SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching), SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming & SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers (Combined Course) – Hartsdown Leisure Centre, Margate

This is a combined course will include the SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching), SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming and Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers  qualifications.

The SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification is a practical qualification which develops the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to be a Swimming Assistant (Teaching).

The SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming qualification is a practical qualification which builds on the SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification.

Course content
The course is delivered through a mixture of classroom activities and practical poolside learning. You will participate in at least six 30-minute swimming lessons to gain hands on practical experience.

You will learn about:

• The responsibilities and role of a swimming teacher
• How the scientific principles of swimming impact on development
• How to develop core aquatic skills and the four strokes
• How to identify and correct common swimming faults
• How to use a variety of teaching techniques and equipment to suit different needs
• How to plan and deliver inclusive lessons for different levels of ability, including adaptations for swimmers with special educational needs and disabilities
• Key teaching and management skills including class management and assessment, organisational skills, behaviour management, communication skills, and teaching methods
• National curriculum swimming lessons and how they differ from learn to swim lesson

The Level 2 Teaching Swimming to Babies and Toddlers qualification is for anyone who wants to provide baby and toddler swimming sessions

Course content

The course is delivered through a mixture of classroom activities and practical poolside learning. You will participate in at least two 30-minute swimming lessons to gain hands on practical experience.

You will learn about:

• • How early years development, stages of play and reflexes impact on swimming ability
  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, health related conditions and how to respond and adapt to them
  • How to introduce and teach the core aquatic skills in a fun way
  • The different supports and holds to use in lessons
  • The advantages and disadvantages of different types of equipment
  • How to plan, adapt and teach lessons which cater for groups with different levels of ability
  • Key teaching and lesson management skills

How to Enrol:

• For more information or to make a booking please contact Ellie Purvis

Prerequisites:

• Learners must be 16 years of age or older on the first day of the course