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Active Luton successfully integrates BAME communities into aquatic timetabling and workforce
Active Luton has successfully created opportunities for its BAME community, specifically targeting Muslim women and girls to embrace learning to swim and beyond. In partnership with the Institute of Swimming, Active Luton trained 64 female swimming teachers through their Level One and Two Swim England Qualifications (SEQ) last year, with 21 of the newly qualified … […]
Volunteer swimming assistant story: Marcia
Marcia, 16, has been working part-time as a lifeguard at Abbeycroft Leisure’s Newmarket Leisure centre since she qualified in August 2019 and will continue her aquatic training in May, when she undertakes her Swim England Qualifications (SEQ) Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification. Marcia has always loved to swim and started having regular swimming lessons … […]
Judge 1 online learning launched to help improve recruitment of technical officials
A new online course to help improve the recruitment of pool Judge 1 technical officials has been officially launched. Candidates taking the Swimming Technical Officials – Judge 1 Theory will be able to understand the roles of timekeeper, chief timekeeper, inspector of turns and chief inspector of turns. They will also be introduced to the … […]
Applications open for our Pool Plant Tutor Training Programme
Our tutors form an integral part of our pool plant programme and allow us to deliver engaging and motivating courses, filled with plenty of technical knowledge. This ensures our customers receive a quality experience and are equipped to continue their learning at work through site-specific training and development. This year we are recruiting to add … […]
Bring the Chinese New Year celebrations to your swimming lessons
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, has more than 4,000 years of history and is China’s most important festival. The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the lunar calendar: the holiday falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice. This means that each time … […]
Our e-learning is evolving
As the way we absorbed and interact with information changes, so do our learning needs. Many of us are looking for relevant, mobile, self-paced, and personalised training. To make sure we are providing that most relevant form of learning for our customers, we are evolving our online learning platform. Our new e-learning system will be … […]
Happier swimming teachers = happier swimmers
The holiday season is over, we may have already broken our New Year resolutions, our bank account is in the red, the weather is grey, and it seems ages until it’s light again in the mornings. So it’s not surprising that January 20th – Blue Monday – is considered to be the most depressing day … […]
Fin2Fit CPD gains CIMSPA Accreditation
The Institute of Swimming’s partnership delivering Fin2Fit’s Mono-Fin CPD training has gone from strength to strength with the CPD gaining accreditation from CIMSPA. Swimming teachers who have gained their Fin2Fit CPD are able to deliver Mono-Fin Mermaid and Shark lessons and parties, as a new and exciting approach to keep children interested in swimming. Natalie … […]
Swimming teacher story: Rosalyn Einchcomb
Ros qualified as a swimming teacher in 2002 when she was 47 years old. Throughout her 17-year award-winning career, Ros has enjoyed the flexibility and variety that teaching swimming provides. Now 64, Ros, still works at Everyone Active’s Hart Leisure Centre, and who had her teaching achievement recognised at the Swim England South East Regional … […]
Christmas themed swimming lesson ideas
To celebrate the festive season we had a competition to find the best Christmas themed learn to swim activity! Here is the winner and all the other entries: Michelle Sheehan – Winning Game! Help Santa pack presents Aimed at adult and child groups but could be used at all stages. Children use noodles like a … […]
SEQ, ASA, IQL UK? What do all these acronyms mean?
You might have noticed that at the start of our course titles there are a few acronyms. Although they might look random they are actually quite important. They let you know who the Awarding Body for the qualification is. Awarding bodies design and develop qualifications and awards which are then delivered by their approved training … […]
Assistant swimming teacher story: Hamza Ali
Hamza Ali, 21, has recently graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a 2:1 BSC in Sports Coaching. As part of the applied and vocational components to his studies, Hamza completed the Institute of Swimming’s SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) courses. Surprisingly, on starting the degree programme Hamza couldn’t even swim. Since graduating in June, … […]