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Physical Education

PE Curriculum Overview

Swimming and water safety from the National Curriculum

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

In particular, pupils should be taught to:

swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
use a range of strokes effectively such as front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres?	14%
What percentage of your current Year 6 cohort use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]?	9%
What percentage of Year 6 pupils can perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations?	98%
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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