{"id":2727,"date":"2015-09-01T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.swimway.co.uk\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2019-12-09T12:11:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T12:11:06","slug":"safe-swimming-lessons-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/blog\/team-training\/safe-swimming-lessons-london\/","title":{"rendered":"SwimWay Swim Lessons &#8211; Children&#8217;s Safety Comes First"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SwimWay&#8217;s founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/team\/#instructor-dan-pastor\">Dan Pastor<\/a> sat down with London Baby &amp; Toddler Magazine.  They talked about the importance of children&#8217;s safety during SwimWay swimming lessons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DanPastorSwimWay-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"dan pastor swimway md training\" class=\"wp-image-12261\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DanPastorSwimWay-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DanPastorSwimWay-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DanPastorSwimWay-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/DanPastorSwimWay.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interview Excerpt<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt 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, that we only run private or semi-private lessons.  This allows our instructors to focus fully on each child\u2019s safety and needs within the lessons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Legal requirements dictate that instructors undergo CPR and other emergency training only once every two years. We recognised that this is incredibly insufficient. Thus we run a first aid course at the beginning of every term. That&#8217;s three times a year instead of once every two years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We have also brought into the SwimWay team a specialised health and safety consultant \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquatictrainingcourses.com\/\">David Perry<\/a>. He has over 15 years\u2019 experience in the industry, working with leisure centres, private schools, as well as the STA. David Perry brings a professional eye and mind to the health and safety concerns of our swim school.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>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. He is our eyes and ears for the health and safety awareness of the company. Thus keeping us at the forefront of your children\u2019s, and your own safety during our lessons.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SwimWay Lessons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>SwimWay teaches in the comfort of an exclusive, private venue.  Classes run for half an hour in semi-private and private lessons only.  No floatation aids are used except a kickboard. These small classes ensure a more personal lesson, with more individual attention for each student in the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you would like to discuss our Swimming Lessons,&nbsp;contact us <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimway.co.uk\/contact\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong> or call us on 020 8871 3972.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><small><em>* This article originally appeared in LONDON BABY &amp; TODDLER MAGAZINE<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SwimWay&#8217;s founder Dan Pastor sat down with London Baby &#038; Toddler Magazine to talk about the importance of keeping your children safe during their SwimWay swimming lessons.  \u201cAlthough it would be more cost effective for our company to run lessons with larger groups of children, health and safety and quality of lessons is so important to us, that we keep all our lessons as private or semi-private. 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