Our Approach
At Water Safety Matters, we don’t just deliver qualifications – we develop teachers.
Working in partnership with Cobra Sports Services, a Swim England Approved Training Centre, we provide training that is trusted, regulated and shaped by real industry experience across the UK, UAE and internationally.
Approved Training Centre status is not easily achieved. It requires rigorous quality assurance, experienced tutors and consistently high standards of delivery. Through this partnership, we ensure every learner receives a first-class education aligned directly with Swim England guidance and expectations.
While we may not be the largest training provider, this is one of our greatest strengths.
It allows us to be:
- more responsive
- more supportive
- and more focused on the individual
We take the time to understand each learner, providing a more personalised learning journey that builds confidence, develops competence and leads to success.
Our tutors have worked across leading training centres and a wide range of aquatic environments. This means your learning is shaped not just by theory, but by real experience on poolside.
Learn with Confidence
Become Competent
Teach with Impact
Choose your pathway
Everyone starts somewhere and choosing the right starting point matters.
If you are new to teaching or new to aquatics, the Poolside Helper CPD is the best place to begin. It allows you to build confidence, understand how lessons work and gain valuable experience before stepping into an assessed qualification.
If you already have experience and feel ready to take responsibility for your own lessons, the SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming qualification is your next step. This industry-recognised qualification enables you to plan, deliver and evaluate swimming lessons independently.
🔹 Poolside Helper CPD
The Poolside Helper CPD is designed for those at the start of their journey.
It provides the foundation needed to understand how swimming lessons work, how swimmers learn and how to support safely and effectively on poolside.
This course allows you to gain experience, build confidence and develop your understanding before progressing onto a formal qualification.
What You Will Learn
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of a Learn to Swim Helper
- Identify the frameworks within a Learn to Swim Programme
- Identify the aquatic skills and swimming strokes
- Identify how to support participants to build a positive relationship with movement
- Identify the key components of a swimming lesson
- Identify different types of equipment used in a swimming lesson
- Identify hazards and control measures to keep participants safe
- Identify how to communicate effectively with participants and others
Outcome
By the end of this CPD, you will feel confident supporting lessons on poolside and ready to take the next step towards qualification.
🔹 SEQ Level 2 in Teaching Swimming
The SEQ Level 2 in Teaching Swimming qualification is the industry-recognised route to becoming a fully qualified swimming teacher.
It enables you to plan, deliver and evaluate swimming lessons independently and take full responsibility for swimmers in the water.
Throughout the course, you will develop the knowledge and skills required to teach safely and effectively, understanding how swimmers learn, how to structure lessons and how to adapt your approach.
Course Structure
- Unit 1: How to deliver swimming lessons within a safe environment
- Unit 2: Understand the knowledge required for teaching swimming
- Unit 3: The role of a Swimming Teacher
- Unit 4: Plan swimming lessons
- Unit 5: Deliver and evaluate swimming lessons
Assessment
Assessment includes a combination of online learning, lesson planning, practical teaching and reflective practice.
Outcome
By the end of this qualification, you will be a qualified swimming teacher, confident in leading your own lessons and supporting swimmers effectively.
Learning Beyond Qualifications
Learning doesn’t start or stop with a qualification.
Our Knowledge Boosts are designed to support you at every stage—whether you are just starting out, building confidence on poolside or developing as a qualified teacher.
You do not need to be qualified to access the boosts. They are there to build your knowledge, strengthen your understanding and support your development.
⚠️ Important to Know
You must hold a full teaching qualification, such as the SEQ Level 2 Teaching Swimming, to plan and deliver lessons independently and take responsibility for swimmers in the water.
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In the UK, over 300 people a year die due to drowning.
1.2 million adults in the UK cannot swim.
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