And yet 1 in 4 children leave school unable to swim.
Primary schools are faced with a multitude of challenges when it comes to delivering swimming and water safety lessons. Funding, teacher training, curriculum pressures, facility access, just to name a few.
The fear is, if action isn’t taken, that 1 in 4 could rise to 6 in 10 children by 2025.
Speedo’s Swim United campaign is calling on the Government to invest in primary school swimming to affect real change.
And we too must unite to take action, to do everything we can to ensure every child has the opportunity to learn to swim.
This was why we’re delighted that Ashley Jones, Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Manager for Swim England, joined us at The Active Primary Schools Conference to deliver a keynote speech.
Ashley is responsible for supporting school swimming, water safety interventions and providing technical expertise across the sport.
In his keynote speech, Ashley is shared:
To learn how your school can best support children to gain this essential life skill, join us at The Active Primary Schools Conference on the 17th November.
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