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Swimming

We are very fortunate to have a heated swimming pool on site, in which KS1 children have weekly lessons during the first half of the Autumn Term and throughout the Summer Term. The pool is also used at times by the older children for various activities.

Our swimming coaches are very experienced in teaching all abilities and our aim is for all pupils to achieve 25 metres by the time they move on to KS2. For those children achieving this earlier, the lessons will focus on being able to use a variety of strokes, technique and life-saving skills.

Children in KS2 who have not yet reached 25 meters have the opportunity to visit a local pool to continue working towards this.

We are extremely grateful to our teams of parent/carer helpers who assist with the sessions.

Children at Meadow work towards the ASA Award Scheme

Stage 1

By the end of this stage, with or without aids, equipment or support, your child will be able to:

Enter the water safely
Move forwards for a distance of 5 metres
Move backwards for a distance of 5 metres
Move sideways for a distance of 5 metres
Scoop the water and wash face
Be at ease with water showered from overhead
Move into a stretched floating position using aids, equipment or support
Regain an upright position from on the back, with support
Regain an upright position from on the front, with support
Push and glide in an horizontal position to or from a wall
Take part in a teacher led partner orientated game
Demonstrate an understanding of pool rules
Exit the water safely

Stage 2

By the end of this stage, with or without aids, equipment or support, your child will be able to:

Jump in from poolside safely
Blow bubbles a minimum of 3 times rhythmically with nose and mouth submerged
Regain an upright position from the back without support
Regain an upright position from the front without support
Push from wall and glide on the back
Push from wall and glide on front
Travel on the back for 5 metres, aids or equipment may be used
Travel on the front for 5 metres, aids or equipment may be used
Perform a rotation from the front to the back to gain an upright position
Perform a rotation from the back to the front to gain an upright position

Stage 3

By the end of this stage, without support, your child will be able to:

Jump in from poolside and submerge
Sink, push away from wall on side and maintain a streamlined position
Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto back
Push and glide on the back with arms extended and log roll onto back
Travel on the front, tuck to rotate around the horizontal axis to return to the back
Fully submerge to pick up an object
Answer correctly 3 questions on the water safety code
Travel 10 metres on the back
Travel 10 metres on the front

Stage 4

By the end of this stage your child will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of buoyancy
Perform a tuck float for five seconds
Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of 3) whilst floating at the surface
Push and glide from the wall to the pool floor
Kick 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional)
Kick 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional)
Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back (one item of equipment optional)
Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the back (one item of equipment optional)
Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional)
Perform on the back a head first sculling action for 5 metres in an horizontal position
Travel on back and roll in one continuous movement onto front
Travel on front and roll in one continuous movement onto back
Swim 10 metres (choice of stroke is optional)

Stage 5