Date/Time
Date(s) - 13/07/2026 - 17/07/2026
9:30 am - 6:00 pm
Location
Whitgift School
Categories
STA Level 2 Swimming Teacher Course
The STA Swimming Teacher qualification gives learners the knowledge, understanding and skills to be able to plan, deliver and evaluate safe, fun, progressive and inclusive lessons to adult and child learn to swim participants. Within a positive learning environment, learners will be able teach the essential swimming skills, strokes and water safety, appropriate to the participant’s needs across all ability groups.
Schedule: Monday 13th to Friday 20th July 2026 (9:30am to 6:00pm)
Course Organiser: Dave Perry
Cost: £795.00
Location: Whitgift School, Nottingham Rd, Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT
Course Pre-Requisites:
- Be 16 years of age
Payment can be made by Credit/Debit Cards using Take Payments (we can’t take AMEX payments).
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STA Level 2 Swimming Teacher Overview
Introduction
Swimming teachers are able to seek employment in a wide variety of leisure facilities including private swim schools, health clubs and school swimming pools through to large local authority leisure centres. A swimming teacher will be able to:
- Introduce, develop and refine all aquatic skills across all three ability groups
- Introduce, develop and refine all four swimming strokes across all three ability groups
- Plan and prepare a series of lessons and individual lessons across all three ability groups
- Evaluate their own performance as well as participant performance identifying areas of future development
- Provide participants with opportunities to experience and develop aquatics skills across a range of aquatics pathways
- Adapt swimming lessons to meet the range of participants needs and environment they are working within
- Work with other staff within the swimming teaching environment
- Provide high levels of customer care and engagement and will assist with any customer feedback.
Target Learners
This qualification is for learners who wish to work with children and adults, helping them to develop, both as swimmers and individuals in the aquatic environment. No experience of working with children or teaching swimming lessons is required prior to undertaking this qualification.
This qualification could appeal to parents looking for a career that fits in around their childcare commitments and / or those interested in pursuing a career in the leisure industry. It could also appeal to those already employed within a leisure environment who are looking to progress their career or those who are already working as a baby and pre-school swimming teacher who wish to expand their scope of practice.
Whatever qualifications you are looking to achieve, Aquatic Training Courses have STA qualified instructors and courses to ensure you meet your goals.
With small class sizes and content delivered in an enthusiastic, fun and all-inclusive manner our students enjoy an excellent, professional level of instruction.
Retakes
Just to make you aware that the cost of a theory retake is £80.00 and a practical retake is £100.00.

