Water Safety
•Year 9
•8 Lessons
This unit transforms students' swimming ability into practical lifesaving competency through progressive rescue techniques and emergency response skills. The focus is on developing confident decision-making under pressure whilst building technical proficiency in casualty assessment, towing methods, and CPR. Through realistic scenario-based learning, students understand the profound responsibility of being water-confident and develop skills that could genuinely save lives.
8 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can your swimming skills become lifesaving skills that could save someone's life?
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Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can mastering different swimming strokes and safety signals save your life or someone else's in an aquatic emergency?
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Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can mastering the chin tow technique mean the difference between life and death in a real water emergency?
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Lesson 4
Big Question:
How do you choose the right rescue technique when a casualty's life depends on your decision?
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Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can understanding different casualty types and rescue techniques save lives in aquatic emergencies?
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Lesson 6
Big Question:
How do you make life-or-death decisions when multiple people need rescuing in a water emergency?
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Lesson 7
Big Question:
How do you make split-second decisions that could save a life in an aquatic emergency?
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Lesson 8
Big Question:
Could you confidently save a life in a real water emergency?
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