Aim of the Course:

The STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming aims to produce teachers that can teach the essential swimming skills, water safety and all four key strokes to participants. They are able to plan, deliver, assess and evaluate lessons for adult and child participants.

 

You 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 a certificate level

 

Pre-Requisites:

Be 16 years of age

Hold current membership of the STA

 

Length of Course:

Total Qualification Time – 68 Hours

 

 

Recommended contact hours are 40 hours (x5 Days)

Either 3 days online with a tutor plus 2 days face to face or 5 days face to face 100% attendance and participation required 

 

Content:

Unit 1:Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults

Unit 2 Planning, Delivering, Assessing and Evaluating Swimming Lessons

Unit 3  Understanding a Swimming Teacher’s Role

Unit 4 Understanding the Health and Safety Requirements for an Aquatic Environment​

Unit 5 Understanding the Scientific and Learning Theories Relevant to Swimming Teaching

 

Assessments

On successful completion of the STA Award in Teaching Swimming learners will have completed and been assessed on:

 3 x ten-week schemes of work

• 4 x lesson plans

•  4 x lesson evaluation forms

• Delivering practical teaching with participants,- tutor assessed 

• 30 minutes externally assessed lesson 

In addition to this there is a final end course theory multiple-choice question assessment paper

 

 

Progression 

STA CIMSPA Level 2 Certificate in swim teaching - teaching advanced skills 

STA parent and baby qualification 

Disability swim teacher

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