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21
May 2022
Ripon schools collaborate to provide swimming lessons
Ripon Grammar School is making its sports pool available to local primary school children for swimming lessons.
The importance of children learning to swim is paramount, particularly in a city that has the rivers Ure, Skell and Laver, a canal, and a lake near the racecourse.
Pupils from St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School are saving money on coach hire costs by using the grammar school's pool.
The primary school's headteacher Jill Allen said:
She said:
More than one million children in the UK are believed to have missed out on swimming lessons during the pandemic, and there are fears this could lead to a ‘lost generation’ of swimmers, with many leaving primary school unable to meet the minimum national curriculum standards.
Mrs Allen thanked RGS’s ‘tremendous’ sixth form students for supporting Year 5 and 6 pupils, including those in the water helping youngsters who were unable to swim.
RGS director of sport Adam Milner said he was delighted the local community was able to access the RGS pool. He said:
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