Swimming
Children in years 3-6 take part in swimming lessons at Fenton Manor Baths to help them to achieve the National Curriculum Swimming Award.
Please ensure that your child has a towel, a one-piece swimming suit/tight trunks, swimming cap for all girls and boys will need to wear one if their hair is long. If your child needs to wear goggles, a note needs to be written to give permission for this; however, please note that when your child completes their National Curriculum Swimming Award, they will not be allowed to wear these.
The children will be taught the following in their swimming lessons:
- Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres.
- Use a range of strokes effectively [front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke].
- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.
- All children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 will take part in swimming lessons throughout the year either on a termly or half termly basis, one lesson a week
2021-2022
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Year 4 Swimming Dates September- 20th & 27th October - 4th,11th &18th November - 1st, 8th,15th,22nd & 29th |
Year 3 Swimming Dates January- 17th,24th & 31st February - 7th,14th & 28th March 7th,14th,21st & 28th
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Year 5 Swimming Dates May 9th,16th & 23rd
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Year 6 Swimming Dates June 6th,13th,20th, 27th July 4th & 11th |
2021-2022
2020-2021
*All schools went into a Nationwide lockdown on the 5th January due to the Coronavirus outbreak, therefore affecting the progress and delivery of some parts of learning and action plans. Schools reopened on 8th March remaining in class bubbles. School swimming has beencancelled for the full year therefore swimming hasn’t taken place this year.
2019-2020
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Meeting national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety |
Please complete all of the below*: |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres? |
53% |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]? |
42% |
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What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations? |
44% |
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Schools can choose to use the Primary PE and Sport Premium to provide additional provision for swimming but this must be for activity over and above the national curriculum requirements. Have you used it in this way? |
No |
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