Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 56931
Swimming: Training
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 13 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June to Question 54071 on Swimming: Training, what standard of swimming ability the government expects young people to have achieved by the end of Primary School.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe programme of study for physical education (PE) makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that “all schools must provide swimming instruction in either key stage 1 or 2” and that pupils should be taught to:Swim competently, confide...
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