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Know the different types of confidence practices.

Be able to use a variety of support strategies.

Understand and be able to demonstrate movement strategies.

Know how to demonstrate and perform submerging strategies.

 Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment.

Understand Health & Safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Turtles stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to prepare adult & infant through warm up and / or Baby massage for physical activity. 

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment.

Swimtimes Turtles stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to prepare adult & infant through warm up for physical activity. 

Swimtimes Turtles stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Swimming Lessons for 0-2 years

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Understand environment education and Health & Safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Be able to demonstrate independent Entries and Exits.

Be able to demonstrate independent confidence building techniques/skills. 

Be able to use movement and rotation strategies in an aquatic environment.

Be able to perform submerging activities independently. 

Be able to perform breathing activities independently. 

Understanding how breathing skills and streamlining assist with good body position and floating.

Understand propulsion - movement skills of arm and leg action on your back to propel backwards. 

Know how to regain ones feet to a standing position from a back position.

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment. 

Understand healthy and safety in an aquatic environment. 

Swimtimes Prawn stage 4 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to prepare adult & tot through warm up for physical activity. 

Understand spatial awareness on front and back in an Aquatic Environment.

Know the introduction songs with rhyme and actions. 

Understand how to give parental guidance & support.

Understand Propulsion – Introduction of Arm and leg action on Front and Back.

Be able to demonstrate development of Breathing Skills.

Understand developing skills to encourage learner to be independent from parent/guardian/assistant.

Know how to be more independent using Movement Skills– unaided.

Demonstrate independent entries and exits – unaided.

Be able to demonstrate confidence building techniques/ skills.

Be able to demonstrate floating techniques /skills.

Swimtimes Prawn stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Understand how to reduce parental guidance & support.

Be able to demonstrate development in the use of arms for progression.

Be able to demonstrate independent entries and exits - (with no adult support).

Be able to demonstrate independent breathing & confidence building techniques/skills. 

Understand propulsion - developing leg actions front and back.

Understand Health and Safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Prawn stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Understand environmental education & water safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Be able to demonstrate independent confidence building techniques/skills.

Be able to use movement & rotation strategies in an aquatic environment.

Be able to demonstrate independent breathing activities. 

Understand how streamlining assist with good body position and floating.

Understand propulsion - movement skills of arm and leg action on your front to propel forward.

Know how to regain ones feet to a standing position from a front position.

Be able to use rotation strategies in an aquatic environment. 

Be able to demonstrate and understand the use of equipment.

Swimtimes Prawn stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Swimming Lessons for toddlers aged 2-4 years old

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Know how to prepare through warm up for physical activity. 

Be able to demonstrate independent entries and exits 

Be able to demonstrate independent confidence building techniques/ skills.

Understand spatial awareness for movement on front and back in an Aquatic Environment.

 Be able to push and glide on a front and back position.

Know how to regain ones feet to a standing position from a floating position.

Understand Propulsion – movement skills of arm and leg action on your back to propel backwards.

Understand treading water and how it is used in an aquatic environment.

Understand environment education & water safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Eel stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Be able to push and glide on a front and back position.

Understand Propulsion - movement skills of arm and leg action on your front or back to propel forwards or backwards.

Be able to use movement & rotation strategies in an aquatics environment.

Be able to use alternating arm and leg movement strategies in an aquatic environment. 

Understand a basic Breaststroke type action in an aquatic environment.

Be able to demonstrate independent breathing techniques/skills. 

Be able to demonstrate independent submerging techniques/skills. 

Understand treading water and how it is used in an aquatic environment. 

Be able to demonstrate independent entries and exits safely.

Be able to demonstrate floating techniques/skills.

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment & understand environment education & water safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Eel stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Know how to develop push and glide on a front and back position.

Understand how to use breathing techniques to increase endurance.

Know how to use Treading Water in a variety of situations in an aquatic environment.

Be able to use alternating arm movement strategies in front crawl and back crawl.

