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PE1891: Make swimming lessons a statutory requirement in the primary school curriculum

Petition Summary

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ensure that all children will have had the opportunity to learn to swim by making it a statutory requirement to provide lessons in the primary school curriculum.

Petitioner: Lewis Alexander Condy

Status: Closed

Date published: 19 August 2021

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SPICe briefing (86.6KB, pdf) (87KB, pdf) posted 16 September 2021

Committee meetings

3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write to Scottish Swimming, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Scotland and COSLA.

Official Report of Meeting 3 November 2021

19 January 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

Official Report of Meeting 19 January 2022

18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to close the petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that there is no mandatory curriculum in Scotland, with the Scottish Government indicating that the Learn to Swim Framework is being delivered in 27 out of 32 local authority areas, with progress being made within two further local authority areas towards delivering the framework during 2023, and Water Safety Scotland and Education Scotland have launched an educational resource for schools to provide a consistent level of learning across Scotland’s educational institutions. In closing the petition, the Committee also agreed to write to the petitioner, and to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.

Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2022