Water Skills For Life - resources for Schools & Kura

For our primary school children, Water Skills for Life is the essential beginning of life-long learning.

Tools and resources for teachers

Water Skills for Life tools and resources can be taught by any teacher in a school pool and classroom. The options are:

Teach children the practice in a school pool (free PD is available).
Teach children the theory in a classroom (free PD is available).
Access a local Water Skills for Life provider to undertake the programme. See providers here.

Water Skills For Life is taught through four levels from year 0 to year 8. Within each level there are seven competency areas, including one for overall safety and awareness.

Access the resources through the four levels at the bottom of this page but we recommend that you start by reading the seven competency areas immediately below.

As you work within a level, you can access and download the teacher resources, student achievement certificates and classroom posters. Certificates have been designed for students to colour them, a further way students can keep engaged with Water Skills For Life and to reduce printing costs for the school.