Haringey Aquatics' Northumberland Park Community Programme at Duke's Aldridge Academy

 

Learning to swim - why do it?

Swimming is a fun and healthy activity that you can enjoy on your own or with friends and family, on holiday or regularly throughout the year. It’s great for children’s development and helps keep heart and lungs healthy, improves stamina, strength, flexibility and co-ordination and boosts confidence and self-esteem.

Being able to swim opens the door to a whole range of other leisure activities like diving, surfing, wind surfing, open water swimming, scuba diving, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, water polo, artistic swimming and triathlon. Keen swimmers who enjoy competition can pursue some of these activities competitively. 

Competent swimmer may also have opportunities to train as a lifeguard, swimming teacher or coach as well as part-time or full-time employment in leisure centres, aquatics clubs and pools.

And last but not least, swimming is a vitally important life skill for everyone: sadly, drowning continues to be a significant cause of accidental death of young people and adults in the UK.

 

Our Northumberland Park Community Programme

Sessions are held at the pool in the sports block of Duke’s Aldridge Academy (formerly Northumberland Park Community School, London N17).

Our sessions for children and young people

Learn to swim

Rookie Lifeguards

School Holiday Programmes​

Our sessions for adults

Women-only

Mixed Adults Swimming Classes 

 

 

Learn to swim at Duke's Aldridge Academy

Our curriculum at Dukes Aldridge Academy in Northumberland Park covers Stages 1-7 of the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework and provides the first steps for swimmers embarking on the exciting journey into the world of aquatics – see link to Swim England website below. Stages 1 – 7 of the framework equip swimmers with the skills to be confident, competent and safe in the water, as well as developing basic techniques across a range of strokes. Children must be at least four years old.  

https://www.swimming.org/learntoswim/swim-england-learn-to-swim-framework/ 

Location: Dukes Aldridge Academy

Timetable: Term-time only (for holiday provision see School Holiday Programme)

 

Fees:  

• £5 per half hour session per week, aggregated for payment purposes into 5-7 weeks blocks according to the number of weeks in any half term period.

 

How to join

Please click on the link to complete and submit the form ‘How to join Haringey Aquatics’. One of our team will contact you to arrange a trial to assess the correct entry level and answer any queries.

 

 

Rookie lifeguard programme

Our Rookie Lifeguard programme offers young people an opportunity to explore water safety, gradually gaining independence and confidence while learning vital life skills. Our programme will inspire and encourage your child, helping them keep themselves, their friends and their family safe in the water through a range of fun activities that lead to a series of awards.

The programme is aimed at children who are able to swim 25 metres and tread water competently. 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 novice swimmers and progressing to the level where our Rookie Lifeguards perform impressive lifesaving tows.

Location: Duke’s Aldridge Academy 

Timetable: Term-time only

 

Fees: 

• £5 per half hour session per week, aggregated for payment purposes into 5-7 weeks blocks according to the number of weeks in any half term period.

How to join

Please click on the link to complete and submit the form ‘How to join Haringey Aquatics’. One of our team will contact you to arrange a trial to assess the correct entry level and answer any queries.

 

 

School holiday programme

We offer crash courses and swim clinics in most school holidays for children and young people covering Stages 1-7 of the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework – see link to Swim England website below. Stages 1 – 7 of the framework equip swimmers with the skills to be confident, competent and safe in the water, as well as developing basic techniques across a range of strokes. Children must be at least four years old.  

Location: Dukes Aldridge Academy 

Timetable: School holidays only (except Christmas)

Fees:

• £6 per half hour session.

How to join

Text Sharon on 07947 517003 or email on [email protected] 

 

 

Women-only swimming

We run relaxed and friendly swimming sessions for beginners (shallow end) and improvers (deep end). Our instructors aim to get you swimming if you are a beginner and to improve your technique if you can already swim. You can also join our sessions if you would like to swim independently without instruction.

During these sessions, all of our staff members are female and the pool is not overlooked.

The sessions are for girls and women aged 14+ years.

Location: Duke’s Aldridge Academy

Timetable: Term-time only

Fees:

• We offer short blocks of 45-minute lessons, typically between five and seven lessons in a block. The total cost of a block is the number of lessons x £6.
• We accept payment by online banking/banking app (we will provide the club’s account details when you book).

How to Join

Please text Lesle on 07939 211260 or email [email protected] for more details about the sessions and to book a block of lessons. We often have a waiting list for beginners but usually have spaces for improvers, please text or email to be added to a group for dates and cancellations.