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Schools: Swimming

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79744

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including travel to swimming lessons within the scope of the sport premium.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Schools receive core funding for activities within the curriculum, including delivery and travel for swimming and water safety lessons. After pupils have completed their core curriculum swimming and water safety lessons, it is permissible to use the physical education and sport premium for top-up lessons, including transport costs for pupils who have not met national curriculum requirements.

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