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STEVENAGEPOOL
BUILDSONITS
STAsays
SUCCESSSTORY Government
When it comes to winning
awards, Stevenage’s swimming
hasmisseda
centreissomethingofaoldhand.
The 33 metre pool which
vital“pieceof
employs 60 staff and which has
just invested in a refurbished
thejigsaw”
divingareaalongsideitstraining As local authorities prepare the
poolhasjustwonanInvestorsIn first stage of their funding
People(IIP)accreditation submissions for the September
Pictured below receiving deadline, Steve Franks,
accreditation from Angela SwimmingTeachers’Association
Stimson, Client Account Operations Director has
Manager of The Assessment questioned if the Government
Network, are: Ian Morton (left), hasmissedafundamentalpiece
ManagingDirectorofStevenage ofthe‘freeswimming’jigsawby
Leisure Limited (SLL) which not understanding that
manages the Centre in swimming is unlike any other
partnership with Stevenage sport,inthatitrequiresaperson
Borough Council, and Darren to learn a skill before they can
Bickell(centre),CentreManager. participate.
The swimming centre is a “The proposals to introduce
unique facility. Originally free swimming form part of the
opened in 1962, it has Quest London Olympics legacy plans
accreditation and recently been to get two million people more
enhanced through the addition active by 2012. The important
of the Wellness Centre which wordshereare‘moreactive’.
comprises a deluxe spa, “Swimmingisunlikeanyother
saunarium, treatment rooms
and one of the UK’s first
STA EXPANDS ITS
sport. It is unique in that it
requires a person to learn a skill
dedicatedKinesisStudios. beforetheycanparticipateinthe
The facility also houses a
dedicated Trainer Centre,
LEARN TO SWIM
sport. Therefore, to encourage
people to become ‘more active’
accredited by ISRM, ASA and in swimming, more people need
RLSS UK to deliver professional
leisure management
PROGRAMME
to be given the opportunity to
learnhowtoswim.Theproposals
qualificationsandtraining underthe£140mfreeswimming
InvestorsInPeople,originally The Swimming Teachers’ in pre-school swimming and programme have failed to
introduced in 1990, is now Associationhascreatedanew water safety, and offers a addressthisfundamentalpoint–
increasingly used by STAnley First Steps Series for progressive aquatic awareness ‘learning how to swim’ is the
organisations like SLL as a youngchildrenagedfromtwo programmeforyoungchildren missing and arguably the most
business development tool. It tofiveyears. from two to five years by importantpieceofthisjigsaw.
providesaframeworktodeliver Getting young children into combining a flexible mix of Parts one and two of the
continued and measurable aquatic activities and helping lessons, activities and funding allocation only relate to
organisational improvement themdevelopthisasalifelong incentives,”addedIrene. free admission into public
throughpeople. activity continues to be a The new swim series swimmingpools;theSTAwould
IanMortoncommented:“Itis priority for the association featuresthecharacterSTAnley, have preferred to have seen
a deserved reward for the whobelievethatthebestway whohasbeentheSTA’sofficial someofthismoneyallocatedto
management and staff at the to do this is to create safe water safety mascot for a providing free or subsidised
centre and it reflects the environments in which young number of years, and is a swimming lessons to enable
importance we place on our children can be introduced to loveable, fun character who those who can’t swim to also
staff and their training and thewaterwhilsthavingfun. appealstoyoungchildren. benefitfromthisprogramme.
continueddevelopment.Wewill “ThenewSTAnleySeriesisa “This could also have been
be looking to achieve Investors brand new scheme and offers matched with some type of
In People status at our other many new rewards and imaginativegrantaidschemeto
sitesinthenearfuture.” challenges for the pupil and enable individuals to access
teacher.Italsoconsistsofseven funding to train to become
progressive levels, which link swimming teachers, therefore
together and provide a more building on the potential to
logical progression to the next create a meaningful and
levelsintheSTA’sInternational sustained legacy. In essence,
LearntoSwimSchemeandthe yesthisfundingwillmakethose
ASA National Teaching Plan,” who can already swim more
says Irene Joyce, STA’s active; but sadly the
Technical Swimming and Government appears to have
AquaticsOfficer. missedanopportunitybyfailing
“The STAnley series brings S
together our considerable 75- telephonesolid
TA to fully appreciate that the
yearsexperienceandexpertise
pc
01922645097 teaching of swimming is
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significantly different to the
sportofswimming.”
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