UK Parliament home

Open Provide extra funding to primary schools for swimming and water safety

Created by Anna Baylis
Closes on

We believe this is a petition everyone urgently needs to get behind. Too many lives have already sadly been lost through open water incidents. Many of these tragedies can be prevented through proper swimming and water safety education.

Although water safety is now included in the national curriculum as well as learning to swim, we believe more funding specifically for this life saving education could ensure it is delivered to the high standard that is needed. We believe every child should leave primary school able to swim, float to live, understand water dangers, and know what to do in an emergency. This petition is calling for greater investment into swimming and water safety education in primary schools.

Sign this petition

54 signatures

Show on a map

10,000

Petition progress

View all updates for this petition, with the most recent first.

  • Petition published

    This petition can now be signed.

    If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

    If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

    This petition will stay open until 8 January 2027.