What can swimming and water safety teachers learn from Aqua Instructors?  

Well it turns out there's quite a lot.  This week I speak with Christina Naysmith from Austswim who presents the majority of Aqua Instructors courses.

I also share my funniest day in the water teaching lessons and catch up with a swimming friend who shares a funny story about teaching.

You can find out more at http://www.aqualification.com.au/tri-program/the-joy-of-aquatics/ or email [email protected] to send in any feedback.

Be like Millie, and never be afraid to make a splash wherever you go!

Happy Teaching!

This is my favourite subject right now.  If we get this right, we're winning!

I feel this is a major issue in the industry because we aren't educating teachers?   I just spent an hour this week going over behaviour management with a candidate after an assessment where her students were poorly behaved.  Why don't we do more of this in our courses? Purely because it's hard and scary and taking a side means you offend someone.  There's also so many ways to manage behaviour.  If we get this wrong, this is where toxic stress can creep in to our classes.  Not just for our students but for us as well!  

Fundamentally it should all be the same. 

Episode 3

In Episode three I speak with Julie Zancanaro, and Sue Mayo.  These two Titans of Trauma take this conversation to another level with specific examples of what’s acceptable and what’s not.  The episode where the boundaries are set.

Julie Zancanaro: www.hillsswimming.com

Sue Mayo: [email protected]

Governing Bodies

AUSTSWIM TAKES A STANCE ON FORCEFUL TEACHING TECHNIQUES: https://austswim.com.au/News/MediaReleases.aspx

ASCTA/SWIM AUSTRALIA’S FORCED BACK FLOAT AND SUBMERSION POSITION: https://www.swimaustralia.org.au/docs/Forced-Back-Float-Submersion-Position-July-2018.pdf

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Joy of Aquatics: http://www.aqualification.com.au/tri-program/the-joy-of-aquatics/

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Trauma in Swimming Lessons part 2/3: What does it look like?

In the first three episodes of the podcast we begin to tackle the topic of trauma, crying and forceful teaching techniques.

In this episode we speak with Alina Graham and Shannon Townsend.

• Acknowledge the emotion

Alina Graham: www.allaboutaquatics.com.au

Shannon Townsend: www.aquatic.glennie.qld.edu.au

From Last week:

Professor Darryl Higgins: Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies

Mel Nelsin: www.melsaqua.com.au