Swim School

NPLQ COURSES

National Pool Lifeguard Qualification Gen 10 with AED

Dates 12 to 16^th February 2024

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm

Cost £235.00

Please contact James Lacy for more information or application forms.

jelacy@deanclose.org.uk

Dean Close Swim School offers fun and engaging swimming lessons for all children from the age of 4 years.

We follow Swim England's Learn to Swim (Stages 1-7) and our small class sizes mean we can give your child all the encouragement and specialised coaching that is right for them.

Our swim teachers are fully qualified, ASA Accredited and DBS checked. Your child will learn competence and confidence, safe swimming and how to have a lot of fun in the water.

Our courses follow the Gloucestershire's school term dates, with breaks for half terms, Christmas and Easter. Lessons are 30 minutes long and allocation time is dependent on your child’s ability.

Classes are £9 per half an hour and payable by direct debit. Unfortunately we are unable to refund missed swimming lessons however, if a serious illness or condition arises, we will review this on an individual basis.

To enquire and book, please click here.

All our children are assessed with the opportunity to achieve an award as each stage is completed.

Our instructors use iPads to assess the children during their lessons, regularly updating information so that they can report back to parents at the end of each course. Children can move between stages at any point when the teacher assessment shows their ability has reached the required stage.

Additional crash courses are available in the half terms, Easter & summer holidays. These sessions provide a focused boost to the weekly lessons and can often speed up a swimmer’s progress.

Swim School Term Dates

Monday 11th September 2023 - Sunday 29th October 2023
Monday 6th November 2023 - Sunday 17th December 2023
Monday 8th January 2024 - Sunday 11th February 2024
Monday 19th February 2024 - Sunday 24th March 2024
Monday 8th April 2024 - Sunday 26th May 2024 *No lessons on Bank Holiday
Monday 3rd June 2024 - Sunday 21st July 2024

Swim England's Learn to Swim

Stage 1

By completing this award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Enter the water safely.
Move forward for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
Move backwards for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
Move sideways for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
Scoop the water and wash the face.
Be comfortable with water showered from overhead.
Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing.
Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing.
Push and glide in a flat position on the front from a wall.
Push and glide in a flat position on the back from a wall.
Give examples of two pool rules.
Exit the water safely.

Stage 2

By completing this award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Jump in from poolside safely.
Blow bubbles a minimum of three times rhythmically, with nose and mouth submerged.
Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing without support.
Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing without support.
Push from a wall and glide on the back - arms can be by the side or above the head.
Push from a wall and glide on the front with arms extended.
Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the back for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the front, to a back floating position, then return to standing.
Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the back, to a front floating position, then return to standing.
Perform a log roll from the back to the front.
Perform a log roll from the front to the back.
Exit the water without support.

Stage 3

By completing this award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Jump in from poolside and submerge.
Sink, push away from wall and maintain a streamlined position.
Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto the back.
Push and glide on the back with arms extended and log roll onto the front.
Travel 5 metres on the front, perform a tuck to rotate onto the back and return on the back.
Fully submerge to pick up an object.
Correctly identify three of the four key water safety messages.
Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the back.
Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the front.
Perform a tuck float and hold for three seconds.
Exit the water without using steps.

Stage 4

By completing this award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of three) whilst floating on the surface and demonstrate an understanding of floating.
Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor.
Kick 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional).
Kick 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional).
Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back.
Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional).
Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front.
Travel on front and log roll in one continuous movement onto back.
Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional.

Stage 5

By completing this award you will be able to:

Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
Tread water for 30 seconds.
Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 10 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 10 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 10 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of three seconds.
Perform a forward somersault.
Demonstrate an action for getting help.

Stage 6

By completing this award you will be able to:

Give two examples of how to prepare for exercise and understand why it is important.
Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into backstroke.
Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into front crawl.
Swim 10 metres wearing clothes.
Push and glide and swim front crawl to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
Push and glide and swim breaststroke to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
Push and glide and swim butterfly to include at least three rhythmical breaths.
Push and glide and swim backstroke to include at least six regular breaths.
Push and glide and swim 25 metres, choice of stroke is optional (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
Perform a surface dive.

Stage 7

By completing this award you will be able to:

Push and glide and swim 25 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 25 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 25 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 25 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Perform a movement sequence (linking skills with strokes and sculls) of one minute duration, in a group of three or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:
Sculling: head first, feet first
Rotation: forward or backward somersault, log roll
Floating: star on the front or on the back, tuck float, create own
Eggbeater: Moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water
Perform a sitting dive or dive.
Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Push and glide and swim 100 metres, using a minimum of three different strokes (performed to Swim England expected standards).
Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.
Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of four objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout.

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Swim School Term Dates

Swim England's Learn to Swim

Stage 1

By completing this award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Stage 2

By completing this award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Stage 3

By completing this award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Stage 4

By completing this award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:

Stage 5

By completing this award you will be able to:

Stage 6

By completing this award you will be able to:

Stage 7

By completing this award you will be able to: