Everyone Can Swim Delivering quality Learn to Swim programmes
Everyone Can Swim
Delivering quality Learn to Swim programmes Scottish Swimming’s vision is Everyone Can Swim.
Quality swimming teaching environments are crucial to achieving this. A quality Learn to Swim programme provides:
• A progressive pathway providing opportunities for skill development • Taught by qualified and experienced/ licenced teachers • Delivered in a safe, fun and enjoyable manner • Regular feedback and monitors progression • Excellent customer service, enabling easy booking and payment solutions • Links to aquatic clubs and/or other aquatic activities
The National Framework for Swimming in Scotland Scottish Swimming has developed a National Framework for swimming in Scotland to support Learn to Swim providers to enhance and improve their programmes. The National Framework provides an all-inclusive pathway providing opportunities for everyone to participate in any aquatic discipline they choose at whatever level they aspire to. The National Framework is supported by a quality education programme (UKCC swimming teaching qualifications and CPD programme) to ensure teachers have the most up to date knowledge and skills and provides supporting resources to assist teachers to deliver a quality experience. The National Framework also provides support to grow and enhance your programme, maximise pool space and generate additional income.
What we offer: • A fully inclusive Learn to Swim pathway providing opportunities for all • A comprehensive education support programme that will inspire, upskill and motivate teachers • Practical teaching resources to enhance lesson delivery • Effective pool programming • Learn to Swim review, planning and ongoing support • Creative marketing resources and tools • Additional discounts and benefits See over for further information:
National Framework
CPD Education Programme
Teachers Licence
Discount on Awards / Online Portal
Networking Events and Conference
Child Protection Guidance and Support
The new National Framework is an all-inclusive pathway providing opportunities for everyone to participate in any aquatic discipline they choose to whatever level. The framework has been developed by several experienced swimming teachers and coaches and ensures a progressive pathway which focuses on skill development.
Central to delivering a quality Learn to Swim programme are experienced, knowledgeable and qualified teachers. Our new CPD programme will help to keep your teachers up to date providing technical swimming knowledge and practical teaching tips to keep their lessons fun, enjoyable and progressive. A minimum of 12 cpds will be delivered over a 3 year period.
Having a team of licenced teachers helps to enhance the quality of your Learn to Swim programme. Licenced teachers will have up to date knowledge and skills which will lead to higher levels of teaching practice and enhanced experiences for children and adults in your programme. In addition teachers receive the benefit of individual insurance cover.
A new range of resources to enable effective feedback on a child’s progression have been developed.
Scottish Swimming’s networking events and conference enable teachers to hear from guest speakers, learn from each other and share information.
Ensuring your swim school is complying with current child protection policies and guidelines is imperative to delivering a quality programme.
Teachers Resources
Learn to Swim Review Workshop
Marketing Resources
Scottish Swimming Website
Education Subsidies and Discounts
Pool Programming
To ensure lessons are fun as well as delivering key swimming skills, our teachers resource pack provides games and activities to keep children engaged and make lessons enjoyable for all.
Whether you want to grow your Learn to Swim programme or improve the quality our Learn to Swim review workshop helps you consider what you need to do to achieve this.
A variety of marketing resources have been created to help you to attract new and retain existing customers. Resources include online posters and leaflets, pop-ups for both children and adult swimming programmes and promotional and educational videos.
As a deliverer of the National Framework your swim school will be listed on the Scottish Swimming Learn to Swim provider database on the website.
In partnership with sportscotland, Scottish Swimming offers subsidies on UKCC swimming teaching courses.
Effective pool programming helps to ensure your pool is offering a balanced programme with opportunities for all as well as ensuring you are maximising pool space to grow revenues. Practical support is provided to effectively programme your pools.
An interactive 2–3 hour facilitated workshop identifies what is working well, what needs improved, what the opportunities are and how to overcome any challenges.
In addition to new progression certificates and badges we have an interactive online portal for both children and parents. Discounts available.
In addition you will be able to advertise any job vacancies in the recruitment section.
Scottish Swimming will deliver a minimum of 2 events per year to keep teachers up to date and at the fore front of swimming teaching development.
Scottish Swimming provides support and guidance to ensure Learn to Swim providers have up to date policies and practices.
Workforce Plan
Insurance
Learn to Swim Logo
Workforce retention is a challenge. Scottish Swimming will provide support to help you to develop your workforce to ensure you have the appropriately qualified and experienced staff to deliver your programme now and in the future.
Swim Schools can benefit from discounted insurance direct from Perkins Slade.
If you choose to deliver the National Framework and have entered into a partnership agreement with Scottish Swimming you will have access to Scottish Swimming’s Learn to Swim logo. This highlights that you are delivering the National Framework for swimming in Scotland. Please note it is not a swim school accreditation logo. Full guidance on use will be provided.
Perkins Slade will calculate the insurance cover required based on the number of members you has.
“Developing and delivering a progressive Learn to Swim programme is critical for the continued success of aquatics in Scotland. This new framework develops fundamental aquatic literacy skills before developing stroke technique and proficiency in other water based activities. Swimming is a sport for all and a sport for life and adopting this framework will encourage individuals to remain in the sport, whether as a competitor or for the fun, fitness and friendship element, as well as producing new role models on the world stage.” Alan Lynn Scottish Swimming National Coach
There are two types of Swim School support available: LTS Basic £300 per annum
Includes affiliation to Scottish Swimming, discounted insurance, child protection guidance, access to subsidies for UKCC education courses and 5% discount on School Standard Awards.
LTS Plus
Includes all of the above benefits plus use of the National framework, comprehensive CPD education programme, Learn to Swim review, pool programming, workforce plan, teachers licence, teachers resources, marketing resources and discounts on Awards and networking events. Costs will vary depending on swim school support required. Agreements are over a 3 year period. For further information please contact Fiona Paterson, Participation Officer f.paterson @scottishswimming.com