Submitted on Thursday 8th August 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 13th August 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Make swimming classes mandatory for all children in a
Swimming is an excellent life skill. More than 400 people drown in the UK every year and thousands more suffer near-drowning experiences.
By getting all children to learn how to swim on an adequate level will lower the risk of drowning.
Teaching times state
Drowning is the third highest cause of death in children in the UK
More than 60 children drown during the summer every year in the UK, yet the majority of these deaths are likely to have been preventable.
33% of parents were confident that their child knew how to be safe near water
It is possible to drown in as little as 5cm of water.
With this information we should teach all children this valuable skill
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Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
All schools in England and wales must already provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2. You can find out more here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study/national-curriculum-in-england-physical-education-programmes-of-study
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