CPDs for supporting swimmers with additional needs

Making Your Lessons Engaging for Autistic Children

Equips you with the basic knowledge required to effectively engage, interact with, and teach autistic children within a swimming lesson.

Supporting Pupils with SEND in School Swimming

This course will provide you with the adaptations and tools needed to improve the overall experience for pupils with SEND who attend school swimming lessons.

Teaching Swimming to Learners with Physical and Sensory Impairments

This workshop is designed to give Level 1 and Level 2 teachers an understanding of integrating swimmers with impairments into mainstream swimming lessons.

Teaching Swimming to Learners with Learning Difficulties

This CPD is designed to help non-specialist Swimming Teachers and Assistants with the knowledge of how they can support Neurodiverse learners within their swimming lessons.

Introduction to Deaf Awareness and using British Sign Language in Aquatics

This online webinar will give you an introduction to working with and supporting deaf and hard of hearing swimmers in the aquatic environment.

Deaf and Visually Impaired Friendly Swimming

This eLearning covers two modules: Deaf Friendly Swimming and Visually Impaired Friendly Swimming. It will help ensure that deaf, hard of hearing and visually impaired young people are fully supported in accessing swimming lessons and training.

Introduction to Disability Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to disability swimming. It covers best practice and how to support the inclusion of disabled people in swimming lessons and clubs. Completion is a requirement for clubs to achieve SwimMark.

Foundations of Inclusivity

This free eLearning will give you an introduction to equality, diversity and inclusion, covering the approach to inclusion, use of appropriate language and the importance of adaption.

Introduction to Para-Swimming

This free online resource will give you an introduction to para-swimming. Ideal for coaches working with para-swimmers this e-learning resource will increase your awareness of para-swimming and how you can support it as a coach.

Coaching Para Swimmers in a Mainstream Coaching Environment

Designed to give coaches an overview of the potential barriers to participation and integration.

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From Self-Taught Swimmer to Inspirational Teacher: Andre's journey to teach swimming

Andre, 19, has completed his Institute of Swimming Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification and is about to start his Level 2 Teaching Swimming qualification. His training has been funded though Swim England’s collaboration with Disney and Ocean Bottle, as part of a programme to develop a more diverse aquatic workforce following the release of Disney’s remake of The Little Mermaid last year. Andre, who is currently studying for

Monaka experienced the health benefits of swimming and wanted inspire others in her community

Monaka, trained to become a swimming teacher after a serious condition, Fibromyalgia, left her with severe mobility problems, at the time unable to walk. She explains: “My husband took me to the pool in order for me to start to regain movement. I had to learn to swim again. The health benefits of swimming, both physically and mentally, really helped with my recovery and it was this transformation that inspired me to become

Two decades of swimming teacher expertise: meet Danni

Danni, 37, has been a swimming teacher for almost twenty years. Here she explains why she turned her hobby into a career, and how it has supported her throughout various stages of her life. Danni says: “I’d always enjoyed swimming as a child and joined a local swimming club. Like so many other junior club swimmers, I helped out at the club and volunteered with some lessons. It therefore made sense to get my Swimming Teacher

Easter Swimming Lesson Game Ideas and Activities

If you are looking to add some Easter-themed swimming game activities into your swimming lessons this year then take a look at five fun game ideas: 1. Sleeping Bunnies Following the nursery rhyme 'Sleeping Bunnies' learners do a star float on "see the little bunnies sleeping", and on the "hop little bunnies" they have to stand up and jump like a rabbit. See the little bunnies sleeping til it's nearly noon. Shall we go and gently wake them

Dan trained at 16 to teach swimming to fund his studies and future aspirations

Dan, 16, has just completed his SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming Qualification. Here he will share his love of swimming and how he plans to use his qualifications to support his long term aspirations. Dan says: “I love swimming and have been assisting at a local swim school since I was in Year 10. As soon as I was old enough to get my Swim England qualifications I jumped at the chance. I started my SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant

Beyond the Pool, Alice shares her Open Water Coaching course experience

Beyond the Pool: Completing the Open Water Swimming Coach Course Alice completed the Open Water Swimming coach course and shares her story: "When I was younger I was a dedicated club swimmer. Fast forward to 2017, and I found myself training to become a swimming teacher in New Zealand. I enjoyed crafting creative lessons and teaching essential water safety skills to my classes. It was also at this time that I discovered open water swimming and