SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming – St Helens School Sports Centre, Northwood

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 lessons

Prerequisites:

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

Applicants must also hold one of the following qualifications:

• SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)
• Swim England Level 1 Award in Teaching Aquatics
• An equivalent ASA qualification certificated after 1994