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PE at key stages 3 and 4    (Year 7/8)

Unit 19: Swimming activities: Development

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About this unit

In this unit, pupils focus on developing the quality and power of their existing strokes, learn how to swim three strokes well, and start to learn butterfly. They develop the range of their personal survival skills and apply them over longer periods of time.

Swimming activities and water safety requires pupils to float and propel themselves in water in order to engage in a range of water-based activities.

This unit is expected to take 12-18 hours.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Acquiring and developing skills
2. Selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional ideas
3. Knowledge and understanding of fitness and health
4. Evaluating and improving performance