Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/07/2025 - 25/07/2025
All Day
Location
Whitgift School
Categories
STA Award in Teaching Swimming Course
The STA Award in Teaching Swimming aims to produce teachers that can teach up to 12 non-swimmers through to improver participants and deliver the STAnley Series of awards up to the Octopus and Goldfish Series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme.
They may also act as an assistant swimming teacher and can teach larger classes or advanced skills under the direct supervision of a swimming teacher qualified to certificate level.
Format: Blended Course (Zoom & Face to Face) see schedule below for details
Start Date: 7th July 2025.
End Date: 25th July 2025.
Schedule:
Zoom: 7th & 9th July (6pm – 9pm)
Face to Face: 21st – 25th July (9.30am – 6pm daily)
Course Organiser: Dave Perry
Cost: £495.00
Location: Whitgift School, Nottingham Rd, Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT
Course Pre-Requisites:
- Be 16 years of age
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 Award in Swim Teaching Overview
Introduction
Swimming teachers are able to seek employment in a wide variety of leisure facilities including private health clubs and school swimming pools through to large local authority leisure centres. As a swimming teacher, you would be responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating a series of progressive and fun swimming lessons teaching non-swimmer, beginner and improver participants. You will be able to teach a range of aquatic and safety skills such as floating, rotation, water confidence and swimming strokes. You would be responsible for ensuring the lesson area and appropriate equipment is safe and promoted good teaching and learning.
Target Learners
This qualification is for learners who wish to work with children and adults, helping them to develop, both as swimmers and individuals in the aquatic environment. No experience of working with children or teaching swimming lessons is required prior to undertaking this qualification. This qualification could appeal to parents looking for a career that fits in around their childcare commitments and / or those interested in pursuing a career in the leisure industry. It could also appeal to those already employed within a leisure environment who are looking to progress their career or those who are already working as a baby and pre-school swimming teacher who wish to offer lessons to beginner participants alongside their current baby and pre-school classes.
Whatever qualifications you are looking to achieve, Aquatic Training Courses have STA qualified instructors and courses to ensure you meet your goals.
With small class sizes and content delivered in an enthusiastic, fun and all-inclusive manner our students enjoy an excellent, professional level of instruction.
Retakes
Just to make you aware that the cost of a theory retake is £80.00 and a practical retake is £100.00.