Swimming at Westcroft

In phases 1, 2 and 3 all pupils have a 60 minute swimming lesson every week throughout the year.

The delivery of our swimming is run in accordance to some recognised award schemes accredited by the STA and Swim England.

The STAnley First Steps is a series of 7 progressive awards designed to teach learners basic swimming and water safety skills. It covers all skills to ensure the learner is competent and confident in and around water.

Below are the examples of the criteria:

If pupils have achieved the 7 steps for this scheme, they progress to the Goldfish series. On completion of this series, pupils will be able to swim 15metres unaided. These pupils will then begin the ASA National Swim awards to develop further and swim 25 metres. The criteria for these levels are statements on SOLAR, the school’s internal assessment tool.

At Post 14, pupils have 2 terms of swimming lessons, 60 minutes per week. The more able group attend the local baths where they will improve technique, increase distance and develop personal survival in the water.

Progression scale is shown below for swimming: