PE and school sport guidance
Find out the latest guidance for the safe practice of PE and school sports in East Sussex.
Safe practice
We advise that PE departments access the latest 'Safe Practice: in physical Education , School Sport and Physical Activity' 2016 produced by Association for Physical Education (AfPE), which sets out the fundamental principles of safe practice, teaching safely, teaching safety and activity specific information.
If you have a specific enquiry please contact the PE Health and Safety Adviser
Swimming
All Schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2. Pupils should be taught to:
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swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of 25m
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use a range of strokes effectively
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perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
ESCC Swimming guidance covers curriculum and non-curriculum swimming activities and should be used when planning swimming activities
Lifesaving
ESCC with Freedom Leisure are providing lifesaving course for curriculum swimming, to book a course, complete the booking form at the end of the course brochure and send to Leanne.Bentley@eastsussex.gov.uk
Risk Assessments
Below are generic risk assessments for activity areas, these are generic so it is important that these are used as starting points and are adapted for your establishment.
Updates
Coaches and External Providers
There are a number of coaches being used to support the physical activity provision within schools, either during the school day or part of the extra curriculum, please look at the guidance, which sets out the checks that should be carried out along with other considerations.
The External Provider Observation checklist should give you some things to consider during the observations
Trans Students and PE
ESCC has produced some guidance to support schools with ensuring Trans Students are included within PE and School Sports.