Swim:ED

Do you know a young person who LOVES swimming and sport?
Their first career step could start this September.

Aspire Training Solutions (Aspire Active Education) is recruiting for Sports Coach Apprentice / Swim Specialism opportunities - a 15-month Level 2 Community Activator Coach apprenticeship with a swim specialism.

💷 Earn while learning
🏊 Gain hands-on experience
🎓 Develop new skills
🙌 Work with children and young people
🚀 Start building a career in sport and swimming

📍 Erdington / B24 – 1
📍 St Neots / PE19 – 2
📍 Barnsley / S70–S71 – 1 🚗 *Must be able to drive*
📍 Great Dunmow / CM6 – 1 Swim + 1 Playworker opportunity
📍 Saffron Walden / CB10 – 1

Know someone who'd love this? Send them this post.

📩 Contact Lilly to find out more: [email protected]

https://www.aaeg.co.uk/ats/apprenticeships

🏊 Swimming is a life skill. But opportunity remains unequal.

New BBC research has highlighted a stark divide in school swimming attainment in England.

While 72% of Year 6 pupils could swim 25 metres in 2024/25, this fell to just 55% in schools with the highest proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals.

For safe self-rescue, the gap is 70% nationally compared with just 50% in the most disadvantaged schools.

The investigation also highlights wider barriers, including access to pools, transport, costs and limited teaching time.

Access matters. Time in the water matters. Every child deserves the opportunity to develop these vital life skills.

Read more about the BBC findings here: https://hubs.ly/Q04sTvX20

Good swimming provision should never feel like guesswork. 🌊📋

Use the free Primary School Swimming Review Scorecard to gain a tailored picture of your school’s current approach. It is quick to complete and designed to support more confident planning and progress tracking.

Reveal your school’s next priorities: https://hubs.ly/Q04pRHJY0

Can your school clearly demonstrate the impact of its swimming provision? 🏊‍♀️📊

The free Primary School Swimming Review Scorecard helps you examine curriculum planning, lesson delivery, pupil attainment and reporting in around 4 minutes.

Build a clearer picture of what is working well.

Review your provision today: https://hubs.ly/Q04pRMm70

The growing challenge facing school swimming

A recent article in The i Paper highlighted the increasing difficulty schools face in delivering statutory swimming lessons, with public pool closures, rising costs and limited availability creating real barriers.

With around 30% of children leaving primary school unable to swim 25 metres, improving access has never been more important.

We’re pleased that Swim:ED was featured as one practical solution, helping schools deliver swimming lessons on site through pop-up pools.

Thank you to Alannah Francis and The i paper for shining a light on this important issue.

Read the full article here: https://hubs.ly/Q04nBVFB0

Real mates look out for each other 💙

Swim:ED pupils have been learning the RLSS UK Be a Mate message: speak up if a friend is about to take a risk near water.

You could say:

🗣 “Let’s stay together.”
🗣 “That doesn’t look safe.”
🗣 “Let’s get help.”
🗣 “Don’t go in.”

And remember: in an emergency, call 999.

A few words could make a big difference.

RoSPA

Team talk before water safety practice 💙

Swim:ED pupils have been learning why staying together matters around water.

Whether you’re at the pool, beach, river, lake or canal, it’s always safer to stay with your group, keep an eye on each other and get help quickly if something doesn’t feel right.

And if you ever get into trouble in the water, remember to float and call for help.

Water safety is something we learn together.

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Say it. Learn it. Remember it. 💙

Swim:ED pupils are helping share the Water Safety Code:

🛑 Stop and Think
👫 Stay Together
📞 In an emergency, call 999
⭐ If you get into trouble in the water, float

Four simple steps that could help save a life.

RoSPA

Float like a star ⭐

Swim:ED pupils have been practising one of the most important water safety skills: floating.

If you get into trouble in the water, try to stay calm, float on your back, and call for help.

A simple skill. A lifesaving lesson. 💦

RoSPA