Preschool Framework 

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Belle's Bubbles Swim School follows the Swim England Preschool framework. A child's first experience of water in a pool environment, should be fun, memorable and a positive experience for both the child and parent.

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The key focus of the framework is:

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1. Giving children confidence from the word go

2. Teaching the core skills needed to learn the four strokes

    through fun and games

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The framework consists of Duckling awards 1-4. Children in toddler and preschool classes will work towards these awards. They are also used for children who are less confident in the water, they help promote water independence and water confidence to help prepare to move up to Stage 1 of the Learn to Swim Programme. 

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Please head over to the Swim England website for a break down of the Duckling 1-4 awards. 

 

https://www.swimming.org/learntoswim/swim-england-duckling-awards/

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Once children have completed the duckling awards they are ready to move onto Stage 1 of the Learn to Swim Programme.

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Learn to Swim Stage 1-7 Awards

 

Here at Belle's Bubbles we follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme. Children work their way through stages 1-7. Each stage has a clear set of outcomes for swimmers to achieve before moving onto the next stage. 

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Children will learn all four strokes, front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, throughout the programme. It also teaches them a number of different skills that set the foundations for other water-based activities such as diving, competitive swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo. 

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The programme gives children confidence in their ability to swim. The easiest way for children to learn is through fun and games. The framework has a high focus of having fun and being in the water. It teaches the core aquatic skills need to become an competent swimmer in a games led approach. These are: 

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1. Entry 

2. Exits

3. Floatation and Balance 

4. Rotation and Orientation

5. Streamlining 

6. Aquatic Breathing

7. Travel and Coordination

8. Water Safety 

9. Health and fitness

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Please head over to the Swim England website for a break down of the stages 1-7. 

 

https://www.swimming.org/learntoswim/swim-england-learn-to-swim-awards-1-7/ 

 

 

Belle's Bubbles have added extra outcomes to the stages as we we think these are important skills to learn before moving up to the next stage. We don't have assessment weeks here at Belle's Bubbles and children are continually assessed every week, once an outcome is achieved it is marked off.  If you would like to know your child's progress please send us a message or speak to us after the lesson, we will happily go through it with you.

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