Swimming Teacher Career Development

Aims of this session

1. Familiarise with the current teacher / coach pathway

2. What makes a high performing teacher?

3. What’s New for Teachers / Coaches in 2011/12

4. Regional programme of training opportunities

5. IoS Online – training management system

6. Funding personal development

Teacher / Coach Pathway

ASA UKCC Level 1 Award (QCF)

Units 101-104

Units 105 - 107

Teaching

CPD CPD

Units 105 – 107

Coaching

CPD

ASA UKCC Level 2 Certificate (QCF)

Units 201-204

Units 205 - 208

Teaching

CPD CPD

Units 205 – 208

Coaching

CPD

Underpinning Philosophy

• Philosophy of QCF:

• Employer led and responsive

• Single qualification structure with pathways across a wide range of employment driven qualifications

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ASA Training for Teachers and Coaches

• A qualification for life

• Standards set by British Swimming to Olympic standards

• Regulated by Ofqual (governments regulator)

• Hold UKCC kite mark for quality in line with other sports

• Eligible for government funding

• Candidates can experience a broad range of other

sports on UKCC / QCF

High Performing Teachers and Coaches

Recruit, Train, Support and Retain – includes Recognition

What does this look like in your world / programme???

…Major part of the ASA‟s continuing promotion of excellence in coaching, contributing to the improvement of outcomes for all participants, in all disciplines and in all environments.

What does a high performing teacher / coach do differently?Advanced skills in....

• Planning

• Preparation

• Delivery • Personalised / tailored to the learner / sessions are fun and purposeful / always

looking for new ideas

• Evaluation

• Soft skills• Build relationships with their swimmers and parents: Highlight the importance of

communication

• Wider skills• Being tech savy / e-learning / online registers / promotion / newsletters online

• Makes them self more employable: Link to licence

and RAPS list

Bill Furniss; Head Coach, Nova Centurion Swimming Club.“The ASA is working hard to develop a truly world class coach developmentsystem and this Framework will drive the achievement of this goal over the nextfour years. Developing a ‘high performing’ coach or teacher takes more than just education.It involves a wide range of activities that help the coach ‘develop’ and achieve theirpotential. The approach of the ASA is now focusing on giving coaches ownershipof their decisions and the ability to choose what they are going to do. This will thencreate greater self-belief, allowing the coach to better understand and managethemselves, which in turn will positively impact upon the participantsthey work with.“The ASA coach development plan will focus on changing their ‘behavior’,as opposed to simply increasing their knowledge. The ASA’s approach to coachdevelopment will facilitate a participant centered approach to coaching, which willcontinue to make this system truly world class.”

What’s NEW for 2011 / 12?

• High performing teacher route – diplomas– Adult and Child

– Disability

• Driving programmed sessions:– Aquafit

– Aqua circuit

– Aqua jog

• Online learning

• Apprenticeship options

• Helpers Course: DIY style delivery

• RPL

Teaching /coaching Plan, do, review

First Aid/ H&S

Child protection

Teamwork

Feedback

• 20 assessed sessions

• 4 Adult & Child

• 4 Foundation

• 4 NPTS 1-3

• 4 NPTS 4-7

• 4 Adults (Disabilities)

Diploma Example: Learn to Swim

The scope of opportunity

Teaching /coaching Plan, do, review

Lifeguard

Customer service

Pool Plant Opps

Aqua

Apprenticeships

• Available in Level 1, 2

and 3

• Can amalgamate a

number of different roles

within an apprenticeship

• Can be tailored to suit

• Many available

• Organisation pays

minimum wage but

training is costed in

Underpinning Opportunities

• Allows us to have a specialist poolside teacher/coach

• Allows those who are already high performing to gain

credit for their competency

• Allows for progression opportunity

• Can assess knowledge gained on CPD’s

• Can add in other skills relevant to your business

• Work based competency assessment

What will make this work?

• Shorter term:

-Understanding of what employers need, development of pathways

-Strong emphasis on work based assessors

• Medium term

-Potential employment routes and structures

• Longer term

-Change of minimum standard for deployment

Regional Programme of Training Opportunities

IoS Online

Training Management System – taking control of your own personal development...

Funding Personal Development

• What do we want from a teaching / coaching team? TNA

• What don’t we want from a teaching / coaching team?

• Apprenticeships

• Planning ahead / booking ahead

• Closed course scenario

• Develop in-house tutors

• Equating the cost re-couped through paid work

Recruit, Train, Support and Retain

Recognise your star teachers – Nomination for coaching

awards – promoting self worth and recognition within

your programme

Questions?