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Children's Swimming Lessons
From 5 years children can join our Learn to Swim Programme.
Building Confidence In Water
Swimming lessons follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework with the focus on developing confident swimmers through fun and enjoyment.
Each of the 7 stages has clear set targets for children to meet before they can progress to our aquatic skills lessons.
Included In Our Lessons
- 1 lesson per week on an allocated day and time
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Unlimited gym (over 10 years) and swim access at Sheffield City Trust venues (must be accompanied by an adult)
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15% off in our venues cafes
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Up to 45% off additional lessons
- Online swimming progress tracking - You can follow your childs swimming progress online including you child's lesson day, time and teacher and your child’s assessments, what they need to practice and the percentage they achieved in their lesson. When your child reaches 100%, you will be able to move them to the next stage to an available time slot.
Available at:
- Concord Sports Centre
- Heeley Swimming Pool
- Hillsborough Leisure Centre
- Ponds Forge
- Springs Leisure Centre
Booking And Pricing
To book our lessons simply give us a call and a member of our team can discuss availability with you. Our lessons team are available weekdays 8am-5pm or weekends 8am-3pm.
Lesson Type |
Monthly Direct
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Annual
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Children's
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£34 |
£374 |
Concessionary
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£20.40 |
£224.40 |
Minimum Contract
- Direct Debit - 30 days
- Annual - 1 year
Additional Lessons
If you do more than one lesson with us then we will discount any additional lessons up to 45%!
Terms and conditions
- Additional lessons have to be participated by the same child.
- A discount is not given for siblings.
- Cheapest lesson is discounted.
Award Criteria
Stage 1
By completing this Award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:
- Enter the water safely.
- Move forward for a distance of 5 metres, feet off the floor.
- Move backwards for a distance of 5 metres, feet off the floor.
- Move sideways for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
- Scoop the water and wash the face.
- Be comfortable with water showered from overhead.
- Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing.
- Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing.
- Push and glide in a flat position on the front from a wall.
- Push and glide in a flat position on the back from a wall.
- Give examples of two pool rules.
- Exit the water safely.
Stage 2
By completing this Award, with or without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:
- Jump in from poolside safely.
- Blow bubbles a minimum of three times rhythmically, with nose and mouth submerged.
- Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing without support.
- Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing without support.
- Push from a wall and glide on the back – arms can be by the side or above the head.
- Push from a wall and glide on the front with arms extended.
- Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on the back for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Travel with front crawl leg action with feet off the pool floor on the front for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the front, to a back floating position, then return to standing.
- Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the back, to a front floating position, then return to standing.
- Perform a log roll from the back to the front.
- Perform a log roll from the front to the back.
- Travel with breaststroke leg action with feet off the pool floor on the front for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Travel with butterfly leg action with feet off the pool floor on the front for 5 metres, without the use of floatation equipment.
- Exit the water without support.
Stage 3
By completing this Award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:
- Jump in from poolside and submerge
- Sink, push away from wall and maintain a streamlined position.
- Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto the back.
- Push and glide on the back with arms extended and log roll onto the front.
- Travel 5 metres on the front, perform a tuck to rotate onto the back and return on the back.
- Fully submerge to pick up an object.
- Correctly identify three of the four key water safety messages*.
- Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the back with over arm recovery.
- Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the front with over arm recovery. (Front or fly)
- Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the front using simultaneous arm and leg action. (Breastroke or Fly)
- Perform a tuck float and hold for three seconds.
- Exit the water without using steps.
*The four key water safety messages include:
1. Stop and Think – Always swim in a safe place.
2. Stay Together – Always swim with an adult.
3. Float – If you fall in, float, breathe and relax.
4. Call 999 – If someone else in trouble, call 999.
Stage 4
By completing this Award, without floatation equipment or support, you will be able to:
- Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of three) whilst floating on the surface and demonstrate an understanding of floating.
- Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor.
- Master 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional).
- Master 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional).
- Master 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back.
- Master 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional).
- Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
- Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front.
- Travel on front and log roll in one continuous movement onto back.
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional.
Stage 5
By completing this Award you will be able to:
- Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
- Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
- Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
- Tread water for 30 seconds.
- Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 10 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of three seconds.
- Perform a forward somersault.
- Demonstrate an action for getting help.
Stage 6
By completing this Award you will be able to:
- Give two examples of how to prepare for exercise and understand why it is important.
- Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into backstroke.
- Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into front crawl.
- Swim 10 metres wearing trousers and jumper.
- Push and glide and swim front crawl to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim breaststroke to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim butterfly to include at least three rhythmical breaths.
- Push and glide and swim backstroke to include at least six regular breaths.
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres, choice of stroke is optional (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
- Perform a surface dive.
Stage 7
By completing this Award you will be able to:
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres backstroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres front crawl (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres breaststroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 25 metres butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Perform a movement sequence (linking skills with strokes and sculls) of one minute duration, in a group of three or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:Sculling: head first, feet first, rotation: forward or backward somersault, log roll, floating: star on the front or on the back, tuck float, create own and eggbeater: Moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water
- Perform a sitting dive or dive.
- Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Push and glide and swim 100 metres, using a minimum of three different strokes (performed to Swim England expected standards).
- Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.
- Complete an obstacle course (using minimum of four objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout