Swimming is an essential area of the curriculum, as well as being an extremely valuable and vital life skill, especially when living on an island with swimming pools being commonplace on compounds. 

All children are expected to participate in their weekly swimming lessons unless they have a medical reason not to do so, in which case a medical note or email must be presented or sent to the child’s swimming teacher. 

If your child is deemed not well enough to swim, they will be reviewed by the school nurses and we may contact you to collect them if we feel they are not well enough to participate in their other areas of learning

If your child was unable to participate in their curriculum swimming lesson, they will not be able to take part in any after-school activities or clubs on that day, including SPARTA, unless the medical note allows them to do so.

Swimming will help your child to develop their coordination, strength, stamina, and fitness levels, which will have a positive impact on other areas of their physical and cognitive development. 

Students in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 swim all year round, visiting the pool once a week for 30 minutes, giving them more opportunity for progression and continuity as they learn to swim. 

We also have our Learn to Swim programme and our Sharks Swimming Squad, which is a pathway of excellence. Our Swimming Squad achieves great success in Bahrain, the Middle East and beyond. 

Further swimming lessons outside of school are always encouraged, but not as a replacement for curriculum swimming.