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Date(s) - 25/01/2026 - 29/01/2026
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Disability Swimming Course

The STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Disability Swimming qualification aims to train learners to teach aquatic activities to disabled individuals and groups. 

Format: Blended Course (Zoom & Face to Face) see schedule below for details

Schedule:
Zoom: Sun 25th January 2026 (4.00pm – 8.00pm)
Face to Face: Mon 26th & Wed 28th January 2026 (9.00am – 5.00pm)
& Thu 29th January 2026 (9.00am – 4.00pm)

Course Organiser: Dave Perry

Cost: £425.00

Location: GetSetGo, 152-154 Golders Green Road, London,  NW11 8HE

Course Pre-Requisites:

  • Be 16 years of age
  • Hold the STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming or acceptable equivalent. (Please note a Level 1 Award in Aquatic Teaching / assistant qualification is not an acceptable entry requirement). 

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Payment can be made by Credit/Debit Cards using Take Payments (we can’t take AMEX payments).

STA Level 2 Award in Swimming Teaching Course

STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Disability Swimming Overview

Introduction

Disability swimming teachers are able to seek employment in a wide variety of leisure facilities including private health clubs, school swimming pools through to large local authority leisure centres. As a disability swimming teacher, you would be responsible for planning, teaching and evaluating a series of progressive, fun and inclusive swimming lessons teaching participants a range of basic aquatic and safety skills such as floating, rotation, water confidence and swimming strokes adapted to individual participant needs. You would be responsible for ensuring the lesson area and appropriate equipment was safe and promoted good teaching and learning. 

Target Learners

This qualification is for learners who wish to work with participants who have 

a disability in mainstream or disability swimming lessons and help them to develop, both as swimmers and individuals in the aquatic environment. This qualification could appeal to those already working as a swimming teacher. 

Retakes

Just to make you aware that the cost of a theory retake is £80.00 and a practical retake is £100.00.