sholfins swim school
Bromsgrove
Sholfins Swim School CIC is a not-for-profit company born from a passion and
love for swimming. We are extremely passionate about our community. Our aim is
to try and remove as many barriers as possible, preventing our community of
Redditch from learning to swim. The team at Sholfins recognise that due to the
pandemic there has been a huge impact on children having access to water in
their early years. A number of primary/middle schools have also been unable to
provide this life skill to their pupils prior to the pandemic for several
different reasons, therefore, falling short of the national curriculum
requirements, through no fault of their own. Swimming and water safety has been
a statutory element of the national curriculum for physical education in England
since 1994. This means that every 11-year-old child should leave primary/middle
school with the skills to keep themselves safe. Swimming lessons provide all
children with vital skills to help with survival and this is no different for
children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND). By 2025,
over 780,000 children with SEND will be in the education system. However,
inequalities in the ability of schools and teachers to offer high quality
opportunities for them to participate in PE, School Sport or Physical Activity
still exist, with disabled young people twice as likely to be physically
inactive as non-disabled people. The focus on the new revised Ofsted inspection
framework is also an area of consideration for schools to bare in mind. At
Sholfins we believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn to swim. All
of our instructors are Level 2, Swim England qualified and have RLSS Lifeguard,
First Aid and Safeguarding Qualifications. The team are passionate about
teaching and ensure that each child is given the support and encouragement to
become water confident no matter what age. We are registered with Swim England
and follow the learn to swim programme and the School Swimming and Water Safety
charter.
