Swimming & Water Safety Continuum
School / Club/Community / Leadership PathwayCurriculum / Extra Curriculum / Participation Pathway / Elite Pathway
3-7
Foundation
Swimming/water safety / Making a splash
ASA duckling awards – ASA National Plan for Teaching Swimming
Water safety awareness resources / Making a splash
ASA duckling awards – ASA National Plan for Teaching Swimming
Water safety awareness resources / ASA duckling awards
National plan for teaching swimming stages 1-7 / Playground Leaders
7-11 KS2
Swimming/water safety / KS 2 - NCPE requirement
Pupils should be taught to:
-Develop skills of water safety and personal survival
-Swim unaided for a sustained period of time
National plan for teaching swimming stages 1-7
FUNdamental sports skills
ASA personal survival 1 & 2
NC KS2 School Swimming Course - Tops swimming cards
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme / National plan for teaching swimming stages 1-7
FUNdamental sports skills
ASA personal survival 1-7
Tops swimming cards
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme / National plan for teaching swimming stages 1-7
FUNdamental sports skills
ASA personal survival 1-7
Tops swimming cards
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme / SLSA British Lifesaving pool champs - nipper
SLSA British lifesaving sport champs - nipper / Playground Leaders
Young Leader Award
In The Zone 1
Bronze Young Ambassadors
11-14 KS3
Water safety only / If pupils have not achieved the KS2 requirement then pupils should be given opportunities to achieve this in KS3.
Then KS3 NCPE requirement
Pupils should be given opportunities to:
-Apply and evaluate the principles and practice of rescue and resuscitation
ASA personal survival 1 & 2
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme / ASA personal survival 1 & 2
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme / ASA personal survival 1 & 2
RLSS rookie lifeguard programme
RLSS Assistant beach lifeguard / SLSA British Lifesaving pool champs – nipper/youth
SLSA British lifesaving sport champs – nipper/youth
RLSS national lifesaving competition
RLSS National Speed Champs / Young Leader Award
Level 1 Sports Leaders Award
In The Zone 2
AYP Organisers Award
14-16 KS4
Water safety only / GCSE option – RLSS lifesaving 1, 2 & 3 / RLSS bronze medallion (pool)
RLSS Award of merit (pool)
RLSS Distinction (pool) / RLSS bronze medallion (pool)
RLSS Award of merit (pool)
RLSS Distinction (pool)
RLSS Assistant beach lifesaver
RLSS lifesaving – bronze & silver (open water) / SLSA British Lifesaving pool champs - youth
SLSA British lifesaving sport champs - youth
RLSS National Speed champs
RLSS National lifesaving competition / RLSS Assistant Instructor
Level 1 & 2 Sports Leaders Award
Silver Young Ambassadors
RLSS assistant teacher
16-18 KS5
Water safety only / A level option - RLSS Bronze medallion (pool) / RLSS bronze medallion (pool)
RLSS Award of merit (pool)
RLSS Distinction (pool)
RLSS Beach lifeguard / RLSS Bronze medallion (pool)
RLSS Award of merit (pool)
RLSS Distinction (pool)
RLSS lifesaving – bronze & silver (open water) / SLSA British Lifesaving pool champs – youth/open
SLSA British lifesaving sport champs – youth/open
RLSS National Speed Champs
RLSS National lifesaving competition / RLSS Rookie Instructor
Swim Wales Assistant course
Level 1-3 Sports Leaders Awards
Gold Young Ambassadors
Millennium Volunteers
SLSA sport official award
UKCC level 1
18+ swimming/water safety / Making a splash tutor
ASA national curriculum swim training
Mod 1 – assisting
Mod 2 – leading
UKCC level 1 – assisting
UKCC level 2 – leading
RLSS UK assistant teacher / Making a splash tutor
ASA national curriculum swim training
Mod 1 – assisting
Mod 2 – leading
UKCC level 1 – assisting
UKCC level 2 – leading
RLSS UK assistant teacher / Platinum Young Ambassadors
Millennium Volunteers
Making a splash tutor
ASA national curriculum swim training Module 1 & 2
UKCC level 1-2
Other Swim Wales CPD opportunities
RLSS UK assistant teacher
RLSS Trainer