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Holders of the Safety Award for Teachers are capable in pool rescue, first aid, adult, child and infant CPR techniques. Holders will be competent to deal with poolside emergencies in accordance with the HSE publication Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools and British Standard BS EN 15288 Part 2, Safety Requirements for Operations.

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Tell people more about this item. What's it about and what makes it interesting? To make this item your The Student Teachers Certificate (SME) has been designed to provide preliminary training in the skills of teaching swimming for teenagers and young adults and it is a natural stepping stone to a vocational qualification in swimming.

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The STA Award in Swimming Teaching aims to produce teachers that can teach up to 10 beginners and deliver the STAnley Series of awards, as well as the Octopus and Goldfish Series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme. They may also act as an assistant swimming teacher and can teach larger classes or advanced skills under the direct supervision of a swimming teacher qualified to certificate level.
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The STA Certificate in Swimming Teaching aims to prepare holders to teach, without supervision, pupils of all levels.

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Prerequisites: Candidates must have completed the STA Award course

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The STA Baby & Preschool Teacher Certificate teaches aquatic activities, including paddle strokes to babies and pre-school children during adult and children lessons. They are able to deliver the STA Starfish programme, as well as the Teddy Bear awards and up to the STAnley Series of STA’s International Learn to Swim Programme.

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The Swimming Teaching – People with Disabilities qualification aims to train candidates to teach aquatic activities to individuals and groups with most types of disabilities.

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The STA Aquatic Tutor qualification aims to train those with the appropriate pre-requisites to teach and examine STA’s Aquatic qualifications within their discipline.

The Pool Responder qualification is designed to train candidates in pool rescue, CPR techniques and first aid competencies in order to deal with poolside emergencies in accordance with the National Occupational Standards and the HSE publication Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools.

Holders of the School Teachers Foundation Certificate will be qualified to deliver school swimming lessons. This course can be delivered to Primary and Secondary School Teachers who deliver school swimming lessons.

The RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) is the most awarded lifeguard qualification in the United Kingdom and Ireland that complies with the industry guidance contained within the HSE publication 'Managing Health and Safety in Swimming Pools' Generally, the NPLQ is a recruitment requirement for a number of jobs from Pool Lifeguard to Centre Manager. On successful completion of the course you will be fully qualified to work as a Pool Lifeguard.