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Begin to Swim offers baby sensory sessions and beginner swimming lessons from 3 years +
Parent and Child lessons from 3 months- 2 years
Beginner and Improver lessons to SE Stage 4

24/10/2026

Don't forget! The clocks go back tonight.

See you at the pool, and enjoy your lie in! 🥳🐳

21/10/2026

🏊‍♀️ 5 reasons swimming is brilliant for home-educated children! 💦

Learning doesn't just happen at a desk! 📚

With more families choosing home education, swimming is a fantastic way to bring learning to life, build confidence and make connections beyond the home. Here's why! 💙

💪 1. Move & Grow

Swimming develops strength, balance, coordination and fitness. It's a brilliant way to include regular physical activity in a home education routine, while having lots of fun!

🧠 2. Learn Through Play

From understanding how water moves to exploring floating, sinking and movement, the pool is full of opportunities to learn. Swimming brings science, problem-solving and body awareness to life!

🤝 3. Connect & Belong

Home education can offer wonderful flexibility, but families may also be looking for opportunities to socialise. Swimming gives children the chance to meet others, take turns, work together and build friendships in a shared activity.

🌟 4. Confidence & Independence

Every little achievement matters! Whether it's putting their face in the water, floating independently or mastering a new skill, swimming helps children celebrate progress, develop resilience and believe in themselves.

💧 5. Lifesaving Skills for Life

Water safety is essential for every child. Learning how to move safely in the water, understanding water hazards and developing swimming skills can help children build vital knowledge that lasts a lifetime.

💙 Learning beyond the classroom

Every child learns differently, and swimming offers a wonderful opportunity to learn at their own pace, develop new skills and enjoy being active in a supportive environment.

Our new Home Education Swimming Class is here! Starts Friday 6th November. Sign up using the link in bio:

https://begintoswim-bookings.swimphony.io/online/dashboard

A chance to learn, grow, make connections and have fun in the water — because education comes in many forms!

19/10/2026

At Begin to Swim we recognise the importance of swimming for ALL children.

Children in mainstream schools have access to swimming lessons, but what about homeschooled children? We think homeschool children should have access too!

We've opened up a new lesson on a Friday morning, specifically designed for homeschool children. We have teachers experienced with SEN and nervous children, and we have a nice quiet pool with small classes waiting for you.

The classes start after half term on Friday morning at 10:30. We only have limited spaces and we have interested parents, so be quick to book before they all go.

19/10/2026

HALF TERM DATES

We are OPEN this week. All lessons going ahead, as planned on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday (25th October).

We are them closed for 1 week (26th October - 1st November).

Lessons start back again well commencing 2nd November.

We are in Derbyshire (just!), so we go by Derbyshire term dates. Our lucky swimmers from Nottinghamshire with 2 weeks off for half term can't get out of swimming lessons that easily! 😆

See you in the pool, Sharon and the team at Begin to Swim 🐳

16/10/2026

So you've seen all of our posts about baby swimming, but you're still a bit nervous?

Hopefully we can answer a few questions for you.

What to pack for swimming?

* Baby
* Disposable SWIM nappy (from Boots, or any supermarket)
* Dont swim in a normal nappy or it will try to soak up the whole pool
* Reusable swim nappy (Zoggs, splash about - try Vinted 👍🏼)
* Your swimming costume/shorts

What to pack for after swimming

* Towel for baby
* Towel for you
* New normal nappy to put on
* Warm clothes for baby (something that's easy to put on a slightly damp wriggly baby)
* Clothes for you (including underwear!)
* Snacks for afterwards (swimming is hungry work and babies/little ones get really hungry afterwards)

What are your changing rooms like?

* We have 8 individual changing cubicls, right next to the pool
* 2 of the changing cubicals have changing tables
* There are changing mats in every cubicle
* Please remove everything from the changing room after changing so others can use it.
* There are cubby holes for clothes/bags right at the side of the pool

What about my push chair/Pram

* We ask that you leave these outside the door. We are away from the road through a gate.

What about the lessons?

* We have a few steps to get into the pool, but we can hold baby while you get in (unless you're a ninja Mum/Dad/Grandparent and can climb over!)
* There are 8 parent/child combos in each class and we have the whole 5m X 10m pool to ourselves
* The pool is 0.77m deep, so you can easily put your feet down at all times
* You don't need to be able to swim
* We will sing, you are welcome to join in, but you don't have to

Please ask any other questions you have below and we'll try to answer them ☺️🐳

14/10/2026

Why is swimming so good for babies?

Would you love your baby to experience all of these benefits? We have spaces for babies from 12 weeks to 1 year in Sunday morning 9:30am lesson. Bring them in with Mum, Dad, or Grandparent and join in the fun.

Book here:

:
https://begintoswim-bookings.swimphony.io/online/dashboard

12/10/2026

Calling all new Mums, Dads, Grandparents, Aunties, God parents, besties....

Looking for a gift for the newest, littlest family member? Why not give them a gift that lasts a lifetime with swimming lessons.

We start from 12 weeks old with nice gentle water confidence sessions in the pool. We sing songs and have activities designed for babies to get them happy in the water. Led by qualified, experienced teachers in a lovely warm pool (it's about 30° most of the time).

We have lots of mermaids and merboys who started swimming with us from 12 weeks, and they are all super confident little swimmers now. It's the only sport that could save your life one day, and a skill that they will use for the rest of their lives.

Use the link to book sessions, or message us for any queries.

https://begintoswim-bookings.swimphony.io/online/dashboard

30/09/2026

please can friday swimmers check there emails/junk folders thankyou

28/09/2026

Please swimmers check your emails /junk box

Address

Cloudside Junior School
Sandiacre
NG105DE

Website

https://begintoswim-bookings.swimphony.io/

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