Awarding Organisation of The Swimming Teachers’ Association
Posted on 18th January 2016
We are pleased to announce some important changes to our one-day Paediatric First Aid qualification. The qualification is now regulated by Ofqual and is now registered as a level 3 award. The full title of the qualification is the STA Level 3 Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid. New resources are now available to download…
Posted on 24th November 2014
Following recent feedback we received from our STA Online questionnaire, we’ve changed the time period allowed to register courses online. Courses which have a theory examination must now be registered at least 5 days in advance of the theory exam date in order to ensure that exam papers can be despatched in time. Courses which…
Posted on 17th November 2014
Members will have read reports in the STA ezine and STA magazine of a long–standing insurance claim against STA members. The incident occurred in 2000 and if not settled will be determined by the court in 2015 at the earliest. The claim could potentially be for a sum in excess of £3 million. Member A…
Posted on 2nd August 2013
To maintain STA Awarding Body status all Course Organisers, Tutors and Examiners must comply with the following: All approved Course Organisers, Tutors and Examiners must fully support the quality assurance activities of the Qualification Regulator; STA will take the appropriate action against those Course Organisers, Tutors and Examiners whose actions leave the awarding body in…
Posted on 1st July 2013
As part of STA’s continuous commitment to raising standards, a spot check system has been introduced for courses running in the UK. Course Organisers need to be aware that these are random checks that can happen at any time for the purpose of independently verifying standards of practice. In line with this, Course Organisers need…