Children at Fleet Wood Lane School take part in swimming lessons during KS2.
Currently each class in KS2 attend swimming lessons for one term in each academic year. Pupils will have their lessons at Castle Sports Centre and Swimming Pool in Spalding.
Children are assessed throughout each block of lessons and work towards specific standards.
According to RLSS UK, every year 400 preventable deaths by drowning are reported and for EACH of those there are an estimated 300 near misses.
To avoid these, they have developed the following water safety tips for:
Spot the dangers
Go with a Friend
Learn what to do in an Emergency