Swimming Teachers' Association news

A "significant majority" of the UK's swimming teachers and aquatic professionals feel that swimming excludes some groups and communities. The finding comes from a study ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has partnered with a psychologist to provide new mindfulness and wellness resources for its members. The new wellbeing and mindfulness ... More

The physical activity sector has been left in shock by news that Steve Franks, the long-serving chief executive of Water Babies, has died following a ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) and Leisure Opportunities have extended their strategic partnership. The extension is part of an on-going effort to attract more swimming ... More

A new lifeguard qualification will "break the industry mould" by offering employers more flexibility in delivering training to its workforce. Speaking to Leisure Opportunities during ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has introduced a new lifeguard qualification, which it says is the first to align lifeguard and first aid at work ... More

A partnership between leisure operator GLL and the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) – designed to address the national shortage of swim teachers – has been hailed ... More

The Swimming Teachers Association (STA) and Leisure Media have signed a strategic partnership designed to bridge the skills gaps faced by employers in the swimming ... More

Safety Training Awards, the awarding organisation of the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA), has been handed the Collaboration of the Year award at this year’s FAB ... More

Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) CEO Roger Millward has announced that he will retire next summer, with his son Theo set to take over the reins ... More

Come join the revolution at LIW 2013. LIW 2013 will play host to a number of exciting new launches for STA. From the re-launch of ... More

SPATEX 2013, the pool and spa industry's annual shop window and networking event is taking place from February 3-5. Now in its 17th year, it ... More

Image: The single qualification framework is set to come into force in 2014 SkillsActive has launched a new professional register for the aquatics sector, designed ... More

Spatex is announcing an exclusive partnership with the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA). The STA and Spatex will be collaborating to help raise standards in the ... More

Roger Millward will retire as chief executive of Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) in July 2012 after 17 years in the role. He will step down ... More

Katy Sexton MBE, the first British female swimmer to win a World Championship gold medal, has been appointed an ambassador of the Swimming Teachers' Association ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) will take over the management and delivery of Shropshire County Council's Learn to Swim Programmes as part of a new ... More

The Swimming Teachers' Association (STA) has expanded its operations north of the border with the launch of STA Scotland. The association hopes that the introduction ... More

The DCMS has rebutted claims made by Roger Millward, chief executive of the Swimming Teachers' Association (STA), that suggested the government's free swimming scheme would ... More

The British Standards Institute (BSi) has published its new publicly accessible standard for the operation and management of swimming schools. PAS 81: 2008 includes the ... More