GoActive Swimming Lessons

Teaching your child to swim is not only a great way to meet new friends and take part in fun activities, it's also the only sporting activity that can save your child's life. All of our lessons are taught according to the Swim England 'Learn to Swim' Pathway. This incorporates the Pre-school framework, Learn to Swim framework and the Adult Swimming framework.

Our Learn to Swim Pathway

We offer an all-inclusive programme which takes the non-swimmer from their first splash to developing confidence and competence in water.

Pre School Sessions.

Parent and Toddler - From birth to 3. These are informal sessions with an instructor available to get your child used to the water. 

These are on a Friday at 9-10am at Queens Park, Tuesday, and Thursdays 11.30-12.00pm Newton Le Willows (Please note only term time at Newton) The cost is £6.25 per child, and you just turn up on the day, no booking required. 

Discovery duckling - Parent and toddler structured swimming lesson with the parent in the water.

These are at Newton Le willows.

Tuesday 4pm-4:30pm

Saturday 10:30am- 11am

Sunday 10-10:30am

• Stage 1 - Swimmers will develop basic movement skills, water confidence and safety awareness. Don't forget the swimmers will be able to use aids e.g. arm bands and floats to help complete all outcomes at this stage.

• Stage 2 - Swimmers will develop safe entries to the water including jumping in, floating practices, rotation skills and be able to travel over a distance of 5m in the water on their front and back without aids.

• Stage 3 - Swimmers will work towards being able to swim 10m on their front and back and will be able to fully submerge to pick up objects from the bottom of the pool. Rotation skills and water safety knowledge will also be developed.

• Stage 4 - Swimmers will develop a better understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills, refining kicking techniques for all four strokes and swimming 10m on one stroke to a given standard as directed by Swim England.

• Stage 5 - Swimmers will focus on swimming all four strokes to the Swim England expected standards over a distance of 10m. Swimmers will also develop skills in sculling, treading water and complete rotation.

• Stage 6 - Swimmers will focus on developing effective swimming skills including co-ordinated breathing for all four strokes, water safety and an understanding of how to prepare for exercise.

• Stage 7 - By the end of this stage swimmers will have developed quality stroke techniques up to 100m, incorporating skills learnt and combining them to develop a linked routine and an obstacle course that combines a variety of skills accomplished throughout Stages 1-7.

Times and Days of our lessons?

Lesson timings:

• Monday to Friday from 3.40pm
• Saturday from 9:15am
• Sunday from 9:15am

This is dependent on the availability of stages and times at each site.

When can my child start lessons?

Children's swimming lessons are delivered on a rolling programme that allows pupils to join at any stage and progress at their own pace.

Lessons operate for 50 weeks of the year with a 2 week gap in lessons over the Christmas period.

At the moment we operate on a waiting list, if you wish to join our lessons, please fill out the enquiry form and we will be in touch when there is space.

When we have space we will invite you down for a swim assessment to determine the child's stage.

We start our Swimming Programme from birth in our Parent and Toddler sessions. These are informal sessions with an instructor available to get your child used to the water. 

These are on a Friday at 9-10am at Queens Park . The cost is £6.25 per child, and you just turn up on the day, no booking required. 

The Discovery duckling sessions are a parent and toddler structured swimming lesson with the parent in the water. These are at Newton Le willows.

·       Tuesday 4:00pm - 4:30pm

·       Saturday 10:30am - 11:00am

·       Sunday 10:00am - 10:30am

How much are swimming lessons?

All children's swimming lessons are payable via direct debit, meaning once you're set up, all you need to do is turn up to lessons with your children.

• £27.50 per month SwimSkool membership - Direct Debit

(Swimming lessons only)

• £31.50 per month ActiveCoach membership - Direct Debit

(One swimming lesson plus unlimited public swimming)

Direct debit payments come out on the 1^st of the month. An initial pro-rata payment will be required when setting the direct debit up.

How to book lessons

We have a team of swimming coaches and advisors here to help.

If you would like to put your child down on the swimming lesson waiting list, please contact Newton Le Willows Reception on 01744 677970 Or Queens Park on 01744 671717 or call into site where a member of the team will be happy to assist. 

We will invite you down for a swimming assessment to determine which stage your child is in.

