Great local opportunity for a Level 2 ASA Teachers course locally. Please see attached leaflet.
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Farewell To Katalina
Beeches will be saying goodbye and thank you to Katalina our Junior Coach on Monady 22nd September at 7:15pm. Firstly the children will have a chance to talk to Katalina at a poolside presentation after which she will meet with parents, friends and colleagues in in the reception of Beeches Pool.
Teaching and Coaching Vacancies
Head Junior Coach – Closing date 12th October
Adult Swimming Teacher – Closing date 12th October
L2 Teacher for Satellite Club – Closing date 12th October
Full CV with named references to volunteer@perrybeechesswimming.co.uk
Opportunity to train as a presenter to deliver courses for the ASA
As part of the ongoing support the ASA Central Division, ASA Workforce Support Services and IoS Training offer for our Swimming Development Officers, Swimming Co-ordinators, Swimming Teachers and Coaches, we are piloting a new opportunity for people interested in becoming CPD Presenters. Successful applicants will be given the opportunity to deliver ASA and IoS CPD Seminars as a licensed ASA Presenter, the process for application is outlined below –
1) Please send a copy of an up to date CV, cover letter/ email and the CPD expression of interest form to jane.campbell@swimming.org by Sunday 14th September 2014.
2) Successful applicants will be notified by email no later than Friday 19th September 2014, and will be invited to enrol onto and then attend the ASA Level 3 Award in Education and Training taking place on the below dates at SportPark, Loughborough (you will be need to be available for all of the dates, 09.30-16.30 each day), at a cost of £495.00 (please see further details below) –
i. Wednesday 8th October
ii. Thursday 9th October
iii. Thursday 30th October
iv. Friday 31st October
3) Once the ASA Level 3 Award in Education and Training has been successfully completed, learners will be able to gain an ASA Presenter Licence in order to deliver CPD seminars. The licence will be included within the price of the course, and will include the following –
i. 12-month Presenter Licence with the ASA Awarding Body
ii. An ASA DBS Enhanced Disclosure
iii. 12 months IoS Membership (which includes insurance)
4) There may be some requirement for presenters to go through a CPD specific induction or some additional training (for example, the ASA National Curriculum Training Programme requires additional input from the ASA School Swimming Programme Manager) – however, these will be arranged on a case-by-case basis and will be at no additional charge.
Funding to support the programme may be available through the following partners / organisations (please contact them directly to see if they can support you financially), although on average a CPD Presenter will earn £30.00 per hour [+ travel expenses] so in most cases, the programme would be self-funded –
i. Your employer
ii. Swimming club (if you are part of a swimming club)
iii. ASA County Association
iv. ASA Regional Association
v. County Sport Partnership
vi. Some local authorities / county councils offer an adult learning grant and may be able to support you if you quote the Level 3 Award in Education and Training.
vii. Visit – http://www.swimming.org/asa/teaching-and-coaching/funding-opportunities-for-teachers-coaches/ for other funding opportunities.
For those who complete the above process and enjoy the presenting role, there may be further development possibility in the form of becoming an ASA Tutor/Assessor – these opportunities / progression pathways will be discussed towards the end of the Level 3 course dates.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me on the email address or telephone number below.
Kind regards
Nick
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Nick Farmer Aquatic Officer ASA Central Division
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The ASA Central Division, Floor 2, SportPark, Oakwood Drive, Loughborough University, LE11 3QF Tel: 07818 021 014 Website: http://www.swimming.org/EastMidland
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IOS Teacher and Coaches Survey
Calling all Teachers and Coaches!
The IoS are continually striving to improve and update our services to you, to help you become more effective, happier in your role and confident that you have the backing and support of a professional training and membership body.
We want to be able to tailor those services so that they are relevant and engaging – and to do this we have set up a survey to find out more about you, such as what experience and qualifications you have and your thoughts on teaching as a career choice.
It’s also your opportunity to provide feedback on our services. How could they be improved? What CPD seminars do you need? Are they good value for money? What are we missing and what are we doing well?
To complete the short feedback survey, please click here.
Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future development of IoS Training and Membership services – the survey is open until 24th September 2014.
The British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway
Perry Beeches SSS are proud to follow the British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway. We are committed to giving our swimmers the best possible start in their journeys as swimmers.
Abigail Turner, our Learn to Swim Coordinator, will be producing her second parent / guardian newsletter in the near future, and will include more details re our Learn to Swim program then.
Supported by attractive certificates and badges as a reward, the British Gas ASA Learn To Swim Pathway ensures your child receives the best possible instruction based on the swimming expertise of the ASA.
The Pathway takes your child on a journey from the first splash to developing confidence and competence in the water.
Click here (L2S Pathway JP) to see a presentation from the ASA, explaining the British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway.
It starts with the ASA Foundation Frameworkbefore moving on to the movement skills of the ASA Learn to Swim Framework Stages 1 to 7.
The final part of your child’s journey is the ASA Learn to Swim Framework Stages 8 to 10.
This is also known as the ASA Aquatic Skills Framework.
Your child’s journey through aquatics starts with Foundation, a programme for developing early-years water confidence, encouraged through sessions such as ‘adult and child’ and pre-school sessions.
Emphasis is on the development of very basic motor skills and an introduction to water and the swimming environment through fun and games.
ASA Learn to Swim Framework (Stages 1-7)
These stages of the British Gas Learn to Swim Pathway take your child through FUNdamental Movement. They are based on developing skills, movement in the water, and having fun.
Stage 1 – This stage helps develop safety awareness, the ‘class’ scenario, basic movement skills and water confidence skills. Swimmers may use aids, such as armbands and floats.
Stage 2 – This stage focuses on safe entry to the water, including jumping in, basic floating, travel on the front and back up to a distance of 5m, and rotating the body to regain an upright position. Swimmers may use armbands and floats.
Stage 3 – More on developing safe entries into the water – including submersion – travelling up to 10m on the front and back, and progressing water safety knowledge and body rotation skills from the previous stage.
Stage 4 – This stage aids the learner in developing the understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills. Also covered is refining kicking techniques for all strokes. The swimmer has to swim 10m to a standard directed by the ASA.
Stage 5 – During this stage swimmers develop ‘watermanship’ through sculling and treading water skills and body complete rotation. They perform all strokes for 10m to a standard provided by the ASA in the Learn to Swim Framework.
Stage 6 – Developing effective swimming skills – including coordinated breathing – across all strokes is the focus of this stage. Learners also have to swim a distance of 25m using a stroke of their choice. Children learn about aspects of water safety.
Stage 7 – Children develop quality stroke techniques up to 100m incorporating the skills they have learned, and combine them to develop a linked routine. They also complete an obstacle course combining skills accomplished through stages 1-7.
ASA Aquatic Skills Framework – (Stages 8-10)
These stages are called the FUNdamental Sport Skills of the British Gas ASA Learn to Swim Pathway. They are discipline-specific and build on the swimming skills learned in Stages 1-7. They have been developed with the grass roots programmes of the individual sports so are great if your child wants to take up competitive swimming, water polo, synchro, or diving.
Further details can be found on the ASA website – http://www.swimming.org/go/parents/learn-to-swim/