Teaching - Education and Continuing Professional Development

Courses leading to UKCC Swimming Teachers Courses

LEVEL 1

Prerequisites:

Individuals on the course must have 100% attendance.

Candidates must be at least 16 years of age at the start of the learning programme.

This qualification may enable you to secure paid or voluntary work as a support teacher and is the first stage in a three level coaching structure. Unit 1 is transferable across all the ASA disciplines.

It will provide you with the generic ‘’how to teach/coach skills’’ common to all disciplines together with specific focus on movement literacy. The second part of the course will focus on aquatic teaching including the technical knowledge and practical skills which will help you to actively support a more senior qualified / licensed aquatic teacher at any level, in the delivery of a pre-prepared session.

Assessment is by the course tutor/assessor and will cover:

  • Practical coaching through the use of continuous checklist plus one formal 15 minute assessment.
  • Theoretical knowledge through the use of a multi choice knowledge test.
  • Planning, preparation and other associated tasks through the completion of a candidate log book.
  • Courses leading to an ASA qualification are subject to an internal and external verification process.

COURSE 1

ASA LEVEL 1 units 1&2

DATES: 15th February – 19th February 2010
Monday – Friday
Time 9am – 5pm
Tutor: TBC
COST £400

COURSE 2

ASA LEVEL 1 units 1&2

DATES: 12th April – 16th April 2010
Monday – Friday
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Phill Puckrin
COST £400

COURSE 3

ASA LEVEL 1 units 1&2

DATES: 26th July - 7th August
Monday – Friday
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Phill Puckrin
COST £400

COURSE 4

ASA LEVEL 1 units 1&2

DATES: 25th October – 29th October 2010
Monday – Friday
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Phill Puckrin
COST £400

LEVEL 2

Prerequisites:

Individuals on the course must have 100% attendance.

Candidates must be t least 17 years of age at the start of the learning programme.

You must also have one of the following certificates:

ASA LEVEL 1 certificate for teaching aquatics

ASA LEVEL1 certificate for teaching swimming post 2002

ASA assistant teacher certificate (swimming) post sept 1994

STA (Swimming Teachers Association) certificate post sept 1994

This course is ideal if you are interested in teaching within a learn to swim environment utilising the ASA National Plan for teaching swimming. This course will qualify you to operate as a teacher.

Assessment is by the course tutor/assessor and will cover:

  • Practical coaching through the use of observation and oral checklist.
  • Theoretical knowledge through the use of a written knowledge test.
  • Planning preparation and other associated tasks through the completion of the appropriate Level 2 log book.
  • Assessment of Unit 6 will cover practical coaching through the use of observation, oral and or written and recorded against a checklist of competence related to specific outcomes.
  • Courses leading to an ASA qualification are subject to an internal and external verification progress.

COURSE 1A

ASA Level 2 units 1,2,3,4,5,6

DATES : Sunday 7th February, Sunday 14th February, Monday 15th February, Tuesday 16th February, Friday 19th February, Sunday 21st February, Sunday 28th February
Time 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Susan Cornish
COST £700

COURSE 2BA

ASA Level 2 units 1,2,3,4,5,6

Dates: Friday 23rd July, Sunday – Friday 25th July – 30th August
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Susan Cornish
COST £700

COURSE 3A

ASA Level 2 units 1,2,3,4,5,6

October 25th
10days
Time 9am – 5pm
Tutor: Susan Cornish
COST £700

SWIMMING TEACHERS ASOCIATION

Course leading to STA Aquacise

Dates: Sunday 25th April, Sunday 2nd May, Monday 3rd May, Sunday 9th May
Tutor: Susan Cornish
Cost £350

Swimming Teacher

Royal Life Saving Society

RLSS POOL LIFEGUARD and BRONZE MEDALLION

Pool Lifeguard

Prerequisites:

  • Be 16 years of age and above.
  • Be able to meet the following basic fitness criteria:-

    - jump / dive into deep water
    - swim 50 metres in less than 60 seconds
    - swim 100 metres continuously on front and   back in deep water
    - tread water for 30 seconds
    - surface dive to the floor of the pool
    - climb out unaided without ladder / steps and
      where the pool design permits

This course will prepare you to gain this qualification which will help to gain employment or voluntary work.

Lastly but still very importantly, you will gain a life skill that will come in handy for the rest of your life.

Pool Lifeguard

Course 3

17TH JANUARY – 24TH FEBRUARY

Pool Lifeguard

Course 4

2ND MAY – 30TH MAY

Pool Lifeguard

Course 5

12TH SEPTEMBER – 3RD OCTOBER

Bronze Medallion

Pre-Requisites:

If you hold Lifesaving 3, Rookie Star Grade 4 level 4 or Assistant Beach Lifesaver Award, you can take your Bronze Medallion assessment when you are 12 years of age. If not you take your Bronze medallion at 13yrs of age.

Course you will study

Life Support Theory

Water Safety and Practical pool work

Water Safety Theory

Bronze Medallion

Course 6

6TH MARCH – 27TH MARCH

Bronze Medallion

Course 7

13TH JUNE – 4TH JULY

Amateur Swimming Association additional courses to be introduced during 2010

Courses leading to UKCC

ASA Coaching level 1 &2

Disability teaching

SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION courses to be introduced during 2010

Baby / Pre-School

Special Needs.

Independent Introductory courses to be introduced during 2010

Club Assistant Courses : tutor Susan Cornish

Introduction to Coaching: tutor Susan Cornish


The Carol Saunders Swim School development department will help to develop any person who wishes to become a swimming teacher or life guard. Please ask for further details.

For further information email us or contact the Swimming Development Office 01757 709703.