Once qualified, you will be equipped with the skills to plan and evaluate a school swimming programme.

Who is the course designed for?

This training programme has been specially developed to help school teachers, HLTA, volunteers in a school and PGCE students gain the right skills and knowledge to deliver quality school swimming lessons to meet national curriculum requirements.

Course content

This programme will help you to understand:

• How to Identify activities that will positively impact students learning
• Engage with pupils, helping them to progress
• Key Stages 1 and 2 programmes of study
• Health and safety considerations of organising and delivering a school swimming programme
• How swimming and water safety can be delivered to meet school swimming outcomes

Prerequisites

You must be at least 18 years of age.

Training format

1. Face to Face

This will be delivered over 2 days at a venue with a tutor at the site. The course theory takes place in a seminar room, you will then go to the pool for your practical work, lesson delivery and assessment.

2. Blended Learning

This course will start online through interactive e-learning which will take up to 8 hours to complete. You will then complete 1 day at the venue, there is some theory content to cover in a seminar room before your practical work, lesson delivery and assessment pool-side.