Junior Lessons

The National Plan has been developed to provide a template which is a standard comprehensive, integrated and progressive teaching programme based on technical and educational principles. The Tone Leisure swimming lesson programme aims to:

• Meet the recognised national swimming teaching standards for performance
• Create fun & learning experiences for all
• Encourage progression for pupils based on achievement
• Develop a wide range of skills which takes students to the next level
• Focus on confidence activities early on in the programmes
• Develop learning through continuous development of core skills

• Identify the correct standards of skill performance
• Assess against clearly defined goals

Tone Leisure swimming lesson programmes cover eight levels of development, ranging from 3 year olds who have never swum before, to developing confidence in the water, right through to competition level swimmers. No matter what age or level we can develop skills for any individual in any stroke. Group swimming lessons are for ten weeks but run continuously for 50 weeks of the year, within those 50 weeks we close for Bank Holidays.

Swimskool Levels
We have a range of classes to suit all abilities. These classes are structured to progress our swimmers at their own rate. Details of each level can be found below.

Duckling 1-4
You are new to lessons and have no water confidence. You will learn to enjoy the water and take part in a structured lesson. Designed for non-swimmers aged 3-6yrs.
Badges to achieve: Duckling 1-4

Tadpole
You are a beginner who can swim 5m without aids. You will learn to submerge, float, kick and swim a width on your front and back.
Badges to achieve: Submerging, Floating, 5m Front and Back, 10m Front and Back, Duckling 5

Seahorse
You are confident in water, can submerge underwater and can swim a width on your front and back. You will learn to swim back crawl, basic recognisable strokes, become self-reliant in deep water.
Badges to achieve: 10m Back Crawl, Skills, Deep Water

Frog
You are confident in deep water, 1 length back crawl, 1 width recognisable strokes on front. You will learn to swim front crawl and breaststroke correctly.
Badges to achieve: 25m Back Crawl, 10m Front Crawl, 10m Breast Stroke.

Dolphin
You are able to swim effective back crawl, front crawl, breaststroke. You will learn to swim front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke efficiently, butterfly and diving.
Badges to achieve: 25m Effective Front Crawl (St James), 25m Effective Breast Stroke (St James), 100m Efficient Back stroke.

Seal
You are able to swim front crawl, back crawl and breast stroke efficiently. You will learn to swim butterfly, basic survival skills and racing dives.
Badges to achieve: 10m Butterfly, Personal Survival, Diving, 100m Efficient Front Crawl, 100m Efficient Breast Stroke, 100m Efficient Backstroke.

Crocodile
You are able to swim 100m front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke and to dive competently. You will learn to improve your butterfly and correct starts and turns for all strokes.
Badges to achieve: 4x25m Individual Medley, Starts and Turns, 25m Effective Butterfly, 300m Non-stop.

Shark
You are able to swim all 4 strokes for 100m to a high standard and complete an Individual Medley. You will learn to swim fast, and other aquatic skills such as water polo and lifesaving.
Badges to achieve: Lifesaving, Waterpolo, ASA Speed awards.