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Swimming manifesto calls for every child to have lessons
As Olympics fever takes over and sport is high on the UK’s agenda ministers are being urged to prioritise swimming for primary school children.
A report by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) and Kellogg’s revealed that one in three primary school leavers cannot swim 25m – the required distance set by government. In addition, just over two thirds have never been offered lessons, despite this being a statutory element of the national curriculum.
The organisations have developed a six-point manifesto calling for schools to prioritise swimming lessons so every child has the chan ce to learn to swim, regardless of socioeconomic and ethnic background:
- Every child learning to swim in primary school.
- Improve training for primary school teachers
- Ofsted monitoring of school swimming.
- Swimming as a school budget priority.
- Support at secondary schools.
- Help keep school pools open.
Chief executive of the ASA David Sparkes said swimming helps to encourage children towards a healthy and active lifestyle.
‘It is also the only subject on the national curriculum that can save your life,’ he added.
News: July 2012 | Volume 24 | Number 6
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