Water safety resources

Lessons, activities, videos and guides for teaching primary and secondary students about water safety

Tes Resources Team

Life buoy with open water behind from water safety resources for EYFS to secondary with staying safe in, on and around water and recognising risk

Water safety resources for learning about staying safe in, on and around water and recognising risk

With the summer holidays rapidly approaching and the temperature heating up once more, it seems more vital than ever to educate students about water safety and equip them with the skills they need to stay safe.

With resources from Royal Life Saving Society UK, Canal and River Trust, RNLI and the Port of London Authority, covering EYFS through to secondary, there's plenty to choose from to plan your PSHE session on water safety.

Royal Life Saving Society UK

Explore water safety resources including posters on the Water Safety Code and lessons and activities for ages 5-7, 7-11 and 11-16 on spotting hazards, summer water safety and drowning and cold water.

Click here to explore even more resources in the RLSS UK shop.

 

Canal and River Trust

Songs, activities and supporting resources to teach EYFS children about water safety. As well as, a series of games, activities, role play, poetry and assembly ideas, through which primary pupils learn to spot hazards, how to react in an emergency and the Canal and River Trust's SAFE message (Stay Away From the Edge).

Explore the Canal and River Trust's shop for more resources on water safety, rivers and canals.

PSHE Water Safety Resources
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PSHE Water Safety Resources

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A suite of PSHE linked learning resources - suitable for KS2. Through a series of games, activities, role play, poetry and assembly ideas, pupils will learn to spot the hazards of being near water, how to react in an emergency and our SAFE message (Stay Away From the Edge).
Toddler Water Safety - Guidance Notes
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Toddler Water Safety - Guidance Notes

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These notes will explain how to use our suite of toddler water safety resources. These resources include a song and activities aimed at EYFS children to teach them about water safety. Hyperlinks to the resources themselves are included in these notes.
Toddler Water Safety - Colour & Draw
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Toddler Water Safety - Colour & Draw

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A drawing and colouring activity sheet to help young children learn how to stay safe near water. See the Toddler Water Safety Guidance Notes in our resources section for guidance on how to use the full suite of these resources.
Toddler Water Safety - Song & Poem Sheet
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Toddler Water Safety - Song & Poem Sheet

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Display the words to the song from our Toddler Water Safety Film in your classroom so everyone can sing together! See the Toddler Water Safety Guidance Notes in our resources section for guidance on how to use the full suite of these resources.

 

RNLI

A range of activities to build primary pupils' water safety knowledge and get them more familiar with the RNLI's four key safety messages: Stop and think. Stay together. Float. Call 999 or 112. For students age 11-16, use this RNLI video and accompanying activity sheets to help teach survival in cold water and drowning prevention.

For more RNLI resources check out their Tes resources shop.

RNLI Water Safety Passport 2 (7-11)
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RNLI Water Safety Passport 2 (7-11)

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Be safe and have fun around water - collect virtual stamps as you learn. A range of activities to add to the children's existing water safety knowledge and get them more familiar with the four key safety messages: Stop and think. Stay together. Float. Call 999 or 112 Young People will learn how t...
RNLI How to survive in cold water (11-18+)
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RNLI How to survive in cold water (11-18+)

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This summer, you can help prevent drowning using our free education resources for students aged 11-16. To help teach survival in cold water, you ll find a video and three short activity ideas below. These resources will help you to engage your students and bring to life a simple but lifesavin...

 

Port of London Authority

A PSHE water safety lesson for KS3 and KS4, highlighting the See the River, See the Risk water safety campaign led by the Port of London Authority, covering risk-taking behaviour, personal safety and managing peer pressure. The lesson brings the campaign to your classroom with a striking video, posters and prompts for peer-to-peer discussion.

PSHE Water Safety Lesson KS3 & KS4
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PSHE Water Safety Lesson KS3 & KS4

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1. *See the River, See the Risk* is a water safety campaign led by the Port of London Authority. This PowerPoint presentation brings the campaign to your classroom with a striking, engaging video and posters, prompts for peer-to-peer discussion and links to national water safety campaigns and other ...