PAWS Syllabus

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PAWS Syllabus
PAWS Syllabus
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LAND PAWS

• Land PAWS 3 Awards
• Land PAWS 1
• Land PAWS 2
• Land PAWS 3

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Syllabus Land PAWS 1

• Test Items/Course Content
• Water safety at the swimming pool
• Water safety at outdoor water
• Water safety on the farm
• Water safety in the home

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Land PAWS 1

• Aim
• Pupils will have a basic understanding of Water
  Safety
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to list rules of Water Safety
• Pupils will be able to answer both lower and
  higher cognitive questions about Water Safety
• Pupils will be able to explain why Water Safety
  is important

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Land PAWS 1

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Resources
• Pool Safety Poster and Leaflet
• Water Safety Poster and Leaflet
• Safe Boating Poster Boating and Inland Waterways
  Leaflet
• Safety on the Farm Leaflet
• Safety at Home Leaflet
• Interactive C.D. and Activity Resource Book
• Teacher Guidelines and Suggested Questions

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Main Content Land PAWS 1

• Using Resources available the teacher educates
  the pupils on water safety, staying safe around
  water at home, on the farm, at the swimming pool
  and at outdoor water

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Running Land PAWS 2 in the classroom

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Syllabus Land PAWS 2

• Test Items/Course Content
• Oral test
• Water safety at the swimming pool (hygiene, rules
  of local pool)
• Water safety at outdoor water
• Water safety on the farm
• Water safety in the home
• Calling emergency services

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Syllabus Land PAWS 2

• Related Skills on land
• Throw buoyant object into designated area
• Throw rope into designated area
• Throw ring buoy into designated area

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Land PAWS 2

• Aim
• Pupils will further their knowledge and
  understanding of the importance of Water Safety
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to explain the rules of Water
  Safety
• Pupils will be able to explain the procedure for
  calling the emergency services
• Pupils will develop skills on land e.g.
  Throwing a ringbuoy

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Land PAWS 2

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Demonstration of Land Skills
• Resources
• Theory resources as Land PAWS 1
• Other resources Mat (e.g. Blue gymnastics mat)
• Ringbuoy, Rope
• Buoyant Object e.g. Ball, Basketball

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Main Content Land PAWS 2

• Pupils will further develop their Water Safety
• Knowledge and learn basic rescue techniques on
• land. Pupils will also learn about the
  procedures
• for calling the emergency services.

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Running Land PAWS 3in the classroom

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Syllabus Land PAWS 3

• Course Content/Test Items
• Oral test
• Water safety at the swimming pool
• Water safety at outdoor water
• Water safety on the farm
• Water safety in the home
• Recognition of hazards of water
• Correct procedures for dealing with hazards
• Calling emergency services
• Flotation
• Local aquatics organisations

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Syllabus Land PAWS 3

• Simulated rescues on land
• Voice contact
• Rescue with rope
• Rescue with buoyant object
• Rescue with ring buoy
• Wading rescue

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Land PAWS 3

• Aim
• Pupils will further develop their Water Safety
  knowledge and skills
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to explain many aspects of
  Water Safety from basic rules to hazards
  (recognising and dealing with hazards)
• Pupils will simulate rescues on land
• Pupils will possess a knowledge of local aquatic
  organisations

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Land PAWS 3

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Demonstration of Simulated Rescues
• Resources
• All Resources from Land PAWS 1 and 2
• Pole

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Main Content of Land PAWS 3

• Pupils will further develop their Water Safety
• Knowledge and using their basic rescue
• techniques simulate rescues with partners on
• land. Pupils will also learn about hazards and
• the correct procedures for dealing with hazards.

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PAWS

• PAWS PAWS 1 - 8

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Syllabus -PAWS 1

• Test Items/Course Content
• Oral Test (on personal safety in and around
  water, focus on hygiene and rules of pool)
• Entry and Exit from Water using steps/ladder
• Immersing face in water
• Blowing bubbles mouth in water
• Picking up light weight objects from floor, eyes
  open
• Looking at partner under water

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Syllabus PAWS 1

• In shallow water, demonstrate confidence,
  balance, rotation and recovery by
• Walking
• Walking making patterns
• Jumping
• Side-Stepping
• Turning while standing
• Playing simple games (such as ring-a-rosy)

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PAWS 1

• Aim
• Pupils will develop their confidence in water
• Objectives
• Pupils will enter the water safely
• Pupils will immerse their faces in water
• Pupils will move around in the water using a
  variety of methods walking, jumping,
  side-stepping

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PAWS 1

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical demonstration of new skills
• Resources
• Egg Flips
• Lightweight objects sinkers

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Syllabus PAWS 2

• Oral test (on personal safety in and around
  water, focus on hygiene and rules of local pool)
• In shallow water, demonstrate confidence,
  balance, rotation and recovery by
• Walking
• Walking to a rhythm, changing direction
• Negotiating obstacles
• Floating and Sinking
• Blowing, Nosing, Heading Objects around floating
  objects
• Playing simple games (e.g. Chasing relays)

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PAWS 2

• Aim
• Pupils will further develop their confidence in
  water
• Objectives
• Pupils will negotiate obstacles and change
  directions while walking around (shallow end)
• Pupils will move floating objects around the pool
  (shallow) with their heads/noses
• Pupils will demonstrate their water skills in
  teams (e.g. Relays)

