Support the School Swimming Safety Pledge!

25/10/18

At the end of Year 6, all children in England should leave primary school having met the three national curriculum requirements relating to swimming and water safety:

• Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
• Use a range of strokes effectively
• Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations

Swim England research has consistently shown that too many pupils are not reaching these levels. Even more worryingly, some primary schools are not offering their pupils the opportunity to learn. In 2017 the Swim Group submitted a set of recommendations to government on how to improve swimming and water safety provision and attainment levels in primary schools.

Everyone has a part of play to make sure young people learn these important skills: teachers, parents, school governors, swimming teachers, lesson providers.

To support a new focus on this issue by government, Swim England, the Swim Group and national partners, including afPE, are asking people to help raise awareness of the importance of this issue by making their Swimming Safety Pledge, as announced at the recent Swim Summit by Steve Parry and Sue Wilkinson MBE.

The pledge is simple:

“I pledge to do all I can to ensure children are taught swimming and water safety at primary school”

Click HERE to find out more about how to support and deliver the pledge.