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Swimming Coach and Team Manager Conferences 2018

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During February and March  the South East Region will be hosting in conjunction with Swim England Talent team a Strength and conditioning workshop for swimming coaches and a Swimming Coaches and Team Manager conference. Please see the attached booking form and full agenda for further information. S and C coach Workshop and County Conference

County Coach and Team Manager Agenda

On the 10th June the region will be hosting the England Talent Regional Coaches conference. This conference is aimed at level 2 coaches, other coaches are welcome. Please see the links for the full agenda and booking form;

Regional conference booking form

Regional Conference Programme 2018

Swimathon Foundation Community Grants 2018 – Applications open

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The Swimathon Foundation Community Grants Scheme offers funding to groups and individuals who provide and promote swimming in their local community. The Foundation is passionate about encouraging people to get involved with swimming, which it hopes to encourage even further with its Community Grants.

Grants vary from £500 to £2,500 and will only be awarded to organisations supported by pools that are participating in Swimathon. The grants are administered by Swim England and the Swimming Trust and are awarded on an annual basis.

Applications for 2018 will open on February 1, 2018 and close at 5pm on March 19, 2018.

For more details and information on how to apply please click here.

Synchro Judge and Coach update sessions

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Saturday 27th January – 10.00am – 4.00pm:

Judge Upskill – this session will be aimed at Judges but anyone is welcome.  The session will explain the proposed changes to the Judging system followed by information about the new Fina Age Group figures and new Fina Technical Elements and how they are judged.

Sunday 28th January – 10.00am – 6.00pm:

Coaches Update – this session is aimed at coaches and poolside helpers but anyone is welcome.  The session will explain how to coach the new Fina Age Group figures and new Fina Junior Technical Elements.

This session will be in two parts: 10.00am – 3.00pm will be classroom based and 4.00pm – 6.00pm will be on the poolside coaching swimmers during a Reading Royals Club session at Central Swimming Pool. Jenny will lead the session on the poolside, it will be Jenny coaching the coaches who coach the swimmers so people can put it into practice what has been learnt or discussed earlier in the day.

Please complete and return the bottom part of the booking form below and payment no later than Monday 22nd January 2018 to Di Hughes

SE Regional Upskill Application Form

John White (Thanet SC) awarded UK Coaching Lifetime Achievement Award

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The 2017 UK Coaching Awards took place last night. John White from Thanet SC was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.

After receiving the Award John said: “I am shocked to have been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. It’s a great honour to have even been nominated with some of the greatest coaches in the country. What a fitting end to my career, to win this just before I retire.”

The 80-year-old has dedicated his life to swimming, putting 43 years of coaching into the sport and developing three clubs in East Kent. He celebrated his birthday just four days ago and will be retiring this month following a long and successful coaching career.

John’s coaching skills have helped develop swimmers in Thanet, with many advancing to compete at all levels including international.

As well as helping swimmers to progress he has also helped to develop many coaches and volunteers. He affectionately refers to these people as “his angels”, many of whom have completed aquatic accredited qualifications and taken up paid employment in swimming across the world.

For more details please click here.

Swim England South East Seeks Regional Chairman

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Applications are invited from suitably experienced individuals for the role of Chairman of the Regional Management Board for Swim England South East Region. Please see the advert & role description .

This is an opportunity to influence and lead the future development of aquatics at all levels of the sport within the Region.

The Chairman presides over the monthly meetings of the Regional Management Board and the Annual Council Meeting, and works with the Board members to manage the business of the region.

The successful applicant should demonstrate good leadership and management skills, have operated at a senior strategic level and have experience of managing change.
The appointment is for a four-year term from April 2018. The role of Chairman is voluntary with all expenses paid.

Applications submitted in the form of a résumé and a covering statement demonstrating how the applicants meet the job requirements will be welcomed from suitably qualified candidates.

For more information about this position or to apply contact: [email protected]
The closing date for applications is 02 February 2018.

