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RNLI Tales from the Edge: Rewind

Get to know the fundamentals of water safety with this workshop.

This workshop further develops young people's risk management and decision-making skills by introducing them to the Water Safety Code:

  1. Stop and think
  2. Stay together
  3. Float
  4. Call 999 or 112.

It covers topics such as: parties, wandering off alone, colder water shock and rescue protocols. 

Guidance notes

Workshop resources

Videos

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

This workshop further develops young people's risk management and decision-making skills by introducing them to the Water Safety Code:

  1. Stop and think
  2. Stay together
  3. Float
  4. Call 999 or 112.

It covers topics such as: parties, wandering off alone, colder water shock and rescue protocols

Workshop resources

This range of activities has been put together to add to young people's existing water safety knowledge. It's aimed at students over the age of 14. The activities create opportunities for discussion, to provoke a new understanding of how important water safety is. Please be aware of local context when delivering this session - it can be a sensitive topic for students if they've experienced similar situations to the ones discussed.

Curriculum links

England

  • KS4, PE, Outdoor and Adventurous Activities, KS3
  • RSHE, Basic First Aid
  • KS4&5, PSHE, Health and Wellbeing

Northern Ireland

  • KS4, Learning for Life and Work, Personal Development

Republic of Ireland

  • SPHE, Health and Wellbeing

Scotland

  • Senior Phase

Wales

  • Health and well-being

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