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Swimming for Children with Behavioural Issues
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Hamm  
#1 Posted : 29 February 2016 10:09:14(UTC)
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Hamm
We have a child about to start swimming at our school and as part of the curriculum need to attend if possible.The child can become aggressive and assault adults as well as children within school,possibly ADHD although not diagnosed A risk assessment is being prepared for this in advance,my question is if someone has come across this what control measures do they adopt in the pool if the child kicks off? Thanking you in advance for any help.
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stevie40  
#2 Posted : 29 February 2016 10:35:58(UTC)
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stevie40
What does the SENCO say? Does the child have 1 to 1 support in the classroom? What are the ABCs for the child? Antecedents, Behaviours and Consequences. Analyse these and seek to mitigate against them. You may have to consider 2 to 1 supervision in a segregated part of the pool. Discuss your risk assessment with the pool operator if it is not a school pool. Work with them and they should be able to set up a dedicated lane or trainer pool for you.
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Sweep  
#3 Posted : 29 February 2016 10:40:57(UTC)
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Sweep
There is no one size fits all for ADHD and without a diagnosis the risk assessment process is hampered. Agree with the post above - talk to the pool and see what their response is. On another note you may find that the stimulus of the swimming pool is calming and with the correct boundaries and 1 - 1 / 2 - 1 level of support the experience could be fantastic.
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Ron Hunter  
#4 Posted : 29 February 2016 14:54:31(UTC)
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Ron Hunter
Or you may find the acoustics of the pool or the confines of a changing cubicle, etc. etc. have a negative effect. Can the child swim? Are they keen? Have they been there before? Will they resist rescue? Not risk assessment. Guess work. Good luck!
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bob youel  
#5 Posted : 01 March 2016 07:56:03(UTC)
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bob youel
If U are an LA managed school talk to the councils H&S team and other educational specialists that are present therein but if U are an independent school e.g. an academy etc. then hire a specialist/specialists to help as this is a day to day occurrence so the answer should be readily available
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Ron Hunter  
#6 Posted : 01 March 2016 16:57:57(UTC)
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Ron Hunter
No point engaging Council's Health and Safety Team Bob, not their line of business of expertise. Their guess work is no better than anyone else's!
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bob youel  
#7 Posted : 01 March 2016 17:41:53(UTC)
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bob youel
Ron TA! I do not mean the EHO's I mean the councils [if the council has any left?] internal team & this kind of area was one of my specialities for the last 2 years when I was with a council and for many years via another member of the team before me - however that was yesteryear
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