Welcome to KAL School Swimming

Introduction to KAL School Swimming 

The KAL School Swimming service prioritises delivering a quality service for school swimming. We follow the Swim England School Swimming Charter to successfully achieve the National Curriculum outcomes, maintaining attainment above the national average. We are a National Awarding winning service for primary schools with a partnership approach, co-ordinating all programming and transport arrangements where required and available to meet with schools upon request.

Why Choose KAL?

KAL deliver a national award-winning service to schools in Kirklees and the wider area, delivering school swimming lessons that achieve outcomes that are higher than the national average. KAL provide high quality facilities and a qualified, experienced workforce delivering an excellent service.

KAL will co-ordinate and manage all programming and transport arrangements where required and be available to meet with schools upon request.

Our core offer is the delivery of a 19-week programme with a minimum pool session of 50 minutes per week. Our delivery incorporates all the National Curriculum outcomes for swimming in a fun and safe environment.

KAL will collate and provide an annual statistics report for your school and newsletters to update schools on development and opportunities.

Every school choosing the KAL School Swimming Service will become a ‘KAL School Swimming Partner’ and also include registration to the Swim England School Swimming Charter.

Statistics

KAL School Swimming statistics 25/26 exceed the national average; our focus is to continue to succeed in achieving such results with high quality, fun lessons that challenge the pupils based on their ability level.

Aquatics Festivals

The aim of the Aquatics Festival is to have fun activities that will give children with different swimming abilities the opportunity to try different aquatics activities in a fun and safe environment. The Aquatics Festivals will be hosted at Spen Valley Leisure Centre and Huddersfield Leisure Centre.

Water Safety Assemblies

KAL deliver Water Safety Assemblies, which have been developed to support schools in promoting essential water safety knowledge and encouraging greater engagement with swimming and other aquatic activities.

The Activities to be planned include:

• Individual races
• Mini polo
• Team games and relays (Noodle races, egg flips, sinkers & hoops)

There are some great prizes available for individual pupils and school teams. The assemblies will run through June, schools who expressed interest in taking part will receive the booking information in April.