Swimschooldundee

Water safety and Swimming Lessons for Children of all abilities

We are a swim school based in both Dundee and St Andrews providing high quality swimming lessons which are tailored to individual needs.
Swim School Dundee was initially established in April 2011 by Rory Hewitt to provide high quality swimming lessons at reasonable prices in Dundee. In September 2011, the swim school incorporated Swim Academy St. Andrews. Rory has over 25 years teaching and coaching experience at all levels and is committed to teaching. Rory attends all classes and is always available to parents for progression, guidance and feedback on their children within the lessons programme.

Swim School Dundee's aim is to provide comprehensive swimming lessons in Dundee and St. Andrews at every level for Children and Adult's of all abilities and disabilities.
The learn to swim programme has been developed to incorporate all key stages from fun and play, water safety and the development of the 4 competitive swimming strokes.

Childrens Group Lessons
Swim School Dundee teach children from aged 3 years up in our group setting. We believe that children should learn through fun and games in the water whilst developing their technique, skills and stamina. We feel that children develop their skills quicker when the teacher is in the pool and the group is a small class. Our beginners 1 & 2 classes are at a ratio of 4 swimmers to 1 teacher and 1 helper. As our teachers are in the pool with beginners through to our improver, this is to promote swimmer confidence, ensure safety and to demonstrate correct technique at an early stage. Having out teachers in the pool also increases the safety aspect during our lessons.

Following the 8 stages of Scottish swimming's learn to swim programme.
During stages 1 - 4 the the swimmers gradually through all 4 swimming strokes: Frontcrawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Keeping class sizes to 4 this gives the teacher more time with each swimmer in addition we have a roaming teacher /helper in the pool to give anyone that is in need of a little extra help.

During stages 5 & 6 we increase the distance to build up strength, stamina and confidence of the swimmers prior to moving up to lengths

During stages 7 & 8 we fine tune the 4 strokes over lengths of the pool, the class size increases to 6 to 1 teacher.

Adult Group Lessons.
Group lesson are available in Dundee on Monday evening and a Wednesday evening, these are for all levels and there is a maximum of 8 during the classes, giving a low ratio of teachers to swimmers.

One to One.
This is available for children from pre -school(3 years plus) through to Adults of all abilities and disabilities and are carried out by Rory.

All our Teachers have been trained to the highest level, either attaining ASA or UKCC qualifications. Lifeguards are NPLQ Lifegaurd qualified and are all PVC checked.

Health and Safety is paramount to us so all Teachers /Lifeguards are insured and we conform to the swimming pool operating procedures with-in all pool used by the swim school

VENUES
ST. ANDREWS: St. Leonards School, St. Andrews, KY16 9QJ

DUNDEE: Craigie High School, Garnet Terrace, DD4 7QD

DUNDEE: Braeview Academy, Berwick Drive, DD4 0NL

DUNDEE: NINEWELLS HOSPITAL POOL, Residents, George Pirie Way, Dundee DD2
POLICY FOR GROUP LESSONS
ENROLMENT
No child under the age of 3 years may be registered with Swim School Dundee.
Parents must complete the Swim School Dundee registration form for all children.
Parents may book their child / children into multiple sessions per week, members wanting only one session per week will take priority over those attempting to get into a second class.
Missed classes cannot be carried forward to the next term.

PAYMENT
Classes are charged per term in advance. Payment must be made 1 week prior to the start of the new term to guarantee your place. Payment can be made by Cash or Cheque. BACS transfer is available
by prior arrangement, please contact Rory for further information.
New members joining during the term will be charged on a pro-rata basis.

PARENTS AND CARERS
Swimschooldundee takes no responsibility for the children within the school grounds and pool changing areas. Parents will not be permitted onto poolside during the lessons - this can be both upsetting and distracting for the children. There will be an opportunity for parents to see their children on the last week of every term as we understand that parents like to see their child's progression.

CHANGING ROOMS
Children are permitted into the changing rooms of the opposite sex up to the child’s 8th birthday.
The only exception will be where the child of the opposite sex has a disability and permission has
been granted by Swim School Dundee.

ILLNESS
Please do not bring your child to a lesson if they have an infectious illness. If the child has had a sickness or diarrhea bug, they must be clear for 48 hours before entering the water. This also applies to eye infections. These infections are easily transferred through the water and it is unfair and irresponsible to put other pool users at risk.
If a child has developed an illness that can / will cause long-term absence, please contact Rory in the first instance.

ASSESSMENTS
Swimmers will progress through the levels in the Learn to Swim programme at any age, provided they meet the assessable criteria. The assessment occurs when a swimmer is new to the Learn to Swim programme and at the end of each term. To progress, they must meet the criteria outlined in the level they are working on. This is done informally throughout the term.
For further information on the learn to swim program, go to www. scottishswimming.com

Family Friendly Policy

This is for families with more than 3 Children /Adults attending our
swimming classes where 1 swimmer will go free

POLICY FOR ONE TO ONE

ENROLMENT

No Child under 3 years can be registered for One to One tuition with Swim School Dundee.

Parents must complete a registration form for all children.

Parents may book their children into multiple session when available

PAYMENT

Payment must be made 1 week prior to the start of the swimming lesson block to guarantee your place.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancellations by the Swim School without prior notice shall result in a Refund or the lesson being carried over to the next Block.

Cancellations by members 48 hours prior to the lesson will be refunded or carried over to the next block, less than 24 hours notice given then no refund will be giving.

INSURANCE

The Swim School holds relevant insurance for locations used for lessons.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Swim School follows the Pool Safety Operating Procedure and Normal Operating Procedure for all locations used by it.





All staff are ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) Teaching and RLSS (Royal Life Saving Society) Lifeguard qualified. All staff are Disclosure checked.

Our aim is to teach children (from age 3 years) to swim using the Scottish Swimming Learn to Swim Programme which also incorporates water safety. Our classes cover all key stages from Fun and Play to Development of the 4 competitive strokes: Freestyle; Backstroke; Breaststroke and Butterfly.

Tuesday and Friday at St. Leonards School, St. Andrews
6. 00 - 7. 30 pm

Wednesday at Craigie High School, Dundee
6. 00 - 8. 00 pm

Saturday at Braeview Academy, Dundee
9. 30 - 11. 30 am

Adult classes cover from Beginner level to improving confidence and stroke technique:

7. 30 - 8. 00 pm on Wednesday at Craigie High School, Dundee

One-to-one tuition for adults and children are also available. Please contact Rory for details and availability.