Swimming and Water Safety in Schools
Charter Resources for Schools
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.
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 press release template to shout about your school becoming a Charter member.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Charter Press Release Template | .docx |
| School Swimming Award Outcomes | |
| Podcast: School Swimming and water safety |
Big School Swim Resources
All of Big School Swim 2019 resources are available to download for free from our secure Box folder.
These will help you deliver the Big School Swim 2019 at your school.
School Swimming Certificates
Remember to give them their achievement sticker for their progress card (passport).
Guidance Documents
You’ll also find an in-depth guide to water safety around different water environments.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Water Safety | |
| Planning the Lesson | |
| Delivering the Lesson | |
| Sustainable school pools study |
Charter Stamp
Below you’ll find the files and a guidance document on usage.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Charter Stamp Guidelines | |
| Charter Stamp – Black | .jpg |
| Charter Stamp – Grey | .jpg |
| Charter Stamp – Grey | .eps |
| Charter Stamp – White | .png |
School Champion Communication Templates
Use these templates to help you communicate effectively about your plans for swimming this term/school year with your lesson provider/pool operator.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Champion to Provider 1 | .docx |
| Champion to Provider 2 | .docx |
| Champion to Provider 3 | .docx |
Use these templates to help you communicate effectively about your plans for swimming this term/school year with your pupils parents.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Champion to Parent 1 | .docx |
| Champion to Parent 2 | .docx |
| Champion to Parent 3 | .docx |
| Champion to Parent 4 | .docx |
| Champion to Parent 5 | .docx |
| Champion to Parent 6 | .docx |
Use these templates to help your pupils understand what they will be doing and learning in their swimming and water safety lessons this term/school year.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Champion to Pupil 1 | .docx |
| Champion to Pupil 2 | .docx |
| Champion to Pupil 3 | .docx |
| Champion to Pupil 4 | .docx |
| Champion to Pupil 5 | .docx |
| Champion to Pupil 6 | .docx |
Teaching Resources
Use these cross-curricular ideas to get you started on planning your lessons – and why not try using this presentation in assembly?
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Cross-Curricular Ideas | |
| Assembly Presentation | .pptx |
Some fun activity sheets which can be used in the classroom, when you can’t get to the pool.
Here you’ll find templates for initial and ongoing assessment – along with lesson plan for each Award level.
School swimming and water safety national curriculum requirements
This series of short films gives explanations and demonstrations of the three national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety.
The footage shows pupils performing each of the strokes and key skills in water safety and self-rescue. The strokes and skills demonstrated in the footage are the minimum standard, which all pupils should work towards.
Here are some quick lesson tips from our learn to swim experts.
| Resource | File |
|---|---|
| Adam Goymer | .mp4 |
| Bethan Laker | .mp4 |
| Katie Towner | .mp4 |
| Mandy Mason | .mp4 |
| School Video | .mp4 |