The STA Award in Aquatic Teaching – Disability Swimming aims to train learners to teach aquatic activities to disabled individuals and groups. This qualification is for learners who wish to work with participants who have a disability in mainstream or disability swimming lessons and help them to develop both as swimmers and individuals in the aquatic environment. This qualification could appeal to those already working as a swimming teacher.

Swimming has amazing benefits for everyone, and even more so for those with disabilities. If you want to help people with disabilities experience swimming in a safe environment, then this is the course for you.

What to Expect on the Course

There is a mixture of classroom based and water based learning. The course involves a lot of moving around working on skills such as stroke demonstrations, understanding Health and Safety requirements and teaching practices and points. We, therefore, suggest you wear clothes which are suitable for this purpose.

One the course please bring with you the following items: Please bring with you:

• Swimming kit to include T-shirt and shorts or trousers
• Pen and paper
• A packed lunch

Please note that manuals will be brought to the course by the tutor

• How Will the Qualification Benefit You?

Created by STA’s aquatic experts, providing you with quality training

Regulated by Ofqual

Endorsed by CIMSPA, industry leaders in sport and physical activity

Will give you the specialist knowledge to teach a specific group of learners

If you already work with people with disabilities, it will expand your skills further

It looks brilliant on your CV if you are looking for a job in the leisure or care industry.

Examination process

The STA Award in Aquatic Teaching - Disability Swimming is tutor assessed through the completion of a scheme of work, lesson plans, a lesson evaluation form and practical teaching. 

In addition to this, there is a final end of course theory multiple-choice question assessment paper.

On successful completion of STA Award in Aquatic Teaching - Disability Swimming, learners will have completed and been assessed on:

• Developing 1 x ten-week scheme of work
• Developing 2 x lesson plans for a group and one-to-one lesson
• Completing 1 x lesson evaluation form
• Delivering practical teaching with disabled participants. 

 All practical elements must be completed and performed independently by the learner without prompting by the tutor. 

Any candidates who feel they are unable or will struggle with the above should contact our education and training team to discuss the additional support that we can put in place to help them to complete the course. 

Prerequisites

You’ll need to make sure you’ve met the following requirements before you attend your course:

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Hold current membership of STA 
• Hold the STA Level 2 Award in Teaching Swimming or acceptable equivalent (please note: a Level 1 Award in Aquatic Teaching / assistance qualification is not an acceptable entry requirement)

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Please be aware that all Prerequisites must be valid and in date before the STA will release your certificate.