An investigation into swimming in primary schools

The research grew out of the author's interest in swimming in primary schools. With the Education Reform Act, 1988 (ERA) swimming became a required element of the National Curriculum for Physical Education. In addition, the ERA also established local management of schools (LMS), giving budgetary control to school governing bodies. These two elements of the ERA were likely to have an impact on the swimming provision in primary schools. [Continues.]