Information for Schools

Kirklees Business Solutions

All Kirklees Schools will be able to access School Swimming Paperwork, including registers, medical forms, transport contact information and risk assessments through their Kirklees Business Solutions account. School will also find resources that can be used in school to help learning and certificates for achievements that can be printed and given to the pupils.

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Our Aim

Our aim is to provide a fun, safe and high-quality environment for all children to have the opportunity to learn to swim, be safe around water and have an active, enjoyable experience.  

KAL want to promote and create life-long participation in physical activity, inspire and encourage future generations and deliver a high-quality, high-achieving school swimming programme, working in partnership with local schools.

26/27 Term Dates

Term 1
Week commencing 02/09/26 to week commencing 05/02/27 

Term 2
Week commencing 08/02/27 to week commencing 16/07/27

KAL School Swimming Brochure 

KAL’s School Swimming Brochure is available to provide schools with detailed information about the service, facilities, programmes and delivery. 

Please see our KAL School Swimming Brochure for further details. 

Ratios 

The number of sessions allocated to each school is based on the number of pupils on roll on the Kirklees School Census which is sent to KAL by Kirklees Council. 

The pupil to teacher ratio is 12:1 Non swimmers & 20:1 for more advanced swimmers.

Each session has a capacity of 40 pupils, however some sessions at Batley Sports and Tennis Centre and Spen Valley Leisure Centre have a capacity of 60, this will be communicated with your school, if you need to bring more than 40 pupils.

Changing Facilities

All of the facilities used for the KAL School Swimming Service have suitable changing facilities. If there are children who require any special assistance or arrangements, please contact: schoolswimming.admin@kal.org.uk

Appropriate swimwear

KAL School Swimming Transport 

KAL School Swimming Service provide the transport when required for Kirklees Primary Schools. The cost of transport is included in the overall price above. 

KAL work in partnership with West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) who manage the transport provision for KAL.  

The transport provision, as with the number of sessions given, will be based on pupil numbers from the Kirklees School Census. KAL aim to send the programme to Schools by Summer Half term for the following Academic year.  

WYCA ensure each transport provider completes a thorough risk assessment which will be available to schools via Kirklees Business Solutions. 

Statistics process

KAL complete a Baseline Assessment at the beginning of the Term for each school, this gives the instructors a good understanding of the competency of the class. At the end of the Academic year, KAL will send to each school the number of pupils able to complete the Baseline Assessment in the first 2 weeks of Term, in addition to the number of pupils that are able to achieve the National Curriculum Outcomes. This will show the school the clear progress the children have made.