Understand a basic breaststroke type action in an aquatic environment.

Be able to demonstrate independent submerging techniques/skills.

Be able to demonstrate various floating techniques/skills.

Understand Propulsion – movement skills of arm and leg action on your front or back to propel forwards or backwards.

Swimtimes Eel stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Swimming Lessons for children aged 4+

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Developing movement skills of arm and leg action on your front or back to propel forwards or backwards.

Be able to demonstrate various floating techniques /skills.

Understand how to use breathing techniques to increase endurance and distance.

Be able to use Streamlining to refine stroke techniques and body position in an aquatic environment.

Know how to use Sculling techniques in a variety of situations in an aquatic environment.

Be able to demonstrate breaststroke leg action.

Swimtimes Pufferfish stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Be able to demonstrate breaststroke arm action.

Be able to use Streamlining to refine body position in a push and glide action on front and back. 

Know how to use submerging techniques in a variety of situations in an aquatic environment.

Understand how to use Treading Water in a variety of situations in an aquatic environment.

Swimtimes Pufferfish stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to use Propulsion – alternating movement skills of arm and leg action on front crawl stroke.

Know how to use Propulsion – alternating movement skills of arm and leg action on back crawl stroke.

Know how to use Propulsion – simultaneous movement skills of arm and leg action on breast stroke.

Be able to do an introduction to Butterfly leg action technique.

 Know how to use Start / Turns & Finish techniques in a variety of strokes in an aquatic environment.

Be able to demonstrate Shallow Water Diving practices.

Swimtimes Pufferfish stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Swimming Lessons for children

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 Know how to use Propulsion – simultaneous movement skills of arm and leg action on breast stroke.

Understand how to do Butterfly arm action technique.

Know how to use Start / Turns & Finish techniques in a variety of strokes in an aquatic environment.

Understand how to use lifesaving sidestroke and lifesaving backstroke techniques as part of Survival Skills.

Understand how to use a Straddle entry for different aquatic environments.

Dependent upon venue facilities.
Understand how to use Diving practices for different aquatic environments.

Understand how to use casualty recognition techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use land based rescue techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment & Understand environment education & water safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Rockfish stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to perform  Butterfly full action technique.

Understand how to use lifesaving strokes, entries & exit techniques as part of Survival Skills.

Understand how to use non-contact rescue techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use casualty care techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment 

Swimtimes Rockfish stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Be able to demonstrate Surface Diving practices, submerging underwater.

Be able to demonstrate Butterfly leg action technique.

Understand how to use side stroke techniques as part of Survival Skills.

Swimtimes Rockfish stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

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Know how to prepare through warm up for physical activity.  

Know how to perform Butterfly full action technique.

Know how to use Propulsion – movement skills of arm and leg action to perform and develop the Individual Medley.

Dependent upon venue facilities.
Understand how to use submerging and  Diving practices for different aquatic environments.

Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment and to understand environment education & water safety in the aquatic learning environment.

Swimtimes Stingray stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Know how to use Propulsion – simultaneous movement skills of arm and leg action on butterfly stroke.

Know how to use Propulsion – movement skills of arm and leg action to perform the Individual Medley.

Understand how to use non-contact and contact rescue techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use casualty care rescue safety techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use rescue techniques as part of Rescue Skills and personal safety.

Swimtimes Stingray stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

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Be able to demonstrate the use of equipment and Understand environment education & safety with Nautical Awareness in the aquatic learning environment.

Understand how to use support techniques techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Swimtimes Salmon stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Understand how to use endurance & stamina in distance swimming.

 Know how to use Propulsion – alternating movement skills of arm and leg action on front crawl stroke.

Understand how to use unconscious casualty rescue techniques, casualty care and rescuer safety as part of Rescue Skills.

Swimtimes Salmon stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Understand how to use casualty management and recovery position techniques and rescuer safety as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use and apply recovery position techniques and rescuer safety as part of Rescue Skills.

Swimtimes Salmon stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!

