Aquatic skills
It is expected that all students will have had opportunities to learn basic aquatic skills by the end of year 6. Here are the Ministry of Education's guidelines for school swimming pools. The guidelines include information on:
- learning aquatic skills
- your health and safety requirements
- managing and maintaining your pool
- building, replacing or removing a school pool.
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Ministry of Education: Swimming pools at schools , opens in a new window
Links to resources that support the daily management, maintenance, and building of your pool.
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Building water safety skills and knowledge
To provide teachers with information and guidance on designing a purposeful water safety programme, informed by best practice and the Health and Physical Education learning area in The New Zealand Curriculum.
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