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Swimming: responding to parents' concerns
What can we do if parents refuse to permit to their child to swim? We look at how schools can respond to various concerns parents might have about their child attending swimming lessons. We also link to information on the statutory requirements for swimming in Key Stage (KS) 1 and KS2.
- 5 tips for effective parent communication
- Aggressive parents: zero tolerance posters
- Banning parents or visitors from premises: letters
- Complaints procedures: guidance (academies)
- Complaints procedures: guidance (maintained)
- Handling requests to withdraw pupils on religious grounds
- Parents complaining about other parents and children
- Parents recording conversations with staff
- Persistent or aggressive complaints from parents
- Responding to criticism expressed by parents
- Separated parents: rights and responsibilities
- Social media: how to deal with negative comments or behaviour by parents
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