Glovers Swim School Chorley is a leading swim school located in Chorley, Lancashire. Established in 1983, the school has nearly 40 years of experience teaching babies, children, and adults how to swim and stay safe in the water. The school is run by a family who take pride in offering high-quality learning based on family values.
One of the key strengths of Glovers Swim School is the retention of instructors for long periods of time, which ensures consistent coaching and improves the attitude towards learning. The school runs lessons for 50 weeks of the year, allowing students to continue learning throughout the holidays and retain what they have learned.
The lessons at Glovers Swim School are of the highest quality, focusing on teaching technique and improving swimming ability. However, they are delivered in a fun and engaging way, ensuring that students enjoy their lessons while making progress. The maximum group size for lessons is seven students per qualified teacher, ensuring that each individual receives plenty of one-on-one time with the instructor and feels part of the team.
Glovers Swim School has received recognition for its excellence in teaching. They were awarded Swim England's Swim School of the Year - Runner Up Award in 2019 and have been voted three times for 'Outstanding Achievements to Swimming' at the ASA annual awards.
The school's structure and delivery of lessons are highly regarded. The aim is to promote a high standard of swimming, starting with play and confidence building, and progressing to swimming techniques, enjoyment, and achievement at the highest level in the sport. All instructors are fully qualified, experienced, and hold relevant Swim England qualifications. Instructors are in the water during lessons, providing hands-on guidance and ensuring that students receive above-average attention in a friendly and encouraging environment.
Glovers Swim School offers private lessons for individuals who require additional support, as well as adult swimming lessons. The school also offers individually graded classes with teachers in the water. All pupils have the opportunity to participate in the Swim England 'Learn to Swim Programme'. Each child's needs are individually assessed and constantly updated on a monthly basis.
The National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) is followed at Glovers Swim School. This programme is an 'all-inclusive programme' that takes non-swimmers from their first splash to developing confidence and competence in the water. The school is equipped with the training and tools to deliver a multi-aquatic, multi-skill programme based on the Swim England national syllabus for Aquatics.
Glovers Swim School recognises the importance of fundamental movement skills for children during the ages of 5 to 8 years for females and 6 to 9 years for males. Activities at the school focus on building these skills and learning different aquatic skills.
At Glovers Swim School Chorley, they aim to create a lifelong love of swimming and inspire everyone to be part of the team. By providing small group sizes, quality training, a family ethos, friendly instructors, and a fun approach to lessons, students of all ages can learn fast, improve quickly, and leave feeling empowered and happy.