Are you ready to become a Swim England Teaching Assistant?
NB: You must be aged 16+ to book and attend this course:
This qualification provides individuals with the essential knowledge and skills needed to assist a qualified Swimming Teacher in delivering high quality inclusive swimming lessons in a range of settings, for example at a leisure centre, swim school or club learn to swim programme.
SEQ Level 1 Teaching Assistant – Course Overview
The Level 1 Teaching Assistant qualification serves as an essential foundation for those aspiring to become qualified teachers. This course provides invaluable experience working with swimmers of varying abilities. The Swim England learn-to-swim framework consists of seven stages, (find out more), guiding participants from their initial entry into the water to mastering all four swimming strokes and a comprehensive skill set to ensure their competence. The role of the assistant could be helping across all abilities, but quite often is an invaluable asset to new swimmers to help build confidence.
As a Teaching Assistant, you’ll play a crucial role in the teaching team, supporting various tasks such as:
- Setting up equipment
- Taking attendance
- Leading warm-up activities
- Motivating and encouraging swimmers
- Providing assistance and corrective feedback
- Supporting individual swimmers during lessons
Your primary responsibility will be to assist and take instruction from the Level 2 instructor, contributing to the smooth operation of each lesson.
The course is divided into classroom instruction, peer-teaching exercises in the pool, and hands-on assistance during lessons. Continuous assessment will occur throughout the program, with feedback provided at every stage to help you feel supported and to enhance your skills and knowledge through the guidance of your tutor.
The course topics include:
- The legal aspects of assisting in swimming lessons
- The responsibilities of a Swimming Assistant
- The swimming pathway, fundamental movement, core aquatic skills and component parts of strokes
- Scientific principles of swimming
- What makes up a lesson plan, equipment and communications skills
- How to identify anxiety and use of motivational techniques
- The type of assistance you can provide
Assessment will be conducted using Google Classroom, where you will complete:
- Theory questions – 17 questions evidencing your strong knowledge of all the topics.
- Review record – Evaluating your assisting performance
- A professional development plan – consider you next steps
The practical component includes observation and assessment by your assessor – This includes your ability to communicate well, support swimmers and work to the expected standards.
Option 1
Are you a swim school needing teaching assistants?
This is the package for you.
4 x practical day’s face to face (8hrs per day)
Maximum 12 people per course
£345pp
Option 2
The flexible approach to your learning.
For individuals wanting to get started.
Choose your dates for zoom and practical
2 x 3hr zoom sessions
2 x practical days (8hrs per day)
Maximum 10 people per session
£445pp
Option 3
Get qualified at a place to suit you.
Tailored to your needs and timescales.
26hrs of training using a combination of zoom and/or face to face.
Tell me what works for you.
1:1 training – meaning it’s all about you.
from £895pp*
*depending on location
Fast Track – SEQ Level 1 Teaching Assistant and Level 2 Teaching Swimming Combined
You can combine the level 1 and level 2 courses to fast track to become a Swimming Teacher. To book this course you must be 16 years of age or older on the first day of the course.
You will also need a strong knowledge and experience of working with children, previous teaching or coaching experience or previous swimming knowledge and background.
Option 1
Are you a swim school needing teaching assistants?
This is the package for you.
9 x days (8hr days) face to face
Maximum 12 people per course
£945pp
Option 2
The flexible approach to your learning.
For individuals wanting to get started.
Choose your dates for zoom and practical
6 x 3hr zoom sessions
6 x practical days (8hrs)
1 x 3hr zoom (safeguarding)
Maximum 10 people per session
£1195pp
Option 3
Get qualified at a place to suit you.
Tailored to your needs and timescales.
65hrs of training using a combination of zoom and/or face to face.
Tell me what works for you.
1:1 training – meaning it’s all about you.
*depending on location
from £2,995pp*
*depending on location
Hi, I’m Louise.
Water is my happy place, my mission is to make it yours too!
Our Values.
Integrity in every drop.
Honesty and integrity are at the heart of everything we do. We strive to build trust with our clients, partners and team members.
Ripple effect of success.
We believe that everyone has the potential to excel. We inspire and empower everyone to share their knowledge, skills and passion for water-related education.
Inspiring Excellence.
We cultivate a culture of collaboration, prioritising relevance and impact to set the benchmark for exceptional industry standards.
With a strong commitment to delivering engaging and effective training in accordance with industry standards, I ensure that you receive top-quality education.
Drawing from over 30 years of experience, I bring a wealth of knowledge as a Swim England Tutor, Open Water Swimming Coach, Swimming Teacher specialising in disabilities and a scuba diving instructor. I began my aquatics journey at the age of 18 as a lifeguard in America.
In my role as a Swim England Educator, I am dedicated to training the next generation of swimming teachers. Having instructed over 2000 teachers, who each potentially influence up to 80,000 children weekly, the impact of my teaching reaches far and wide.
Did you know?
