Swimschool

Vale Farm and Willesden Sports Centres offer a comprehensive swimming lessons programme for all abilities and ages with instructors who are fully qualified.

The sports centres run the Amateur Swimming Association's (ASA) National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) and it is the national syllabus produced by the ASA to assist and support the delivery of swimming lessons. It is the most successful sports programme of its kind and the syllabus is currently being implemented in over 1,000 swimming programmes nationwide as well as being adopted overseas as a model of good practice. Its outcomes are for participants to achieve:

• Competence in the water
• Confidence in the water
• 'Safe' swimming
• Enjoyment in the water
• Increased likelihood of lifelong participation
• Increased likelihood of leading a healthy lifestyle

Please download the NPTS Swimmer Pathway (.pdf, 91Kb)

The NPTS takes the non-swimmer on a journey, from the first splash to developing confidence and competence in the water. The Swimmer's 'journey through aquatics' starts with foundation skills, moving to seven stages of 'Fundamental Movement Skills' before the participant moves to stages eight to ten where they begin to learn and develop 'Fundamental Sports Skills'.

Please download the stage/level descriptions  (.pdf, 668Kb)

For more information, about swimming lesson prices and times please download the swimming pool timetable or contact the sports centres on the details below.

Vale Farm Sports Centre
020 8908 6545
vale.farm@harpersfitness.co.uk

Willesden Sports Centre
020 8955 1120
willesden@harpersfitness.co.uk