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Rookie Lifeguard Courses
Hello from the Minnows to Sharks Rookie Team,
As some of you will already know, the Rookie Lifeguard Programme is the Junior Award scheme
of the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK).
For most children Rookie Lifeguard will be their first opportunity to explore water safety and alternative safe aquatic play.
This is a new venture for us, and we feel very passionately about providing our children with the opportunity to develop their
swimming while learning a life saving skill. Children will have a renewed enthusiasm for the sport and meet new friends.
The Rookie skills will prepare Rookies to take better care of themselves, their family and
friends, and give them the information they need to promote water safety in their day to day activities. The awards contain
survival, rescue and sport skills as well as life support and water safety elements. Rookie Lifeguard fulfils all of the Key
Stage 2 water safety elements of the National Curriculum. The award is largely water based and Children will need short and
a t-shirt over their swimming costume.
The programme is primarily aimed at children aged 8-14 years although the skill level of the
Rookies is the best guide for award suitability. Starting with Stage 1 of the Bronze award and progressing to Stage 3 of Gold,
Rookie Lifeguard begins at an ability level suitable for swimmers who have fundamental movement skills in the water (National
Swim Award phase 7) and progresses to the level of performing lifesaving tows.
There are also two dry awards called Water Safety and Life Support, two Achievement awards
and additional bolt-on awards to keep our Rookies interested and excited by the programme. The Rookie Master Lifeguard award
is the ultimate achievement for a Rookie which they can gain by achieving the Gold Stage 3, Water Safety, Life Support and
a number of the bolt-on awards.
RLSS NATIONAL POOL LIFEGUARD QUALIFICATION
We offer Royal Life Saving Society National Pool Lifeguard Courses throughout the year at all of our venues.
If you want to begin a career in the Lesiure Industry, this is the ideal qualification. It is recognised world-wide and will
allow you to work in any swimming pool in the UK. We have 1 week intensive courses during school holidays and also 13 week
courses one evening per week.
Our next course will be druing the Summer Holidays and is priced at £250 which includes course
manuals, assessment fees and all tuition.
For working swimming teachers, we can offer the RLSS Teacher Rescue Qualification, a 2 day course that is
the basic lifesaving requirement when teaching swimming.
SWIMMING TEACHERS COURSES
We also run STA Swimming Teachers Courses. This qualification will allow you to teach swimming to a variety
of ages and abilities. We are planning a course during the Summer Holidays and again, throughout the year on weekends,
please call the office to register your interest.
The cost is £395 and includes log book, STA membership and all assessments on the course.
If you are a member of a swimming club, or from a liesure centre, we can orgasnise in-house courses involving
your swimmers and/or staff. The cost is significantly reduced for group bookings where we use your club nights or centre.
Call the office for more details.
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