KS2 Swimming Lessons (Yr 3, 4 and 5)
Pop Up Pool
Pop up Pool
At Gatley Primary we enrich the delivery of the swimming curriculum and facilitate swimming opportunities for every year group via the Pop-Up-Pool. This wonderful facility allows us the provide swimming lessons for Year 3, 4 and 5 as well as provide small group interventions across the school. Through external provision and staff expertise, this facility allows us the achieve our strong swimming data, stretch our swimmers to develop a greater awareness of water safety and to participate in games such as water polo. Furthermore, we aim to develop water confidence with our younger pupils so that they are ready to embark on the full swimming curriculum.
Elite Swimming Pools to Schools Pop -up Swimming Pool The company who will be providing the pop-up pool are called Elite Swimming. The have a proven track record of success in children achieving the National Guidelines of swimming 25 metres by the time they leave primary school.
What is Pools to Schools Pop-Up Pool? A pop up heated and filtered swimming pool on site at school, with qualified swimming teachers and lifeguards that deliver high quality swimming lessons to all pupils at Gatley Primary School. The pool is 32ft by 16 ft filled with 55,000 litres of water, heated between 26 and 32 degrees, covered by a secure marquee.
Why do we use this facility? This opportunity encourages smaller class sizes of 12 children to 3 adult ration, meaning that lessons are bespoke to the children's individual needs. The lessons run throughout the duration of the school day meaning that there will be an increased opportunities for pupils to use the pool. Every child from Reception up o Year 6 has the opportunity to go in the pop-up pool to develop their water confidence or to participate in swimming lessons. Our aim is to increase the number of children swimming without flotation devices whilst in the pool by the time they reach Year 3, where they will embark on the swimming curriculum. We would also like to challenge our more able swimmers by providing further lessons to develop their lifesaving skills and individual swimming technique.
Swimming Data for children in Year 6:
