Safety Training Awards
Level 2
QN: 603/3015/6
Curriculum Active
STA Level 2 Certificate in Teaching Swimming
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Safety Training Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 72 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
Safety Training Awards
Syllabus Units
9 Units
Guided Hours
72 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Planning, Delivering and Assessing Advanced Swimming Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand planning considerations for teaching advanced swimming skills
- Be able to produce a scheme of work for advanced participants
- Be able to produce lesson plans for advanced swimming skills
- Be able to teach advanced participants diving from poolside
- Be able to teach advanced participants competitive starts and turns
- Be able to teach advanced participants rescue and survival skills
- Understand the importance of water safety education within a swimming lesson
- Be able to assess advanced swimming skills
- Be able to evaluate an advanced swimming lesson
2
Planning, Delivering, Assessing and Evaluating Competitive Swimming Strokes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to produce lesson plans for competitive swimming strokes
- Be able to teach advanced competitive swimming strokes
- Be able to assess competitive swimming strokes
3
Planning, Delivering, Assessing and Evaluating Swimming Lessons
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of planning
- Be able to produce a scheme of work
- Be able to produce a lesson plan
- Understand the type of equipment which can be used within a swimming lesson
- Understand lesson organisation within an aquatic environment
- Understand teaching methods which can be used within a swimming lesson
- Be able to use a range of teaching methods appropriate to participant’s abilities
- Be able to teach non swimmer participants aquatic activities
- Be able to teach beginner participants progressive aquatic activities
- Be able to teach improver participants swimming strokes
- Be able to teach essential swimming skills
- Understand how to assess participants in a swimming lesson
- Be able to assess participants in a swimming lesson
- Understand how to evaluate a swimming lesson
- Be able to evaluate a swimming lesson
4
Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation and codes of practice related to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Understand the role of statutory agencies within safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Understand the forms of ab
- Understand good practice and how an aquatic teacher can protect themselves from allegations
- Understand the role of an aquatic teacher when safeguarding concerns are raised, or a disclosure made.
- Understand good practice recruitment procedures
- Understand site specific policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding
5
Understand Swimming within Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of a teacher in education swimming lessons
- Understand the purpose of swimming lessons within education
- Understand lesson organisation within an education swimming lesson
- Understand the importance of guided learning
- Be able to produce a scheme of work for a school swimming group
6
Understand the Safety Requirements for Advanced Swimming Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand sector guidance relevant to a swimming teacher
- Understand the types of equipment used in advanced swimming lesson
- Understand the safety requirements for advanced swimming skills
7
Understanding a Swimming Teacher’s Role
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a swimming teacher
- Be able to carry out a swimming lesson in a professional manner
- Understand a swimming teacher’s role within customer service
- Understand different methods of communication
- Understand the role of an assistant swimming teacher
- Be able to supervise an assistant swimming teacher
8
Understanding the Health and Safety Requirements for an Aquatic Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislation requirements of a swimming teacher
- Understand the record keeping requirements for a swimming teacher
- Know how to identify hazards in an aquatic environment
- Be able to complete a risk assessment
- Understand the hygiene and safety requirements of an aquatic environment
9
Understanding the Scientific and Learning Theories Relevant to Swimming Teaching
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the scientific principles relevant to swimming
- Understand the stages of childhood development
- Understand the different ways of how people learn
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/3015/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Safety Training Awards
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2018
- Operational End
- Apr 2026