times we have is in the rain - puddles/ water play etc.

Sorry, this is a pet hate of mine. You are wasting your life if you only go out in certain weathers...

all the fun of jumping puddles, catching raindrops on your tongue, sitting under a tarpaulin listening to the drops, catching the rain in an upside down umbrella outdoor art with chalks or paint... we make our own rain with a hose pipe on sunny days to make rainbows

www.grandparents.com/gp/content/activitiesandevents/everyday-activities/article/8-fun-things-to-do-in-rain.html?page=8

progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/10-ideas-for-outdoor-rainy-day-play.html

progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/ways-to-incorporate-mud-play-into.html

Used frequently to take my ds out in wellies and mac to splash around in the rain. We were always walking past his little friends' houses and seeing their poor faces pressed up against the window, 'If only we were allowed out in the rain'.

Snow and rainy play allowed at school, too, within reason, of course: you don't want them damp and miserable all afternoon.

"Our cleaners moan about glitter at xmas too but I think it's just in their nature!"

Also their cleaning work gets marked down as inadequate if there is any glitter found on the carpet, IME.

Parents always complain. No time in busy timetable for changing. No space to dry clothes and hardly any children come with everything they need every day anyway.

Sad really.