About school swimming
As you will probably know, swimming and water safety is compulsory as part of the National Curriculum, with the aim that by the age of 11 (Key Stage 2) children should be able to swim unaided for at least 25m.
Swimming is a vital skill for any child and is the only sport a child will learn in school that could save their life.
But the quality of teaching these pupils receive during their school swimming lessons is key to their learning experience. This is why the ASA works hard to ensure it continues to work with swimming teachers and schools to deliver quality school swimming.
We have made progress in the improvement of PE and school swimming over the past few years and with your help we will continue to do so. For example, click here to read a success story from Liverpool City Council, who have almost doubled the number of children who can swim 25 metres in just four years, by introducing a structured programme for school swimming.
Click on the links to the left hand menu to read more about how the ASA are supporting schools in swimming lesson delivery, competitions, support materials and professional development opportunities.
If you have any questions or queries, please just email us at schoolswimming@swimming.org
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