Track your child's swimming progress

Here at Go Active, we use the most up to date technology, allowing you to track your child's progress from home.

Our online portal allows you to see your child's assessment progress.

• Log in or register for HomePortal to track your child's achievements HomePortal (sthelens.gov.uk)

If you haven't received information about home portal, please speak to the receptionist or email LTSgoactive@sthelens.gov.uk

Please be aware that this is an assessment of the child, and not a representation of the skills they practice each week.

Rookie lifesaving

To support youngsters interested in swimming competitively we will also help your child with their aquatic aspirations by working with community swimming clubs.

Our RLSS (Royal Life Saving Society) UK's rookie lifeguard programme gives your child the skills they need to be confident in the pool or in the sea.

Our Rookie Programme runs as follows:

Newton-Le-Willows Health & Fitness

  Monday 7:00pm - 7:30pm

  Saturday Bronze, Silver and Gold stages , 9.00am, 9.30am and 10am

Queens Park Health & Fitness Tuesdays

           7:30pm - 8:00pm - Bronze and Silver stages

           8:00pm - 8:30pm - Gold stage

Adult Swim Clinics

Our adult swimming clinics are an informal session, that allows you to speak to our instructors to develop your swimming ability. You don't have to know how to swim, our very best will help you to get rid of the fear or water.

Times of Adult Swim Clinics;

Queens Park Health & Fitness

·       Tuesday 8:30pm - 9:30pm

·       Friday 10:30am - 11:30am

Meet our swimming teachers

All our teachers are fully qualified to Level 2 and are professional, passionate and pupil focused.

Our experienced, qualified teachers follow the Swim England framework and go through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, for your peace of mind and the safety of your children.

Teachers also have Continual Professional Development (CPD) to keep them up to date with all the latest aquatic developments.

School Swimming

• Contact Joyce at Queens Park - 01744 671717

Water Wellbeing

Check out our fact sheets from Swim England that show you the benefits of swimming.

Child admission policy

• A responsible adult should accompany all children under the age of 8. The adult must go into the water with the children they are accompanying and maintain a constant watch over the children for whom they are responsible.
• The maximum number of children between the ages of 4-7 that can be supervised by one adult is two.
• A responsible adult must accompany children aged 3 years and under on a one-to-one basis.
• The maximum number of children under the age of 8 that can be supervised by one adult is two.

Holidays

• The Swimskool programme breaks for 2 weeks over the Christmas period. The direct debit is calculated over the course of the year. For pay as you go no credit is taken. Pupils who do not attend due to being on holiday outside the official break, may chose to do so, but will not be compensated for missed lessons.

Cancellations

• We will take all necessary action to prevent the cancellation of a lesson. However, on occasion our pools may need to close at short notice due to events beyond our control. Please ensure up to date contact details are left at reception (mobile number if possible), as we will inform you of any changes to lessons.

RLSS UK's Rookie Lifeguard programme is taught using colourful materials, and fun, varied lifesaving and rescue activities to give children the skills they need to be confident in the pool or the sea and enjoy water safely, whether in shallow or deeper water.

RLSS UK's Rookie Lifeguard programme gives your child the skills they need to be confident in the pool or the sea - which means peace of mind for you. With colourful materials and fun, varied activities, the Rookie Lifeguard scheme teaches children how to enjoy water safely, whether in shallow or deeper water.

Built into the programme are lessons in valuable survival, rescue and sports skills...all delivered in an exciting way that will get children involved and motivated. 

For many of our Rookie Lifeguards, our programme offers the first opportunity to explore water safety, gradually gaining independence and confidence while learning vital life skills. Our programme will inspire and embolden your child, helping them keep themselves, their friends and their family safe in the water through a range of fun activities that lead towards a series of awards.

Rookie Lifeguard is aimed at children - though the skills learned through the course of the programme are just as valuable to people of all ages. The scheme begins with Stage 1 of the Bronze Award and progresses to Stage 3 of the Gold Award, starting off at an ability level suitable for brand-new swimmers and progressing to the level where our Rookie Lifeguards perform impressive lifesaving tows.

Rookie Lifeguard is part of the Swim England Learn to Swim Programme.

Even the shyest kids find they make new friends through the Rookie Lifeguard scheme, as teamwork and peer support are crucial elements of the programme.