Water Safety

DANGERS OF OPEN WATER

'Speak up. Be a Mate'

We have been helping to spread the very important messages of the RLSS (Royal Lifesaving Society) campaign 'Speak up. Be a Mate'. This campaign is aimed at teenagers and young adults and aims to make them aware of the dangers of open water.

We visited The Morley Academy for a week of assemblies dedicated to highlighting the dangers of open water. These assemblies were delivered to years 7-10, reaching over 1,000 pupils, helping to spread these important messages, to keep themselves and their friends safew in and around the water. It has been great to use this opportunity to educate our local community, helping them to stay safe especially with all the recent hot weather and the increasing number of tragic incidents involving teenages and young adults.

RLSS - Speak up. Be a Mate

Visit the RLSS website ( Speak up. Be a mate. | Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK ) for valuable advice to ensure everyone stays safe in and around the water.

DROWNING PREVENTION WEEK

"Bob's" Been on a Tour of our Venues

We enjoyed taking part in the RLSS Drowning Prevention Week, where we have dedicated every lesson to water safety. The children have had a lot of fun whilst learning valuable skills and finding out how to keep themselves safe in and around the water.

Throughout our lessons we have been reinforcing important water safety skills including:

Phone 999 in an emergency
Float to Live
Throw something into the water that floats to help someone in the water

RLSS - Water Safety Code

Visit the RLSS website ( The Water Safety Code | Royal Life Saving Society UK ( RLSS UK ) for valuable advice to ensure everyone stays safe in and around the water.

WATER SAFETY NEWS

Royal Life Saving Society's Top Tips to Stay Safe this Summer

As the weather turns warmer, it is increasingly important to ensure everyone stays safe in and around the water. We are supporting the Royal Life Saving Society's (RLSS) campaign for Summer Water Safety. Click here to read their top tips to stay safe this summer

RLSS - Speak up, Be a Mate

Royal Life Saving Society's Top Tips to Stay Safe this Summer

The RLSS have launched a campaign aimed specifically at teenagers following the number of recent tragic incidents in open water. Teenagers and young adults often take risks around rivers, lakes, canals, reservoirs, quarries and other inland and coastal waters, especially in groups. Most teenagers - especially males - don't fully recognise the risks they're taking.

Click here to read more and to get ideas on how to start those important conversations with teenagers to ensure everyone stays safe as the weather warms up.

Swim England launch their ~loveswimming campaign

Swimming competency checklist for children with four key skills.

Research from Swim England has found that more than 70% of children are taken out of lessons before they have learnt key skills that ensure they are safe in the water. These competencies are part of the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme:

Swim 100m without stopping
Tread water for at least 30 seconds
Float for at least 60 seconds
Swim in clothes

To read more about the key competencies, please click here

WATER SAFETY

DANGERS OF OPEN WATER

'Speak up. Be a Mate'

RLSS - Speak up. Be a Mate

DROWNING PREVENTION WEEK

"Bob's" Been on a Tour of our Venues

RLSS - Water Safety Code

WATER SAFETY NEWS

Royal Life Saving Society's Top Tips to Stay Safe this Summer

Royal Life Saving Society's Top Tips to Stay Safe this Summer

RLSS - Speak up, Be a Mate

Royal Life Saving Society's Top Tips to Stay Safe this Summer

Swim England launch their ~loveswimming campaign

Swim England launch their ~loveswimming campaign

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