This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Jatinder Matharu, for the attention of All School Colleagues.
As summer is fast approaching please can you send out these water safety messages to the whole school community. We have the hot weather starting and exam season coming to an end when more young people will be enjoying the outdoors and we want them to be safe while they do so. The highest risk group for drowning deaths is young males aged 16-30.
We are excited to share the water safety resources with you for this summer’s campaign.
- Message from RBFRS: Emergency services across the Thames Valley join forces with local Olympic swimmer to share important water safety message | Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (rbfrs.co.uk)
- Video made by local young people in Slough with Together as One: Float to Live - YouTube
- Video with Olympic Gold Medallist swimmer Tom Dean: Be #Waterwise this Summer - YouTube
- Video by the friends and family of Michael Scaife who lost his life in the Jubilee River: Safety on the Jubilee River - remembering Michael Scaife - YouTube
- These resources have been shared on our Frimley Health and Care website: Be safe around water | Frimley Health and Care
Many thanks in advance for your support in getting these messages out.