Swimming Lessons for children - advanced Swimmers

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Know how to use Propulsion – movement skills of arm and leg action on individual medley.

Understand how to use Emergency Signals & summon assistance as part of Survival Skills.

Understand how to use basic aid techniques for a choking adult casualty  as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to use submerging and  Diving practices for different aquatic environments.

Understand how to rescue an injured swimmer and use the appropriate tow techniques as part of Rescue Skills.

Be able to demonstrate the Recovery Position in line with the recommended guidelines.

Swimtimes Barracuda stage 2 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Swimtimes Barracuda stage 1 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!




Understanding how to use Treading Water techniques as part of Survival skills.

Understand how to use basic aid techniques for a bleeding casualty  as part of Rescue Skills.

Understand how to rescue a casualty with unknown conditions and use the Recovery Position if required as part of Rescue Skills.

Swimtimes Barracuda stage 3 swimming for children. Learn about the steps they will take in this course!


Swimming Lessons for Children - Advanced Swimmers

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North East

I started off as a lifeguard at the local leisure centre so teaching swimming was never part of my plan, but one day I was lifeguarding and there was a child that has autism that was struggling&nbsp; in his lesson and the teacher, nor his parents, could get him to join in. Our manager came over and asked me if I was able to help because I had experience working with children with disabilities and special needs, so I climbed down, took my socks and shoes off and walked in the pool fully dressed in my lifeguard gear and assisted this child in his lesson. I was in the pool for about 20 minutes with him, working with the teacher to assist the lesson and it made me realize this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. I really enjoyed working with children and swimming teaching then really piqued my interest, so, I became qualified.Once I became qualified I worked at multiple leisure centres and private swim schools, working any shifts I could and, during that time, I felt ‘they are not doing it right’ and the way that swim teachers were treated seemed pretty poor in comparison to the other staff. We were not really classed as part of the team and that really annoyed me. I organized my classes, I made a lot of effort, I bought a lot my own toys and equipment with my own money to really try and build the best experience for the swimmers, so, I decided to leave the leisure centres and start my own swim school. I was doing that for about six months when the pool I was hiring priced me out, they put their prices up so high I could no longer afford to work or run the summer school there. I was looking around for other pools and I found the Croydon pool which was run by Swimtime under franchisee Keri. I called Keri wanting to hire the pool but the answer was no, if I wanted to be in that venue I had to work for Swimtime. It was taking a pay cut and it was taking a risk but I told Keri my intentions of wanting to run my own swim school. So, I started teaching for Swimtime, brought my program over, built it up further and then, three months in, I requested a meeting with Keri and that conversation ended in him proposing that I to buy the Surrey territory. I was bit taken aback, I was not quite expecting that, so I drove home as fast as I could, told Andrew about it and asked him to join me doing it.Recruitment has been a big challenge but I feel I have now mastered this and our trainee program has been the best way that we have pooled swim teachers. It takes time to get good teachers and I am very picky about who joins our team; I do not just want someone who has got the piece of paper that says they are qualified, I want the right person and sometimes the right person does not have the qualification yet. I love watching people fall in love with swim teaching because that is what happened to me. We have managed to build teams through our trainee program and we have top quality teachers now.Quality has always been the forefront of what we do; if our product is good then I believe this is what people look for and my business will grow.I also love watching the swimmers grow; one of my swimmers joined us when he was four and he is going to secondary school next year so I’ve known him for some time and been part of his growth and development and that is really special for me.Running a Swimtime franchise gives us the freedom and flexibility to be able to work from home, to do things we want to build our swimming programmes and, ultimately, our business. The sky's the limit and you can grow as quickly as you want or you can take your time if you need. I would say you get out what you put in.To anybody considering starting a swimming franchise I would say go for it and do it the way that makes sense to you. The other thing I would say is, it does not matter if you do not know it all because you will learn it as you go along, ask a lot of questions; it makes you so much more aware of how things work and how other people see things and that is the journey.

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