It’s part of the national curriculum, boosts physical and mental health, and is both a life and a lifesaving skill.

And yet 1 in 4 children leave school unable to swim.

Primary schools are faced with a multitude of challenges when it comes to delivering swimming and water safety lessons. Funding, teacher training, curriculum pressures, facility access, just to name a few.

The fear is, if action isn’t taken, that 1 in 4 could rise to 6 in 10 children by 2025.

Speedo’s Swim United campaign is calling on the Government to invest in primary school swimming to affect real change.

And we too must unite to take action, to do everything we can to ensure every child has the opportunity to learn to swim.

Which is why we’re delighted to announce that Ashley Jones, Water Safety and Drowning Prevention Manager for Swim England, will be joining us at The Active Primary Schools Conference to deliver a keynote speech.

Ashley is responsible for supporting school...

Birmingham 2022 saw thousands of athletes from 72 nations and territories compete in the largest-ever integrated programme of para sport over 11 days.

And what an 11 days it was.

With over 1.5 million tickets sold, more medals awarded to women than men for the first time, and being the most sustainable Games ever to have taken place, it was a record-breaking event.

The power sport has to inspire, to unite, and to transform illuminated Birmingham and beyond.

As part of its aim to inspire the next generation, Birmingham 2022 delivered a comprehensive programme of activities in schools.

The programme created pathways for children and young people to get closer to the Games and feel part of a festival of sport and culture.

And you have the chance to learn all about that programme and the legacy of the Games at The Active Primary Schools Conference in November.

We’re delighted to announce that the Birmingham 2022 team will be joining us to deliver a keynote speech.

The team is set...

Do you want to boost the quality of your primary school's PE, sport and physical activity (PESSPA) to inspire children to be more active, more often?

Join us at The Active Primary Schools Conference to discover how you can do just that.

Some of you may know the conference as the West Midlands PE and School Sport Conference and may be wondering why the name change?

Since its launch back in 2017, the conference has grown year on year. The new name is a reflection of that growth and fuel for further growth. We want to continue to expand our reach to support as many primary schools as possible to raise the standards of PESSPA.

What is The Active Primary Schools Conference?

The conference is a full day event for primary schools to gain knowledge, confidence and a bank of actionable strategies to take their school’s PESSPA to the next level.

Keynotes from industry experts, practical and theory-based workshops, and a marketplace full of innovative resources and services that work...