Swimming: water polo, artistic swimming and rookie lifeguard
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Why this why now
This unit is the last in a series of four, and challenges pupils to develop their swimming competence beyond the skills covered in previous swimming units. This unit will prepare pupils for swimming activities outside of school, contributing to a healthy active lifestyle. The unit goes further and prepares pupils for club based activity and continued leisure swimming and aquatic participation. Exposure to artistic swimming, and rookie lifeguard activities may also inspire pupils to participate in these activities beyond school.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can perform frontcrawl, backstroke and breaststroke.
- Pupils can signal for help whilst treading water.
- Pupils can competently swim 25m.
- Pupils can select and perform appropriate strokes for survival and safe self-rescue.
- Pupils can apply swimming skills and self-safe rescue techniques in different emergency situations.
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Why this why now
This unit is the last in a series of four, and challenges pupils to develop their swimming competence beyond the skills covered in previous swimming units. This unit will prepare pupils for swimming activities outside of school, contributing to a healthy active lifestyle. The unit goes further and prepares pupils for club based activity and continued leisure swimming and aquatic participation. Exposure to artistic swimming, and rookie lifeguard activities may also inspire pupils to participate in these activities beyond school.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can perform frontcrawl, backstroke and breaststroke.
- Pupils can signal for help whilst treading water.
- Pupils can competently swim 25m.
- Pupils can select and perform appropriate strokes for survival and safe self-rescue.
- Pupils can apply swimming skills and self-safe rescue techniques in different emergency situations.
Swimming: water polo, artistic swimming and rookie lifeguard
The unit will enhance pupils’ swimming competence beyond the expectations typical of primary education. Pupils will be challenged to increase their swimming distances and enjoy exploring more complex water based learning such as artistic swimming routines and how to be a rookie lifeguard.
6 lessons in unit
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