Why should Primary Schools teach Swimming and Water Safety?
1. Swimming and water safety is included within the national curriculum PE programme of study.
2. Primary School is the only opportunity some young people will have to learn these important life-enhancing and potentially life-saving skills.
3. Swimming is an activity with numerous physical, mental and developmental benefits for all young people.
Swimming at Crestwood Park
We provide swimming and water safety instruction in Key Stage 2.
The purpose of this area of the curriculum is to ensure all of our pupils:
* Develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities
* Are physically active for sustained periods of time
* Engage in competitive sports and activities
* Lead healthy, active lives.
We are required to publish the percentage of pupils within our Year 6 cohort (21-22 academic year) who met the national curriculum requirement to:
· Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres - 50%
· Use a range of strokes effectively - 70%
· Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations - 56.6%
