Learning about water-safety and knowing how to keep yourself safe in and around water is a life-skill and, as such, is recognised and measured in the same ways as other key subjects at Brockwell Junior School. Brockwell is proud to have a swimming teacher with Olympic background delivering swimming lessons as routine.
Swimming lessons take place in year 4 then continue in year 6 at Queen’s Park Sport Centre. If your child is not meeting the national curriculum requirements in their year six year, he / she will be encouraged to participate in bespoke sessions tailored to the individual during the summer term. All children access open-water-safety workshops and water-safety learning each summer term, prior to the summer break. This is often delivered by swimming coaches and representatives of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
94% of pupils within the current 2018/2019 year 6 cohort are meeting the national curriculum requirement to swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
Children may be invited to attend the annual swimming gala representing the school.
National Curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety:
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swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
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use a range of strokes effectively
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perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.