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This is the first course you will need to complete, if you would like to become an STA Swimming Teacher. It is an introduction to swimming teaching, with basic essentials of teaching, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.

Successfully completing this course would qualify you to teach non-swimmers to improver stages.Min 16 years 5 day course. We Recommend also holding the STA Safety Award.

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Paediatric First Aid

If you’re a swimming teacher, aqua aerobic instructor or school teacher and looking for a qualification that will allow you to provide safety cover for swimming sessions, this is the qualification for you! On the course, you’ll learn basic rescue, first aid and resuscitation skills.

Holding a rescue/safety award such as this is also recommended for our swimming teaching qualifications, so this may be included with your swimming teaching course

This course is strongly recommend to become a swimming teacher.
November 1st, 2025
Regent’s Park Southampton
This is the first course you will need to complete, if you would like to become an STA Swimming Teacher. It is an introduction to swimming teaching, with basic essentials of teaching, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

The STA Award in Teaching Swimming is the perfect step to begin your exciting career as a swimming teacher and with no previous experience required, you can get started right away.

Successfully completing this course would qualify you to teach non-swimmers to improver stages.Min 16 years 5 day course. We Recommend also holding the STA Safety Award.
October 27th, 2025
Regents Park Community College, Southampton
This is the next stage to your qualification. The course aims to prepare holders to teach, without supervision, pupils of all levels. It enables you to teach all ages and abilities, with in depth assessments of teaching and teaching practices, assessed by the STA – Swimming Teachers Association.

In order to attend this course, you must have successfully completed the STA Level 2 Award Course before hand Successfully completing this course would make you a fully qualified swimming teacher.
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Welcome to our Sunday Super Series! If you are a swimming teacher of any experience, ability or age group and are looking to upskill or build the foundations of excellent teaching in an aquatic environment, then please join us in 2024/25!
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Each CPD is standalone, and our knowledgeable tutors are excited to deliver ideas, tips and up-to-date practices to help you equip your teaching toolbox across a range of subjects. Each CPD is 3-hours long, split between 1.5 hours in the classroom and 1.5 hours on the poolside, giving you the opportunity to learn through practical and theory-based activities.
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All professional swimming teachers understand that CPD's are vital to delivering high-quality lessons using new and relevant teaching methods, and to keep qualifications valid. For just £30, you can gain half a CPD point, while taking part in a fun and informative few hours which will leave you feeling motivated and inspired!
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The course will allow the end user to teach upto 12 baby and preschool pairs.
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They will need to complete homework digitally and theory online therefore will need a laptop with working webcam and a good wifi connection.
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For face-to-face days they will need pool clothes and dry clothes, pens and possibly their laptops if homework is not finished.

Course Price: £399.00
October 1st, 2025
Radley
The Royal Life Saving Society's NPLQ is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the UK and Ireland and is also internationally recognised. More than 46,000 pool lifeguards qualify with the RLSS UK course every year, and there are currently more than 90,000 pool lifeguards qualified in the NPLQ – 95% of all UK pool lifeguards.  RLSS UK is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA in Northern Ireland.
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Are you looking for a level 3 award in emergency Paediatric first aid?

Our partners over at College. But Different are holding courses at various dates throughout the year. So why not take a look at their website now.
Paediatric First Aid Courses

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If you have access to your own pool and classroom, we can provide a tutor and equipment for onsite training
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