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Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/04/2025 - 10/04/2025
9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Location
Happy Fins Swim School

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STA Level 2 Award in Aquatic Teaching – Baby and Pre-School Swimming

The baby and pre-school qualification aims to produce teachers that can teach aquatic activities, including paddle strokes to babies and pre-school children during adult and child lessons.

They are able to deliver the STA Starfish programme and the STAnley Series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme.

Schedule:
Zoom: 6 April:  3-5pm
Face to face sessions:
8 April: 9.30am – 5.30pm
9 April: 9.30am – 5.30pm
10 April: 9.30am – 5.00pm

Cost: £350.00

Location: Happy Fins Swim School, Thorncote Rd., Thorncote Green, Sandy SG19 1PU

Course Pre-Requisites:
  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Hold the STA Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults certificate or acceptable equivalent (must have been completed within the last 3 years).
Learners must have all pre-requisites in place before the start of the course. Qualification certificates cannot be issued if all pre-requisites are not met before the start of the course, post course submissions will not be accepted.

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Payment can be made by Credit/Debit Cards using WorldPay (via website, by phone or by email link), Bank Transfers, Cheques (please make payable to David Perry).

STA Level 2 Award in Swimming Teaching Course


STA Level 2 Award in Aquatic Teaching – Baby and Pre-School Swimming Overview

Introduction

Baby and pre-school swimming teaching qualified instructors are able to seek employment in a wide variety of leisure facilities including private health clubs, school swimming pools through to large local authority leisure centres. As a baby and pre-school teacher you would be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating a series of progressive and fun swimming lessons. Teaching babies, toddlers and their accompanying adults a range of basic aquatic and safety skills such as floating, rotation, submersion and basic swimming strokes. You would be responsible for ensuring the lesson area and appropriate equipment was safe and promote good teaching and learning.

Target Learners

This qualification is for learners who wish to work with babies, pre-schoolers and their accompanying adults, and help them to develop, both as swimmers and individuals in the aquatic environment. There is no experience of working with children or teaching swimming lessons required. This qualification could appeal to parents looking for a career that fits in around their childcare

commitments, those interested in pursuing a career in the leisure industry. Those already employed within a leisure environment who are looking to progress their career or those who are already working as a swimming teacher who wish to offer lessons to babies and pre-schoolers alongside their current beginner classes.