Swim England Resources for the September 2026 RSHE DfE Curriculum Statutory Guidance update

Swim England have produced a wide range of useful resources to assist schools with compliance with the Water Safety Code element of the September 2026 RSHE DfE Curriculum Statutory Guidance update. Our new Quick Guide PEG09 Swim England Resources for the September 2026 RSHE DfE Curriculum Statutory Guidance Update contains links to those resources, many of which are also within the Handsam Quick Guides Library and can be found using the topic tag ‘Swim England'.

The guidance includes:

• Assembly Presentation;

• Delivering the Lesson;

• Fall In Entry HS Guidance Notes;

• Managing Periods and School Swimming;

• Oscar Water Safety Lesson Plan;

• Drowning Prevention Week – Literacy and Assembly Activity;

• School Swimming Activity Cards;

• School Swimming Lessons Goggle Usage;

• Spot The Dangers Coastal;

• Spot The Dangers Inshore;

• Water Safety Water Safety Lesson Plan 1;

• Water Safety Water Safety Lesson Plan 2; and

• Water Safety Water Safety Lesson.

Swim England

Swim England is the national governing body for aquatics in England, covering swimming, diving, water polo, open water, and artistic swimming. Established in 1869 as the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA), it is the world’s oldest swimming governing body and is currently based at Loughborough University.