CYP Now - Opinion: If I were in charge of ... The playground, Bianca Richmond, 10, East Acton

My school is called Old Oak Primary School. I think that the playground should be fair. Key Stage 1 have got a boat and a sandpit, stuff like that. All Key Stage 2 have got is a big amphitheatre, it's just like a bare playground. We just got new benches and Key Stage 1 got them as well and I don't think they should have because of the stuff they already have.

I think we should get a proper pitch, one that we can do netball, cricket and football on. We have got lines marked out, but just on the floor.

We should have everything Key Stage 1 have. There should be things you can take turns on, like monkey bars instead of skipping ropes and hoops.

I'm good at skipping and have learned new ways to play with the hoops but we should have more.

I'd like a hut where you could talk and play games not involving moving that much, or where you can talk about the next lesson or something.

We do play some good games. One game that we play a lot is Forty Forty.

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