SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming – St Helens School Fitness Centre, Northwood, Middlesex

This course develops your knowledge, skills and abilities as a swimming teacher, with the theory online and the practical days to be confirmed. It builds on the SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification and gives you the skills to independently plan and deliver swimming lessons.

Who is the course designed for?

Anyone who has a SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching) qualification who wants to become a Swimming Teacher.

Course content
The course is delivered through a mixture of classroom activities and practical poolside learning. You will participate in at least six 30-minute swimming lessons to gain hands on practical experience.

You will learn about:

• The responsibilities and role of a swimming teacher
• How the scientific principles of swimming impact on development
• How to develop core aquatic skills and the four strokes
• How to identify and correct common swimming faults
• How to use a variety of teaching techniques and equipment to suit different needs
• How to plan and deliver inclusive lessons for different levels of ability, including adaptations for swimmers with special educational needs and disabilities
• Key teaching and management skills including class management and assessment, organisational skills, behaviour management, communication skills, and teaching methods
• National curriculum swimming lessons and how they differ from learn to swim lessons

Download a PDF of the full SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming specification

Please note – This course is part of a combined Level 1 and Level 2 Swimming Teaching course so will include teaching and learning on the Level 1 Swimming Assistant qualification.

How to Enrol:

• For more information please contact Sally Baldwin at www.surviveandsave-training.org

Prerequisites:

• You must be at least 16 years of age at the start of the course.
• SEQ Level 1 Swimming Assistant (Teaching)
• An ASA Level 1 Award in Teaching Aquatics or an equivalent ASA qualification taken in or after 1994.