Welcome to OWEN (Open Water Education Network). OWEN is a water safety education programme based in Nottinghamshire. Our aim is to act as a resource for children, young people and adults by providing education and support while promoting water safety. We have a successful ambassador programme which uses peer to peer training within schools, supported by online platforms including virtual reality experiences.
Our programme educates children and young adults about how to stay safe around open water and what to do in an emergency, we use the most up to date information and work closely with the other water safety groups including the Fire & Rescue Service, Police Service and the Nottinghamshire Water Safety Partnership group.
“Had my son Owen and his friends been educated about open water, its dangers and what to do in an emergency he may still be here today.”
– Nicola Jenkins
Whilst we love getting into schools and community groups to deliver our water safety packages in person, we know that during these unprecedented times it is important in some cases that we adapt our sessions to a DIGITAL INTERACTIVE PACKAGE format. This covers all the learning sessions stated and will be available soon, to download and use within your classroom environment by your teacher/group leader.
We are dedicated to doing everything within our capacity to support our volunteers and programme recipients through these challenging times. It is paramount over this period, to provide guidance and support so that everybody involved with the OWEN programme can remain safe.
Please note this is an ever-changing environment and guidance will be updated regularly following changes from the government. It is important that you ensure you have the most recent version, which can be found here. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus - Stay Alert to help save lives and our NHS.
The Police Divers are obviously huge ambassadors of water safety and having been involved in the recovery of Owen we wanted to do something to help Nicola set up the OWEN programme, as water safety is...
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