Question follow-through · 27841
Schools: Swimming
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve levels of consistency in how swimming attainment is assessed and reported by schools.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 7 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to improve levels of consistency in how swimming attainment is assessed and reported by schools.
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The current PE national curriculum requires all primary pupils to be taught to swim competently and confidently over 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.The government accepted th...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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