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A Deep Dive into Teaching School Swimming and Water Safety CPD Workshop (5 hours)

This training meets Government/Department for Education (DfE), National Governing Body/Swim Group and PE National Curriculum (2013) for Swimming and Water Safety.

Course Overview and Objectives

Empower your staff base with the knowledge, skills and confidence to teach school swimming and water safety. Our CPD Workshop is designed to support and develop educators’ essential skills for delivering safe, structured and effective school swimming lessons.

This practical training workshop’s objectives are as follows:

To identify and work towards Primary PE National Curriculum (2013) requirements for swimming and water safety.
To identify minimum standards for school swimming, as outlined by Swim England and Swimming Teachers Association (STA) (2023).
To reflect on the outcomes set out by the Department for Education (DfE), Swim England and STA and consider priorities for your setting.
To understand that the key components of swimming are taught using Swim England’s BLABT teaching approach (Body position, Leg action, Arm action, Breathing, Timing/coordination).
To understand the roles and responsibilities of teachers and adults in the delivery of school swimming lessons.
To improve the demonstration of key swimming skills, drills and strokes.
To understand that there is flexibility in how school swimming lessons are delivered and assessed.
To reflect on the teachings of the workshop and how this will change the delivery of school swimming lessons in the future.

What do Delegates Receive?

Join us for a 5-hour, hands-on workshop designed to elevate your understanding and teaching of swimming – in line with National Curriculum (2013) standards. This interactive session will sharpen your demonstration of key skills, drills, and strokes using engaging tools, such as floats and noodles. You’ll also receive our comprehensive workbook, often referred to as the “bible” for school swimming and water safety, to guide your ongoing practice. Ideal for educators dedicated to fostering both water safety and confidence in their students.

Each delegate will have the opportunity to:

Practise swimming demonstrations using swimming floats and noodles alongside other learners.

Each delegate will receive and take away with them:

‘A Deep Dive into Teaching School Swimming and Water Safety Workbook‘ (worth £40!), written in a dyslexic friendly font – Comic Neue.
5 CPD points (the equivalent of 5 hours of CPD).
An electronic certificate.
Access to 48 videos of swimming drills, skills and strokes, including demonstrations.

£170 per delegate.

Find a CPD Workshop

Each year, we aim to deliver at least one CPD Workshop in each of the listed local authorities. The number of courses may vary based on local uptake.

We’re always looking for schools willing to host the workshops we advertise. In return, hosting schools receive two complimentary delegate places for the CPD event.

Private Booking (On-Site)

Can’t find a course location or date that works for you? We can bring our courses to your school – which perfect for inset days, or days that staff can be released.

Because your school would be providing the space, we in return offer 10% off per delegate. Taking the cost from £170 to £153 per delegate – making it more cost effective.

For our CPD Workshop, we require space in which to practise demonstrations, so the space you provide for our training would need to facilitate this necessity whilst taking into consideration how many staff you and (perhaps) your partner schools are putting forward for the CPD Workshop.

£153 per delegate, with a minimum of 3 delegates required, plus travel.

Client Testimonials

Don’t just take our word for it – hear from educators who have been empowered by attending one of our CPD Workshops.

Read how our courses are helping educators deliver safe, structured and effective swimming lessons with confidence.

The course was well-organised, with a good balance of theory and practical advice that I can easily apply in my swimming teaching. Ethan, was highly knowledgeable and approachable. He presented the material clearly and answered questions with useful examples. I found the focus on water safety particularly useful which has given me more confidence in creating a safe environment for pupils. The workshop was engaging and interactive, and the resources provided will be very helpful when planning and delivering swimming lessons. Overall, the course has made me feel much more confident about teaching swimming.

I would highly recommend this course. The course leader had a lovely welcoming manner and was very enthusiastic about swimming and the skills children need. He was very helpful throughout and we were able to practise the skills using floats and noodles. He was very knowledgable. The booklet that we got is ideal. Explanations are clear and concise and each skill has a QR code to watch a video of the skill if we forget. Easy to share with staff at school and will help us to feel confident going forward. Thoroughly enjoyed!! Thank you!

Ethan was very professional and very friendly. He was extremely knowledgeable and his style of teaching was very practical. It was a very enjoyable training session and I highly recommend it to schools and teachers who require confidence and knowledge of the National Curriculum objectives for swimming and how to teach them effectively. I will be sharing this with all staff as it is fantastic. The QR codes and videos are a great touch.

The workshop was very informative and provided me with useful knowledge on how to teach and support swimming going forward, especially as an ECT with no prior swimming teaching experience. The workbook included is a great resource to have, particularly as it includes QR codes for each activity that link to a video demonstrating how to perform each one and with what it should look like when done correctly in the water.

This was a great course to be a part of. The resources we have been given will vastly improve the teaching during the school swimming lessons. Ethan had us all practise and demonstrate the strokes and skills. He ran us though all the coaching points to help us improve on the techniques.

Ethan has a lot of experience and clearly has a passion for teaching swimming. His sessions are clear and well-delivered. I would also highly recommend his deep dive booklet.

The presenter helped me to feel relaxed so I felt I could participate fully. The QR codes linking to the videos in the workbook are a brilliant addition.

Drowning Prevention Week 2025

Drowning Prevention Week for 2025 is 14th to 21st June 2025

Drowning Prevention Week aims to equip everybody across the UK and Ireland with the skills and knowledge to make the right decisions about water safety.

Monday 16th June

Tuesday 17th June

Wednesday 18th June

Thursday 19th June

Friday 20th June

Don't Sink, Think!: Drowning Prevention Online Assembly (30 minutes)

We have created a fun, engaging and informative drowning prevention assembly which is suitable for all primary school ages (EYFS, KS1 and KS2). Our online assembly usually lasts between 20 and 30 minutes.

Each child will learn:

Key survival skills.
To recognise places where it is and isn’t safe to swim.
How to signal for help in a water based emergency.

Each school will receive:

An electronic certificate which can be given to pupils.
A unique supporter badge that can be displayed on a school’s: newsletter, social media, or website.

£40 per assembly.

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