National Teaching Plan
The national teaching plan for swimming was developed by the Amateur Swimming Association. The plan consists of 7 stages, each including various outcomes which the swimmers must achieve in order to progress to the next stage.
Stages 1-3 of the national teaching plan are taught in the learner pool where children are encouraged to progress in a safe environment, taking part in activities which build their FUNdamental movement skills with the emphasis being learning through fun. Our main goal in the learner pool is to teach stroke technique rather than stamina, this is due to the children being at a young age. The benefit of your child being young and taught technique means that we can imbed the perfect stroke.
Stages 4-7 are taught in the main pool. Once children move up to stage 4 they will have the chance to gain stamina when they swim lengths, usually on the first Sunday each month. They will also be encouraged to start training for competitions and learn vital water safety skills.

Our teachers
We are a team of ASA qualified swimming teachers and coaches with a number of squad swimmers as poolside helpers who work with the children to provide the highest quality of lessons. All our teachers are volunteers who give their time freely to teach your children.
They give up their time because of their passion for teaching children to swim.

Stage 1 – Katie Trist
Stage 2 – Dan Taylor and Olivia Whiting
Stage 3 – Faye Drinkwater
Stage 4 – Donna Throgmorton, Larrisa Allton, Rachel Cooper and Chloe Kemp
Stage 5 – Donna Throgmorton, Larrisa Allton, Rachel Cooper and Chloe Kemp
Stage 6 – Adrian Brown, Donna Throgmorton, Larrisa Allton, Rachel Cooper and Chloe Kemp
Stage 7 – Adrian Brown

Getting ready to start your lessons
We recommend that male swimmers attend their lessons wearing swimming trunks rather than shorts. Shorts increase drag and resistance when moving through the water and therefore swimming is more difficult.
We recommend that female swimmers attend their lessons wearing a one-piece swimsuit and that their hair is put into a swimming hat which can be purchased at the swim shop.
This stops hair from getting in the way of vision.
Swimmers may wear goggles during their lessons, however they may be asked to remove them for some activities in order to improve water confidence and develop water safety skills.

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