Swim School - Ducklings Beginners

Duckling Beginners Classes for children aged 3 to 5 years.

Term Dates 2025

 The aim of the programme is to help children to develop water confidence, while working on basic movements and skills in the water. This is done through the use of fun water based games and activities. All children in Ducklings Beginners will start off using back floats to aid them in developing freedom of movement in the water.

Swim School - Ducklings Intermediate

Duckling Intermediate Classes for children aged 3 to 5 years.

Term Dates 2025 

The aim of the programme is to improve the basic movements into more complex movements. This is done by building upon the knowledge gained in Ducklings Beginners and introducing further more complex skills for the child to complete. During Ducklings Intermediate all children will start to reduce the floatation aids that they require.

Swim School - Ducklings Advanced

Duckling Advanced Classes for children aged 3 to 5 years.

Term Dates 2025

Our classes will run with a maximum of 6 children in each class. The aim of the programme is to encourage movement through the water with minimal or no flotation aids, be able to reach and grab toys on top of and under the surface of the water. This is done by building on the complex movements and skills learnt in Ducklings Intermediate. During Ducklings Advance the child will start to develop recognisable strokes over a width of the swimming pool.

Swim School - Stage 1

Stage 1 - For Children aged 4 yrs and over

Term Dates 2025

Stage 1 This Class is aimed at children over the age of 4 or who have completed all the duckling criteria. This term our classes aim to have a maximum of 8 in a class with one teacher. This stage is the first point on the NPTS and is designed to help children to learn movement throughout the water working towards the aim of swimming 1 width of the pool. Swimmers may use flotation equipment, such as arm bands and floats, throughout this stage.

Swim School - Stage 2

Term Dates 2025

The aim of the class is to develop safety within the water. This is done through the teaching floating and rotation within the water, while also developing a swimmer’s kicking ability.Swimmers are also introduced to aquatic breathing and taught to make safe entries into the water, including jumping.  

Swim School - Stage 3

Term Dates 2025

This term our classes will run with a maximum of 8 in a class with one teacher working with them. The class has been designed to work on teaching and improving for all strokes. This is done through a range of push and gliding exercises before moving the skill into full swimming strokes. Swimmers will develop safe entries into the water, including submersion, and working towards travelling up to 10 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed.

Swim School - Stage 4

Term Dates 2025

These classes aim to have a maximum of 8 in a class with one teacher. By the end of this stage the children should be able to swim 10 metres using all four leg kicks and full stroke front crawl and backstroke and perfecting their push and glide. 

Swim School- Stage 5

Term Dates 2024 

These classes aim to have 10 in a class with one teacher on the side of the pool. The aim of the class is to develop ‘watermanship’ through the effective use of sculling and treading water. Children will also work on stamina and technique for all four strokes.

The aim of the class is to develop safety within the water. This is done through the teaching floating and rotation within the water, while also developing a swimmer’s kicking ability, and the swimmers ability to breathe confidently while in the water. Swimmer also learn to enter and exit the water safely without the use of pool steps. 

Swim School - Stage 6

Term Dates 2025

 The class has been designed to work on breathing and co-ordination of all four strokes. Children in the class will be able to swim 1 length of the pool using all strokes.

Swim School - Stage 7

Term Dates 2025

 Swimmers should develop a quality stroke technique for up to 25 metres, incorporating the skills they have learnt throughout the stages and combining them to develop a linked routine.By the end of this stage, swimmers will be able to swim 25 metres of all four strokes.

Swim School - Link to Club

Link to Club

Term Dates 2025

 Swim Class for swim fitness and technique work

Swim School - Stage 8

Term Dates 2025

 Swimmers should develop a quality stroke technique for up to 100 metres, incorporating the skills they have learnt throughout the stages and combining them to develop a linked routine.By the end of this stage, swimmers will be able to swim 25 metres of all four strokes and will have an understanding of the turns needed for these strokes.