Everything You Need to Know for School Swimming

Suitable for: Subject Leaders, Teachers, Teaching Assistants, ECTs

Course code Keystages Presented by
PED160 KS1; KS2
  • Jessica Squires (Teaching and Learning Consultant PE)
  • Nikki Moss (Associate Teaching and Learning Consultant)

**If you are applying for a session at St Peter's Leisure Centre, please could you provide your car registration at the time of booking? The venue have a parking eye in operation which is pay and display and parking can be arranged free of charge for you** If you are attending lancaster University, please use Green Lane in the overflow car park and it is ringgo app to pay.

1. To be aware of the school swimming programme of study.
2. To understand how swimming and water safety can be delivered to meet school swimming outcomes.
3. To develop confidence and the ability to adapt the lesson progressions to meet the children's learning needs.
4. To explore assessment and pupil progress across Key Stage 1 and 2 using the PE Passport Platform.
5. How health safety considerations impact the organising and delivering of a school swimming programme.

This course is designed for PE Subject Leaders, Class Teachers and Teaching Assistants who accompany children school swimming. It will develop a teacher’s subject knowledge and confidence by exploring how to teach swimming progressions.

The day will explore planning, sequencing of learning and assessing basic skills using the Swim England Swim Charter stages 1-6.

The course will be a mixture of theory and practical working with children in a school swimming session

Delegates will not need to go in the water but will be assisting on poolside so dress appropriately

Delegates to bring their school swimming providers Service Level Agreement to the course

A member of the PE Passport team will be in attendance should you have any questions or need any technical support with the Lancashire PE Passport Platform.


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