mcractiveschools@manchester.gov.uk      0161 234 1313

MCR School Swimming

MCR Active Schools delivers a 30 week learn2swim programme, working towards Amateur Swimming Associations (ASA) National Plan for Teaching Swimming.

Manchester School Swimming Programme recognised as a National Model of Good Practice

81%

2015/16 National Curriculum pass rate compared to a 56% national average.

144

Schools “taking School Swimming Seriously” (ASA) on the programme

Over 8000

School pupils enjoying learning to swim this academic year

Swimphony

Capturing live data on pupil performance

The National Curriculum Standards provided by Government are:

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2. In particular, pupils should be taught to:

25M

Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25m

Strokes

Use a range of strokes effectively (for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke)

Rescue

Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.

The programme will aim to teach basic fundamentals (physical literacy) of aquatics. Developing skills and understanding to encourage pupils to participate in multi-aquatic disciplines (Water-polo, Diving, Competitive Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Rookie Lifeguard)

An aqua splash intra-school festival will be delivered at the end of each school term to support teamwork and confidence through fun activity.

This programme encourages year 4 attendance for a full academic year.

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Additional Information

If you require any administration support please contact support@swimphony.co.uk

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School Swimming Quotes

“Good news - 100% 25 m. Last girl did it yesterday. We are all delighted, please thank all the teachers, they have been brilliant”

Broad Oak Primary

“I just wanted to say how fantastic the swimming coaching has been this year. We have seen a huge improvement in the number of children attaining their 10m and especially 25m. The coaches have been really positive and delivered effective sessions and kept the teachers involved the whole way.”

Haveley Hey Primary School

Super Teaching Pilot

There have been fantastic results from the “Super Teaching Pilot” we conducted with a number of schools across the City.

The Super Teaching allows schools to bring 60 pupils all together for their swimming lesson; these sessions are delivered by 3 fully qualified swimming instructors.

The smaller ratio of pupil to instructor enables the pupils to be grouped more effectively on ability and tailored practices are suited to the needs of the particular group.

Results have shown that schools can increase their National Curriculum attainment from 54% up to 100% which is a phenomenal achievement. More Manchester schools are opting into this delivery method which is proving to be a huge success.

For more information on School Swimming please contact us on mcractiveschools@manchester.gov.uk      0161 234 1313