Rookie Lifeguard is aimed at children – though the skills learned through the course of the programme are just as valuable to people of all ages. The scheme begins with Stage 1 of the Bronze Award and progresses to Stage 3 of the Gold Award, starting off at an ability level suitable for brand-new swimmers and progressing to the level where our Rookie Lifeguards perform impressive lifesaving tows.
RLSS UK’s Rookie Lifeguard programme gives your child the skills they need to be confident in the pool or the sea – which means peace of mind for you. With colourful materials and fun, varied activities, the Rookie Lifeguard scheme teaches children how to swim and enjoy water safely, whether in shallow or deeper water. Built into the programme are lessons in valuable survival, rescue and sports skills… all delivered in an exciting way that will get children involved and motivated.
Even the shyest children find they make new friends through the Rookie Lifeguard scheme, as teamwork and peer support are crucial elements of the programme.
RLSS UK’s Survive & Save Programme is the lifesaving awards programme for teens and adults (12 years+). The awards are challenging but fun to complete and they are arranged into Bronze, Silver and Gold levels to ensure that you continue to develop your lifesaving skills as you progress through the awards.
The awards teach lifesaving rescue, self-rescue, survival, lifesaving sport skills and also develop swimming ability and fitness.
There are four award areas to achieve, the Medallion Awards, the Beach Awards, the Stillwater Awards and the Sport Awards and you can choose to specialise in one area or learn a broader range of skills by completing multiple awards.
The highest achievement in the Survive & Save Programme is the Distinction Award, which is awarded to those who achieve 3 Gold Level awards within a 24 month period.
RLSS UK created the Water Smart Award to establish an essential skill based programme, that as experts we consider everyone in the UK & Ireland should achieve to ensure safety and competence around water, which ultimately supports our ambition to prevent drownings.
It has been designed as a standalone award from our other water safety programmes and provides a gateway for participants go on to complete further awards to develop skills and knowledge to keep themselves and others safe whilst enjoying the water.
The award’s focus is on five main areas, these include:
As a RLSS Approved Training Provider (ATP), the Life Saving Club runs a lifeguarding unit for members holding a NPLQ qualification or Survive and Save Gold Medalion. In this unit members will learn advanced life saving techniques and can acure NPLQ on-going training hours required over two years before renewing their NPLQ qualification.
We teach the current NPLQ syllabus, Generation 9.
The club also runs National Pool Lifeguarding courses on a regular basis. These are available to club members who have normally been in continous membership for two years or more. These will be advertised within the club and members must complete the relevant application form for the course.
Application forms are below together with governing policies for Equality of Opportunities and Diversity; Malpractice and Maladminstration; Special Consideration and Reasonable Adjustment and procedures for Complaints and Appeals. The IQL policies are at the bottom of this page and you are encouraged to review these before the course.
The club has a section for Adults. Sessions are held for fun but if you want to learn some life saving then you can. You can do as much as you want or as little as you want. Just have fun and some exercise at the same time. Contact us for further information.
Our yearly Open Water Event takes place each June, with the latest taking place in June 2019.
