Bring the Magic of Pop Up Play Village Into Your School
Many schools and early years settings love to enjoy the benefits of Pop Up Play Village all year round. While our workshops and school visits are delivered through our growing network of franchise locations across the UK, we also know there are schools beyond our current delivery areas who would love to bring the power of role play into their own setting.
To help more children experience the benefits of high quality, curriculum linked role play, we offer our Pop Up Play Village School Licence to schools and early years settings in areas where we do not currently provide workshops through our franchise network.
Whether you’re looking for a smaller, flexible role play provision or a fully immersive enhanced village, our School Licence provides everything you need to embed imaginative play into your curriculum throughout the year.
Designed by a qualified primary teacher and developed through more than ten years of experience working with schools, our licence combines high quality resources, curriculum planning, staff training and ongoing support to help you create inspiring learning environments where children can communicate, collaborate and thrive through play.
What Is the Pop Up Play Village School Licence?
Our School Licence is a complete role play programme designed specifically for primary schools and early years settings.
Rather than booking occasional workshops, your school receives a comprehensive package of role play resources, curriculum planning, staff training and ongoing support, allowing children to benefit from imaginative role play every day.
Everything has been carefully created to make role play simple to implement, sustainable and meaningful, helping schools embed learning through play across EYFS, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and SEND provision.
Whether you’re enhancing continuous provision, creating an engaging intervention space or transforming an unused classroom into an immersive learning environment, our School Licence gives your staff the confidence and resources to deliver high quality role play all year round.
Our School License Options
Mini Discovery Kit – Perfect for Smaller Spaces or Getting Started
Our Mini Discovery Kit includes three beautifully designed Pop Up Play Village role play areas, making it ideal for schools and early years settings looking to introduce immersive role play in a flexible and affordable way.
Designed for up to 15 children at a time, the Mini Discovery Kit is quick to set up, easy to store and perfect for:
Small schools
Nursery and Reception classrooms
SEND resource provisions
Intervention groups
Continuous provision
Schools with limited storage space
Despite its compact size, the Mini Discovery Kit includes the same high-quality curriculum planning, training and support as our Enhanced School Licence, giving your team everything they need to deliver inspiring learning experiences.
Enhanced School License Kit – The Full Pop Up Play Village Experience
Our Enhanced School Licence provides six immersive Pop Up Play Village role play areas, creating a complete learning environment capable of supporting a whole class of children at one time.
Designed for schools wanting to fully embed learning through role play, the Enhanced School Licence transforms your learning environment into an exciting village where children can communicate, collaborate and explore real life experiences every day.
Perfect for:
Primary schools
Infant schools
Early years settings
Large continuous provision areas
Dedicated role play rooms
Whole-school enrichment
With six role play areas working together, children can move freely between environments, extending their learning, developing communication and creating imaginative play opportunities across the curriculum.
What’s Included With Every School Licence?
Every Pop Up Play Village School Licence has been designed to give schools everything they need to successfully embed learning through role play.
Both licence options include:
High quality Pop Up Play Village role play resources
Comprehensive curriculum planning for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and SEND
Wellbeing Planning resources
Staff implementation guide
Access to our online training library
In-school training sessions
Observation visit to see the resources in action
Ongoing support from the Pop Up Play Village team
Lifetime licence
Our aim isn’t simply to provide resources, it’s to give schools the knowledge and confidence to create exceptional learning experiences for years to come.
Supporting Learning Across the Curriculum
Our School Licence has been carefully designed to support learning across a wide range of curriculum areas.
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Role play enhances every area of learning through child led exploration, supporting communication, language, creativity, independence and personal development.
Key Stage 1
Children develop speaking and listening, reading, writing, mathematical thinking, teamwork and problem solving while applying their learning in meaningful real life situations.
Key Stage 2
Our curriculum planning supports Citizenship, Drama and PSHE, helping children develop communication, confidence, leadership and critical thinking through immersive role play.
SEND
Our inclusive planning supports communication, emotional wellbeing, social interaction and independence, allowing every child to participate in a way that meets their individual needs.
Why Invest in a School Licence?
