Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Water Safety - July 12
Tuesday, 13 July 2021 08:54
The Minister for School Standards (Nick Gibb):...That survey also
reports that 23% of children surveyed took part in swimming
activities at least once in the past week, a 6.2% decrease compared
with data from 2018-19. That is why new online water safety lessons
have been made available through Oak National Academy in response
to the covid crisis, and those lessons align with Swim England’s
water safety guidance for primary schools. I am grateful for the
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The Minister for School Standards ():...That survey also reports that 23% of children
surveyed took part in swimming activities at least once in the past
week, a 6.2% decrease compared with data from 2018-19. That is why
new online water safety lessons have been made available through
Oak National Academy in response to the covid crisis, and those
lessons align with Swim England’s water safety guidance for primary
schools. I am grateful for the support provided by organisations
such as the Royal Life Saving Society UK, Swim England and the
Youth Sport Trust in the development of
these new online lessons. They have shared resources,
quality-assured the content, and ensured that lessons are
inclusive.
It is important that all pupils have opportunities to be taught to
swim and about water safety. That is why the Department has
included a specific focus on swimming and water safety in our grant
programme to increase opportunities for pupils with special
educational needs and disabilities to take part in PE and sport.
The most recent programme, Inclusion 2020, was completed in March
2021. That programme has resulted in new resources, self-assessment
tools being developed, and continuing professional development
lessons for teachers.
Those new resources are available to schools through a new
inclusion hub on Swim England’s website, providing high-quality,
inclusive resources. The Department has recently completed an open
competition for a new grant focused on increasing PE and sport
opportunities for children with SEND. This consortium programme
will be led by the Youth Sport Trust and will involve Swim
England and include the development of additional inclusive school
swimming and water safety resources and training that schools will
be able to access...
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