
Charter Resources for Lesson Providers
Use the links below to download individual Charter Resource files for the Swim England School Swimming and Water Safety Charter.
Click on the boxes to expand or close each section, then click or tap between the tabs to view and download useful resources.
Alternatively, you can click here to download all resources.

COVID-19 support
Below you will find links to guidance and resources to support schools in making a safe return to the pool, following COVID-19:
Resource | File |
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Returning to the Pool Guidance for School Swimming | .docx |
Returning to Pools Supporting Resources | |
Guidance for full opening: Schools (GOV.UK) |

General Resources
Here you’ll find every outcome for each of the eight Swim England School Swimming and Water Safety Awards.
You may also like to use this ‘provider to school’ template, or take ideas from the cross curricular document and school video.
Resource | File |
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Provider to School Template | .docx |
School Swimming Award Outcomes | |
Cross Curricular Ideas | |
School Video | .mp4 |

Video Resources
School swimming and water safety national curriculum requirements
These three short films give explanations of the three national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety.
Resource | File |
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Swim 25m – Explanatory Note | .mp4 |
Use A Range Of Strokes – Explanatory Note | .mp4 |
Perform Safe Self-Rescue – Explanatory Note | .mp4 |
Strokes – All pupils
These videos show pupils performing each of the strokes to the minimum acceptable standard for the national curriculum. This is what all pupils in your class should work towards.
Resource | File |
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Backstroke – Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Breaststroke – Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Front Crawl – Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Water safety and self-rescue
These videos show pupils correctly performing essential water safety and safe self-rescue skills outlined in the national curriculum and School Swimming and Water Safety Charter.

Guidance Documents
Resource | File |
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Water Safety | |
Planning the Lesson | |
Delivering the Lesson |
Below is the Swim England School Swimming Assessment Tool. It’s an easy-to-use digital action planning document that can be used to improve school swimming for pupils with SEND.
The tool guides discussion between schools, swimming lesson providers and pool operators so barriers to participation can be identified and solutions implemented by adapting lesson plans and facilities.
Resource | File |
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School Swimming Assessment Tool | .docx |

Charter Stamp
Resource | File |
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Charter Stamp Guidelines | |
Charter Stamp – Black | .jpg |
Charter Stamp – Grey | .jpg |
Charter Stamp – Grey | .eps |
Charter Stamp – White | .png |

Lesson Planning
Resource | File |
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Lesson Plan Template | .docx |
First Assessment Lesson template | .docx |
Scheme of Work – Awards 1-6 | |
Assessment Sheet | .xlsx |
Award 1 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 1 | |
Lesson Plan – Award 1b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 1c |
Award 2 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 2a | |
Lesson Plan – Award 2b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 2c |
Award 3 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 3a | |
Lesson Plan – Award 3b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 3c |
Award 4 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 4a | |
Lesson Plan – Award 4b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 4c |
Award 5 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 5a – backstroke | |
Lesson Plan – Award 5b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 5c | |
Lesson Plan – Award 5d |
Award 6 | File |
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Lesson Plan – Award 6a | |
Lesson Plan – Award 6b | |
Lesson Plan – Award 6c |
Water Safety | File |
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Water Safety Lesson Plan 1 | |
Water Safety Lesson Plan 2 | |
Water Safety Lesson Plan 3 |