United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4554
Swimming: Secondary Education
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29 May 2026
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8 June 2026 · Answer
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Education
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8 June 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of including additional water safety lessons during key stage 3.
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29 May 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has considered the potential merits of including additional water safety lessons during key stage 3.
Source: Commons
8 June 2026
Answer
The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that all primary pupils must learn to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively and perform safe sel...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-05-29/4554
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1909632
- uk · wq-1909632 · source updated 8 June 2026