Swim England Volunteer Satisfaction Survey 2017 launched

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Swim England has launched its 2017 Volunteer Satisfaction Survey to get feedback about experiences of volunteering in swimming and aquatics.

Swim England recognise the vital role that volunteers play in the success of our sports Those people who give up their time at local, regional and national levels are integral to the work that we do.

To make sure that our volunteers are able to do the best job that they can, we need their feedback. Each year the Volunteer Satisfaction Survey identifies all of the things we are doing right and highlights any areas in which our volunteers feel they could use a little extra help.

Help us to improve the service we offer

We would encourage all Swim England volunteers to complete the survey. You could be an individual who helps out at your club a couple of hours a week. You might attend every Swim England national event. Whatever your role we want to hear from you. Your feedback is essential to judging where we are at the moment and what more we could do to support you and future volunteers.

Please help us improve the service we offer you by completing the survey. The survey will remain open until midnight on Wednesday 15 November 2017 and should take around 10-15 minutes to complete.

  • Click here to complete the Volunteer Satisfaction Survey 2017.

The answers you provide will help us to shape the work and priorities of our Volunteer Engagement department. Your answers will be treated in confidence, in accordance with the Market Research Society’s Code of Conduct, so please be as honest as possible.

If you would like to know more about how we use this information, please contact [email protected].

Swim England South East Vice-President 2017/18

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The Regional Management Board is seeking suggestions or nominations for a person to serve as Vice-President of the Region.  The person appointed will succeed Eileen Adams as President at the Annual Council meeting in September 2018, and will serve in that office for one year.

The President is the ceremonial head of the sport in the Region.  He or she presents medals and awards at regional events, represents the Region at national events and can expect to be invited to make presentations at County and other events. This is a voluntary position, but travelling and other expenses will be reimbursed.

Suggestions, attaching a short CV for the person concerned, should be sent by Bryony Gibbs, Regional Office Manager by email ([email protected]) no later than 15 November 2017.

Team Manager Presenter Training

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Are you an experienced Team Manager? Would you like to become a module 1 presenter to support your club, county or region? We will be running a Team Manager Presenter day on Saturday 21st October at Guildford Spectrum. Following this course you will be able to put on your own courses at your convenience. To attend the day you will need to complete a booking form and the Team Manager specification document which can be found below.

Team Manager module 1presenter training

Team Manager- Presenter Specification – Module 1

Annual Council Meeting and Development Morning – 16 September

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This years Swim England South East Annual Council Meeting will be held on Saturday 16th September at Holiday Inn Guildford.

To complement the Annual Council Meeting this year we will be running a development morning for club personnel. This will include a choice of workshops:

  • Club Structures – Incorporation and Charity Status
  • The use of Social Media within Clubs
  • Swimming Officials Forum – FINA rules update, Training, Mentoring and Information flow

For full details and a copy of the booking form please click here.

Annual Report 2016 / 2017

Full details about the Annual Council Meeting can be found here.

Senior Coach 2017 (previously known as level 3)

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Applications for the Senior Coach 2017 course have now opened through the IoS online. Applications will remain open until 1st September 2017.

Successful applicants will be required to attend an induction weekend to formally start the programme on the 18th and 19th November and will then be expected to attend 2 further learning days during the programme.

For more information go to IOS on line.

We are recruiting a Swimming Technical Officials Regional Training and Development Co-ordinator

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Swim England South East is inviting expressions of interest for the role of Swimming Technical Officials Regional Training and Development Co-ordinator

Within the Region, training and development of officials is largely carried out within the Counties, so liaison with the County Organisers will be an important part of the work.

The Co-ordinator will report in to the Swimming Manager and be a member of the Swim England South East Swimming Group and invited to attend Swim England South East Development Group meetings. (Most meetings are run across the Internet)

The purpose, responsibilities and competencies are apply across all Regions.

Expressions of interest, covering relative experience, should be sent to the Region Office Manager [email protected] by 12th August 2017.