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Global Struture of Swimming Teaching
This article is aimed at providing some information on how the swimming industry is structured in terms of teaching and to highlight thedissipation of information, knowledge and quality as it filters down from governing bodies to the teaching of the pupils in our care. Given that there are literally thousands of organisations involved in the...
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To Franchise OR Not to Franchise
That is the question. A researched analysis of what’s currently available. Are you looking to start a swim school business and are you considering a franchise? I am neither for or against swimming teaching franchises, some are good, some are not, but the big thing is that if this is for you, it would be...
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Run Your Own Business
BECOMING A SOLE TRADER – WHAT NO ONE TELLS YOU Opening or starting up a business on your own is a tricky endeavour whether you start from scratch, take over or buy into an existing one or buy a franchise.There a load of basics you need, which we can outline here (you will need to...
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The Value of Play in Swimming Lessons
251014 ‘PLAY’ In swimming lessons There is a lot of chat about the benefits of ‘play’ and ‘games’ in swimming lessons and a very wide disparity on what constitutes play, what sort of play should be encouraged, whether it is for enjoyment or stimulation, guided or unguided etc.This article is aimed at unravelling a load...
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WHY PUPILS STOP SWIMMING LESSONS EARLY
Swim England have done some research* (published in March 2025, showing that 70% of children are taken out of swimming lessons before they can swim competently putting them at risk in the water. What’s occurring? Let’s a take a look at some of the factors and what can be done about it. Not starting Swimming:...
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Fear of Water and Drownproofing
FEAR and DROWN PROOFING (See also: ‘Barriers to Learning’) In swimming tuition, we have two conditions that are applicable: Aquaphobia (Fear water): Aquaphobia is a specific phobia characterized by an intense and irrational fear of water. This fear can range from mild apprehension to complete panic and can disrupt a person’s daily life, not just swimming. The...
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Barriers in learning to swim
250730 BARRIERS IN LEARNING TO SWIM (See also: Fear & Drown proofing) Every teacher has come across the ‘reluctant’ pupil, those who struggle physically or mentally, are obviously frightened, have their parents ‘wrapped round their little finger’, are embarrassed or shy or are being forced to attend and so on.Most teachers are now starting to...
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All Pupils are Equal – Or are they?
It’s difficult in a short swimming lesson to be fair to everyone, time is not on your side, pupils may not respond the way you would like them to and so on. Fairness in teaching isn’t about treating all pupils the same. Instead, it’s about providing each pupil with the right personalised support to be the best they can or want to be, based on their unique needs and strengths. It’s is about equity, not equality—helping pupils access the same opportunity to do their best through individual input and tailored support – even though you have a lesson plan for the group as a whole.
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