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School Swimming.
(a) Provision made:—
For Secondary Schools — 47 classes a week.
For Primary Schools — 27 classes a week.
(b) Attendance:—
In Secondary Classes — 1.410 per week.
In Primary Classes — 810 per week.
(c) Instruction:—Teaching of swimming was carried out by
the members of school staffs and by four qualified
instructors, two men and two women.
(d) Transport:—The use of coaches was greatly appreciated
by schools distant from the baths, since they reduced to
a minimum the children's absence from the school
building.
Clothing for Physical Education.—It is pleasing to note that
more children were sensibly "dressed for the job." The efforts
of the parents to provide the proper clothing for the performance
of gymnastics, games and dancing, together with the provision
made by the Committee for Education, have enabled the majority
of the children to work with increased efficiency and pride.
Difficulty in provision by parents is often encountered where
two to four children or more in one family are in attendance at
various schools in the Borough.
It is still necessary, however, to reiterate that the vigorous
nature of modern work demands special clothing, for the sake
of the child's hygiene, freedom of movement and safety.
Climbing and Agility Apparatus in Primary Schools.—Children
at five junior mixed and infant schools in the Borough
demonstrated the use of climbing and agility apparatus to
lecturers and students from Training Colleges, as well as to six
H.M. Inspectors, and a large number of County Organisers and
Teachers. The visitors were unanimous in agreeing that such
apparatus should eventually be supplied to all schools.
In 1950, the proposal to equip all primary schools in the
Borough with the apparatus was restricted by the general reduction
in expenditure. It is hoped that the scheme may be
completed as soon as financial provision can be made.