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Rescue Role Play

Use role play to explore what happens in a water rescue.

  • 30 minutes
  • Optional: display equipment
  • Optional: printer
  • Stay together

This activity uses role play to demonstrate the correct response practice to an emergency situation. Two scenarios have been provided: one for a beach location and the other an inland waterway.

With the group split into pairs or groups of three, each child assumes one role in the rescue situation.

After a 5-minute rehearsal, the children will act out the scenarios in front of another group or the whole class.

Guidance notes

Workshop resources

Videos

  • RNLI What We Do film
    • Video
    • Video
    What we do
    Play this video to help share our key water safety messages and bring the work of the RNLI to life for your young people.

Curriculum links

England

  • KS2, PE, Swimming and Water Safety, RSHE
  • Basic First Aid
  • KS2 PSHE Health and Wellbeing, Living in the Wider World

Northern Ireland

  • KS1&2, PD&MU, Personal Understanding and Health, Safety, KS2, PE, Swimming

Republic of Ireland

  • SPHE, Myself

Scotland

  • First and Second Level, Health and Wellbeing (HWB)

Wales

  • Health and well-being

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