Teaching
New Swim England Safeguarding CPD
Swim England’s new CPD provides an insight into safeguarding issues, how to deal with those concerns and how to access support and advice. Launched on 6 April, the course has been developed in collaboration between the National Governing Body’s Child Safeguarding, Qualifications and Educator Training teams. Importantly at this time, the Institute of Swimming is … […]
Free resources and special offers on e-learning
The wellbeing of our swimming community is our priority and over the coming weeks, we want to provide free opportunities for you to focus on your self-development. New free online learning Our Introduction to Front Crawl and Backstroke and Introduction to Breaststroke and Butterfly online learning is now free till the end of May 2020. … […]
Upcoming webinars from the Institute of Swimming and Swim England
The wellbeing of our swimming community is our priority and over the coming weeks, we want to provide opportunities to keep in touch. Here are our upcoming home-based learning and activities for you to get involved with. Swim England ‘Not on the Road Shows’ With us all staying indoors, Swim England have moved their regular … […]
Experiment with our swimming lesson ideas during British Science Week
We are celebrating British Science Week with some out-of-this-world activities to experiment with in your swimming lessons. Aliens and Astronauts The Astronauts cross the Galaxy (pool) moving in different directions avoiding the Alien. The Alien waits in the middle of the pool. Astronauts are safe if they float with their face submerged blowing bubbles. Astronauts … […]
Celebrate stories with our World Book Day swimming lesson activities
World Book Day is on 5 March and we’ve come up with some ideas so you can bring books to life in your swimming lessons. Using the power of storytelling is a great way to inspire your swimmers and get participants to have fun while learning new skills. Miss Trunchbull Lookout – Matilda Miss Trunchbull … […]
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 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 at Newmarket … […]
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 … […]