Out School Licence gives your school the opportunity to use role play every day. Children benefit from regular access to high quality role play experiences that support learning across the curriculum, while staff gain the confidence and resources to deliver engaging, child led learning throughout the year.
Schools choose our licence because it helps them to:
Enhance continuous provision
Improve communication and language
Develop children’s confidence
Support emotional wellbeing
Encourage collaborative learning
Inspire creativity and imagination
Promote independence
Increase pupil engagement
Create exciting learning environments
Support inclusive practice
The result is a sustainable approach to learning through play that becomes part of everyday school life.
More Than Resources – Professional Development for Your Team
Outstanding role play isn’t created by resources alone.
That’s why every School Licence includes comprehensive training, curriculum, topic and wellbeing planning and ongoing support to help your staff feel confident using the resources to their full potential.
Our training covers:
Creating engaging role play environments
Adult interactions that extend learning
Supporting communication and language
Curriculum links
Observation and assessment
Role play for wellbeing
Inclusive practice
Maximising children’s learning through play
Whether your team already loves role play or is just beginning their journey, we’ll support you every step of the way.
The Research Behind Learning Through Role Play
Educational research consistently shows that imaginative play supports children’s communication, creativity, executive functioning, emotional wellbeing and social development.
Role play allows children to apply knowledge, solve problems, develop empathy and explore real life experiences in meaningful contexts. It encourages active learning while helping children build the confidence and resilience needed to succeed both in school and beyond.
At Pop Up Play Village, we’ve combined this evidence with more than ten years of practical experience working alongside schools to create a licence that is educationally robust, easy to implement and designed to make a lasting impact.
Why Schools Choose Pop Up Play Village
Founded by a qualified primary teacher, Pop Up Play Village has supported thousands of children through immersive role play experiences in schools across the UK.
Our School Licence combines:
Educational expertise
High quality role play resources
Curriculum linked planning
Themed planning
Wellbeing Planning
Comprehensive staff training
Ongoing support
Proven systems
Practical classroom experience
A child led approach to learning
We’re not simply providing role play resources. We’re helping schools create inspiring learning environments where children can communicate, collaborate, imagine and thrive every single day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the School Licence available everywhere?
Our School Licences are available to schools and early years settings in areas where Pop Up Play Village workshops are not currently delivered through our franchise network.
Which licence is right for my school?
The Mini Discovery Kit is perfect for smaller spaces or schools beginning their role play journey, while the Enhanced School Licence is ideal for schools wanting a complete immersive role play provision for a whole class at a time.
Do staff receive training?
Yes. Every licence includes comprehensive staff training, implementation guidance and access to our online training library.
Is there an annual licence renewal fee?
No. Your School Licence is a one off investment.
Testimonial
Becky has spent 3 days with us, sharing her expertise and modelling use of the Pop Up play Village to children and teachers from FS1 through to Year 2. Without exception, the children and adults have loved it. It has been wonderful to walk into the school hall and see every child and adult happily engaged in imaginative play and talk – oracy everywhere!
Becky has supported teachers in engaging with the play, developing language and vocabulary and enhancing imagination. The ‘real world-ness’ of her resources means that children are able to participate in scenarios with a familiar context, to make sense of their world and to begin to express feelings and emotions.
Becky’s planning is rigorous in its detail and absolutely fool-proof. It is accessible in language and layout and there is nothing she hasn’t thought of. The accompaniment of training videos means that set-up is easy and no question is left unanswered. The different variations of planning, including wellbeing planning, means that Pop Up Play Village can be a discrete enhancement of the curriculum or integrally woven into different themes and subjects. The wellbeing planning acknowledges some of the challenges faced by children in today’s world and supports them in rehearsing experiences, safely expressing feelings, regulating emotion and developing self-esteem.
We are hugely excited to offer Pop Up Play as part of our curriculum and look forward to seeing the fun, creativity and personal growth it brings to our children.
Review from Liz Tinsley, Assistant Head at John Rankin Infant School, Newbury
Funding
We understand that school budgets can be challenging. That’s why we can support schools in exploring funding opportunities and provide ideas for financing your School Licence.
Ready to Transform Learning Through Role Play?
Contact us today to discuss whether our Pop Up Play Village School Licence is the perfect fit for your school or early years setting.
