Swimming and Water: Curriculum
Commons · Question 27840 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Luke Akehurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the statutory swimming and water safety requirements in the National Curriculum.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 15 Sep 2026
The current PE national curriculum requires all primary pupils to be taught to swim competently and confidently over 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.The government accepted th...