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Institute of Swimming achieved the highest standard, Enhancing, on CIMSPA’s quality assurance review
Institute of Swimming obtain ‘Enhancing’ on CIMSPA’s new education partner quality assurance review. We are proud to announce that, following the recent education partner quality assurance review by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), the Institute of Swimming has received ‘Enhancing’ for its great practice and high-quality provision. There … […]
Institute of Swimming Partners with TUI Musement for Summer of Opportunities
The Institute of Swimming is excited to announce a fantastic collaboration with TUI Musement to promote water safety and bring the joy of swimming to children across the globe. This partnership is set to make a significant impact as TUI expands its horizons, and we are proud to be a part of this journey. Empowering … […]
In celebration of the Little Mermaid’s movie release, Institute of Swimming teams up with Swim England, Disney and Ocean Bottle
In celebration of the Little Mermaid’s movie release, the Institute of Swimming teams up with Swim England, Disney and Ocean Bottle to develop a more diverse aquatic workforce To mark the nationwide release of The Little Mermaid earlier this year, The Institute of Swimming is supporting Swim England’s collaboration with Disney and Ocean Bottle to … […]
Institute of Swimming and Swim England Charity launch support for Ukrainian Swimming Teachers
Ukrainian swimming teachers who have been forced to flee the invasion are being offered the chance to gain a world-renowned qualification free of charge. The Institute of Swimming and Swim England Charity have launched a two-part initiative to help resettle those who have arrived in the UK as part of the Homes for Ukraine and … […]
Institute of Swimming partner with Active Partnership-Active Together
The Institute of Swimming has joined forces with the local Active Partnership – Active Together, to help support the countywide shortages of swimming teachers across the leisure sector. The new Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academy aims to source and train 46 new swimming teachers, to ensure leisure operators across Leicestershire have a sufficient workforce to meet … […]
Institute of Swimming partner with Places Leisure to help solve the shortage of Swimming Teachers.
Institute of Swimming partner with Places Leisure to help solve the shortage of Swimming Teachers. The Institute of Swimming have launched a brand new nationwide Recruitment Academy with Places Leisure in a bid to help solve the shortage of swimming teachers. The UK is currently facing a shortage of around 8,000 swimming teachers meaning 600,000 … […]
Institute of Swimming Provides Training as part of the new Swim England Business Solutions Project
Swim England has launched an innovative project to help develop aquatics businesses – increasing the opportunity for people to learn to swim and enjoy swimming. Institute of Swimming will deliver training and development for the Business Solutions initiative which aims to help leisure providers create sustainable solutions to aquatic business development by using industry-leading insight, … […]
From Nurse to Swimming Teacher
From nurse to swimming teacher: Vicki shares her experience of training to become a swimming teacher with the Recruitment Academy. It was early 2020 when Vicki Watson noticed an ad on Facebook for the Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academy, it intrigued her, so she clicked through to find out more… She was initially attracted by the … […]
Get a head start on becoming a Swimming Teacher with Funded Opportunities available.
Institute of Swimming, in collaboration with Active Apprentice and Vision West Nottinghamshire College, launched a brand new initiative to allow over 19s the opportunity to get a head start on becoming a swimming teacher. This new partnership offers to help fund part of the cost of training to become a swimming teacher. The funding, which … […]
Everybody Sport and Recreation to help fund training in a bid to recruit new swimming teachers
Everybody Sport & Recreation is looking to train and recruit people to join its aquatics team as fully qualified swimming teachers through the Institute fo Swimming’s Swimming Teacher Recruitment Academy. Successful applicants will be taken through their SEQ Level one and two courses, with over 90% of their training costs being funded by Everybody Sport … […]
Institute of Swimming delivers bespoke Aquatic Online Training for Derby City Council Swimming Teachers during Covid-19 Pandemic
The Institute of Swimming has developed bespoke online training for its long term partner, Derby City Council, after an aquatic conference day developed by the Institute of Swimming, was cancelled due to the government’s Covid-19 guidelines. The Institute of Swimming modified the conference day, transforming the training into an online platform to maintain Derby City … […]
Active Luton successfully integrates BAME communities into aquatic timetabling and workforce
Active Luton has successfully created opportunities for its BAME community, specifically targeting Muslim women and girls to embrace learning to swim and beyond. In partnership with the Institute of Swimming, Active Luton trained 64 female swimming teachers through their Level One and Two Swim England Qualifications (SEQ) last year, with 21 of the newly qualified … […]