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Ashmead provides its children with two everlasting things, one is roots, the other wings.

Swimming

 

The children in Year 4 go swimming once a week at Aquavale Swimming Pool, Aylesbury.

 

As part of our partnership with Aquavale, we now offer provision for those children who are unable to swim 25m independently through Booster sessions. If your child is eligible for this, you will be notified from Miss Venn.

 

 

Swimming and water safety

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 [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations."

What does my child need for Swimming?

Each swimming session costs £2.50 and is paid via Parent Mail. Please email the office for more information on how to pay for swimming. If you would like to contact the school in confidence regarding payment, please contact Mrs Thompson.

 

Your child will need a Swimming bag including:

  • a towel
  • a swimming costume / shorts 
  • a swimming hat

 

If your child needs to wear goggles for a medical reason, you will need to write a note to your child's class teacher to inform them.

 

Please note: Children are permitted to wear a pair of leggings and a t-shirt underneath their swimming costumes/shorts if they feel more comfortable doing so. 

When is my child going Swimming?

Each class will go swimming on a Friday.

 

Swimming Data

 

 

By the end of Key Stage 2:     2023-24 cohort
Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres18%
Use a range of strokes effectively [for example: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]75%
Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations100%

 

"Booster sessions" will be available for those children who need them and will be organised by the school (these are normally in half term holidays). You will be contacted personally if your child needs to attend Booster sessions for swimming.

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By the end of Key Stage 2:     2021-22 cohort
Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres41%
Use a range of strokes effectively [for example: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]83%
Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations61%

Booster Sessions

February half term 2022: 18, of which 50% reached National Curriculum requirements

May half term 2022: 22, of which 0% reached National Curriculum requirements

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By the end of Key Stage 2:     2020-21 cohort
Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres19%
Use a range of strokes effectively [for example: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]tbc
Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations48%

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Due to COVID-19 lockdowns, we are unable to show any data for 2019-20.

By the end of Key Stage 2:     2018-19 cohort
Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres52%
Use a range of strokes effectively [for example: front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]34%
Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations73%
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