When dealing with swimming lessons for all ages and abilities it is extremely important to put safety first, and we do exactly that. It would be more cost effective for our company to run lessons with larger groups of children. However, health and safety and lesson quality are so important to us that we keep all our classes as 1:1 or 1:2 lessons. This allows our instructors to focus fully on each child’s safety and needs within the lessons.
At the beginning of every term, we run a first aid course. This covers CPR and other emergency training and operational procedures. This is far more than is legally required, but you cannot put a price on children's safety. We also follow strict safeguarding procedures to ensure we maintain the welfare of our students.
We have brought a specialised health and safety consultant into the SwimWay team – David Perry. David has over 15 years’ experience in the industry. He has worked with leisure centres and private swimming schools, as well as the STA (one of the UK governing swimming teaching bodies). He brings a professional eye and mind to the health and safety concerns of our swim school.
David routinely runs the termly first aid courses. He makes regular monthly pool visits to ensure our sites are up to spec. Additionally, he meets with the site owners and SwimWay management to discuss and resolve potential issues. David is our eyes and ears for the health and safety awareness of the company, keeping us at the forefront of your and your children’s safety during our lessons.
