Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 13th March 2023
STA would like to make members aware that FINA, the Fédération Internationale de Natation, are now known as World Aquatics. World Aquatics is the sole and exclusive world governing body for all Aquatics, overseeing competition in six aquatic sports: Swimming Diving High diving Artistic swimming Water polo Open water swimming. In addition to this, World…
Posted on 6th March 2023
Further to the recent ATC Conflicts of Interest survey we released, the Compliance and Quality Assurance Team are developing some supporting resources for ATCs and their staff. The resources will assist you in identifying, managing, and monitoring conflicts of interest within your ATC, as well as reporting them to STA. Prior to releasing the supporting…
Posted on 27th February 2023
To support Approved Training Centres (ATC) Safety Training Awards (STA) have streamlined the process of recording staff records. STA have created a ‘Staff Personal Statement and CPD Record’ document. This document allows tutors, assessors and IQAs to detail their qualifications, experience and any relevant CPDs all in one document. Tutors, assessors and IQAs should complete…
Posted on 17th February 2023
STA are pleased to announce the launch of 10 new open water swimming achievement awards! The awards which can be issued by open water swimming coaches have been developed to reward open water swimmers, adults or young people, on their milestone achievements. The initial 10 certificates with corresponding badges, focus on first swims and water…
Posted on 24th January 2023
Following member requests, and collaboration with STA’s 2022 Pool Plant Brand Ambassadors, STA is pleased to announce the release of a bank of pool plant course activities. These have been created to assist in engaging learners, facilitating self-learning, and offering a break from the traditional chalk and talk PowerPoints. The activities lend themselves to group…
Posted on 20th September 2022
Following on from winning the Education Provider of the Year title at the recent 2022 ukactive awards, Safety Training Awards (STA) has today been named as a finalist at this year’s FAB Awards in the top category of Awarding Organisation of the Year. The FAB (Federation of Awarding Bodies) Awards recognise the contributions made by…
Posted on 12th September 2022
Safety Training Awards (STA) is incredibly pleased to announce that the STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification has been endorsed against the CIMSPA Swimming Teacher Professional Standard. This endorsement is recognition from the sector’s chartered institute that the STA Award in Teaching Swimming is a professional qualification that meets the needs of employers. This acknowledgment…
Posted on 12th September 2022
STA is delighted to confirm that the STA Award in Teaching Swimming qualification has been restructured in accordance with the Swimming Teacher professional standard, resulting in CIMSPA endorsement, and inclusion in the ReTrain project. This endorsement serves to rubber stamp that the STA Award in Teaching Swimming is a professional qualification that meets the needs…
Posted on 31st August 2022
STA is pleased to announce the launch of the updated STA First Aid Resource Manuals and supporting resources for the following qualifications: STA Award in Emergency First Aid at Work STA Award in First Aid at Work STA Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid STA Award in Paediatric First Aid STA Award in Basic Life…
Posted on 18th August 2022
Following feedback from learners and tutors, STA has amended the: STA Award in Teaching Swimming Multiple-Choice Learner Answer Sheet STA Award in Teaching Swimming Multiple-Choice Tutor Marking Schemes. The documents have been changed so the units go down rather than across, unit 1 in the top left, unit two is now in the bottom left,…