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Schools: Swimming

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce additional funding to support schools with transport costs associated with delivering the national curriculum requirement for swimming and water safety.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
9 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
17 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce additional funding to support schools with transport costs associated with delivering the national curriculum requirement for swimming and water safety.

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    All schools must provide swimming and water safety lessons within the physical education (PE) national curriculum, either in key stage 1 or key stage 2. Swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn ...

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