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PAWS 2

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration of Water Skills
• Resources
• Woggles/Noodles
• Floats

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Syllabus PAWS 3

• Oral Test (on personal safety, focus on rules of
  local pool and hygiene)
• Jumping, Side-Stepping, Running
• Demonstrate push and glide in prone position,
  regain standing position
• Demonstrate propulsion with the aid of a
  kickboard/suitable support

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PAWS 3

• Aim
• Pupils will further develop their skills in water
• Objectives
• Pupils will demonstrate a push and glide (prone
  position)
• Pupils will be able to regain the standing
  position after the push and glide
• Pupils will be able to propel themselves forward
  using a suitable support (e.g. Kickboard)

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PAWS 3

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration of Skills
• Resources
• Kickboard, Floats

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Syllabus PAWS 4

• Oral Test on personal safety, focus on hazards of
  water)
• Entry (sitting, turning, sitting into water)
• Exit getting out with support
• Jumping, Side-stepping, Running
• Jump across pool
• Side Step across pool
• Run across pool

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Syllabus PAWS 4

• Demonstrate push and glide (supine position)
• Swim 5m prone
• Swim 5m supine
• Show ability to turn from prone to supine
• Show ability to turn from supine to prone
• Floating wide and narrow shapes, on front or
  back
• Throwing and catching a ball (incl. One armed
  throw)

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PAWS 4

• Aim
• Pupils will develop their competency in buoyancy
  and propulsion
• Objectives
• Pupils will swim 5m on their front
• Pupils will swim 5m on their backs
• Pupils will be able to turn from a prone position
  to a supine position and from a supine position
  to a prone position

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PAWS 4

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration
• Resources
• Floats/Kickboards
• Woggles/Noodles

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Syllabus PAWS 5

• Oral Test (on personal safety, focus on hazards
  of water and correct procedures for dealing with
  hazards)
• Entry by jumping into water
• Rolling over from prone or supine position,
  regain standing position
• Swim 10m Frontcrawl
• Swim 10m Backcrawl
• Swim 5m Breaststroke
• Swim 5m Inverted Breaststroke
• Play water push ball

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PAWS 5

• Aim
• Pupils will develop their swimming ability and
  improve their stroke technique
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to enter the water by jumping
• Pupils will demonstrate a number of strokes
• Frontcrawl, Backcrawl, Breaststroke, Inverted
  Breaststroke
• Pupils will be able to roll from a prone position
  to a supine position

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PAWS 5

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration
• Resources
• Ball

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Syllabus PAWS 6

• Oral Test (on personal safety, focus on hazards
  of water and correct procedures for dealing with
  hazards)
• Oral test on local aquatics organisations
• Entry by straddle jump
• Entry by simple dive (e.g. sitting/kneeling)
• Swim 15m Frontcrawl
• Swim 15m Backcrawl
• Swim 10m Breaststroke

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Syllabus PAWS 6

• Show ability to tread water for a period of 1
  minute
• Show ability to link shapes to form sequences
• Show ability to scull 5m feet first

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PAWS 6

• Aim
• Pupils will develop a basic competency in
  swimming and survival skills
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to enter the water by
  different means (straddle jump and simple dive)
• Pupils will develop survival skills treading
  water, sculling

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PAWS 6

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration
• Resources

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Syllabus PAWS 7

• Oral Test (on personal safety, focus on hazards
  of water and correct procedures for dealing with
  hazards)
• Entry by standing dive
• Swim 20m Frontcrawl
• Swim 20m Backcrawl
• Swim 20m Breaststroke
• Swim 10m Inverted Breaststroke

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Syllabus PAWS 7

• Swim 5m Side Stroke
• Mushroom Float
• Show ability to glide to bottom of pool
• Demonstrate reaching and throwing rescue

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PAWS 7

• Aim
• Pupils will learn simple rescue techniques
• Objectives
• Pupils will be able to swim using a variety of
  different strokes
• Frontcrawl, Backcrawl, Breaststroke, Inverted
  Breaststroke, Side Stroke
• Pupils will be able to glide to the bottom of the
  pool
• Pupils will be able to demonstrate the technique
  for a reaching and throwing rescue

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PAWS 7

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration
• Resources
• Ringbuoy

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Syllabus PAWS 8

• Oral Test (on personal safety, focus on hazards
  of water and correct procedures for dealing with
  hazards)
• Entry by standing dive
• Swim 25m Frontcrawl
• Swim 25 Backcrawl
• Swim 25m Breaststroke
• Swim 10m Inverted Breaststroke

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Syllabus PAWS 8

• Swim 10m Side Stroke
• Swim 5m Butterfly
• Mushroom Float
• Show head first and feet first surface dives
• Demonstrate a reaching and a throwing rescue

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PAWS 8

• Aim
• Pupils will have a developed their basic
• Swimming Technique
• Survival Skills
• Rescue Technique
• Objectives
• Pupils will demonstrate each stroke
• Pupils will demonstrate surface dives (both head
  first and feet first)
• Pupils will demonstrate the techniques for
  reaching and throwing rescues

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PAWS 8

• Assessment
• Oral Test
• Practical Demonstration
• Resources
• Ringbuoy