Bring essential water-safety learning to life and help your pupils develop the confidence to make safer choices in, on and around water. This ready-to-use set of 9 engaging colouring sheets makes it easy to introduce water safety in your primary classroom. Through familiar urban and rural scenes, pupils can spot potential hazards, discuss safe behaviour and build practical knowledge in a fun, memorable way.

Equip 11-14 (KS3) students to make safer decisions around water with this engaging, curriculum-linked 50–60 minute lesson. This new lesson plan uses real-life images, maps and scenarios to help pupils spot hazards, assess risk and apply the Water Safety Code: Stop and Think, Stay Together, Call 999, Float. Through practical discussion and rehearsal, students learn why cold water, currents, weather, flooding and changing coastal conditions can put even strong swimmers at risk. Designed for RSHE/Personal Safety, with meaningful science and geography links, the flexible lesson includes formative assessment throughout and can be delivered as one session or broken into shorter lessons. It gives teachers ready-to-use activities that build confidence, challenge unsafe assumptions and reinforce life-saving choices.

Bring essential water-safety learning to life and help your pupils develop the confidence to make safer choices in, on and around water. This ready-to-use set of 6 engaging wordsearches makes it easy to introduce water safety in your primary classroom. Wordsearches are a fun way for children to get familiar with important water-safety words while also practising spelling, concentration and spotting patterns. They can work through them independently, helping to build confidence and perseverance as they learn.

Equip 14 to 16 year old (KS4) students to make safer decisions around water. This engaging 60-minute RSHE lesson gives students practical skills to recognise water risks, respond safely in emergencies and resist peer or social-media pressure. Through realistic scenarios, climate-linked hazards, role-play and a personal safety plan, students apply the Water Safety Code to situations they may genuinely face—from riverside meet-ups and coastal visits to flooding and risky online challenges.

Series of water safety lesson plans suitable for 5-7 age range, that can be used in a classroom, homeschooling, PE or pool setting. Topical and fun lessons, games, and activities that fit into a range of topics including PSHE, English, Science, Art and ICT. The resources cover basic water safety, and facilitate discussion on what children would do in a given situation, highlighting the different outcomes that might arise from their decisions. The lessons and activities (available as PDF downloads) should be used in conjunction with the accompanying water safety Powerpoint presentation. Each lesson contains delivery instructions, learning objectives and additional resource information. Lessons include: Story Time Spot the dangers Sink or float Acrostic Poem Story cards Make an advert Safe or Unsafe Water Safety Masterpiece Water Safety bingo Who to ask Safe or unsafe Warm Summer’s Day discussion PE sessions - indoor or outdoor

Designed using Widgit symbols, these simple posters provide information on how to stay safe around different bodies of water. Aimed at children with SEND in any school environment and suitable for PSHE Personal Safety. With full credit to Widgit Software.

Water safety classroom activities, PE lesson plans and swim session ideas which are suitable for pupils aged 7-11. A host of resources which teach basic water safety and rescue techniques to help pupils understand how to keep themselves safe and react in an emergency. Lessons include: PE activities - lesson plans and activity cards to teach the water safety code, beach safety, throwing skills and lifeguard fitness Classroom activities - Spot the Difference interactive presentation, where do people drown activity and water safety puzzles

This booklet is a fun way to learn how to keep yourself, friends and family safe around water, when the weather turns chilly and new dangers appear. Please share these messages and safety tips with others to help us prevent drownings across the UK and Ireland.

Get your children talking about water safety with the RLSS UK’s Summer Water Safety Advice printable poster. Suitable for KS2 and KS3 audiences.