SwimLearn Achieve brings high-quality, National Curriculum aligned swimming and water safety directly to primary schools, using a heated pop-up pool in a secure enclosed structure, delivered on-site by qualified instructors. It removes the common barriers of transport, cost and timetabling that prevent many schools from delivering consistent swimming programmes.
Watch how our on-site pop-up pool helps schools deliver curriculum swimming without the disruption of off-site travel.
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Delivery Partner
Proud To Deliver The Swim:ED Programme
SwimLearn Achieve works in partnership with Swim:ED to bring high-quality school swimming and water safety directly onto primary school sites. The Swim:ED model removes the usual barriers of off-site travel, transport planning and lost lesson time by delivering a heated pop-up pool, qualified instruction and structured swimming provision within the school environment.
Through this partnership, we help schools access a complete, practical and curriculum-aligned swimming solution that supports pupil confidence, participation and progress in the water.
Proven Impact
Through the Swim:ED Model
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Schools Supported
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Pupils Reached
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Making Measurable Progress
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12 max
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Figures from the Swim:ED 2024/25 Impact Report show the wider programme model behind SwimLearn Achieve.
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On-Site Swimming, Delivered for Your School
Swimming and Water Safety, on Your School Site
SwimLearn Achieve brings swimming and water safety directly to your school. No more transport planning, lost lesson time, or off-site timetabling. The pool comes to you, so children spend more time learning and less time travelling.
You get a safe, supervised environment delivered on the playground, with qualified instructors, lifeguard support, and a programme that fits around your timetable.
Pupil progress is tracked against national curriculum outcomes for swimming and water safety, giving schools clear reporting for parents, governors, and inspectors.
Bringing the pool onto your school site changes what a swimming programme can deliver. It removes the travel and admin that eat into lesson time, keeps pupils learning in a safe and familiar setting with qualified instructors, and gives you clear progress information for every child.
More Learning Time
On-site delivery means pupils spend less time travelling and more time actually swimming, so every session delivers maximum learning and progress.
Less Travel and Admin
No transport planning, no off-site timetables, no permission slip chasing. We handle the logistics so your staff can focus on teaching.
Safe On-Site Provision
The pool operates under comprehensive safety procedures, with qualified lifeguard support and a secure, supervised environment on your own school site.
Qualified Swim Delivery
Sessions are delivered by qualified swimming instructors who understand primary school settings and how to build confidence in the water.
Progress Tracking and Reporting
Each pupil's progress is tracked against national curriculum outcomes for swimming and water safety, with clear reporting for schools and parents.
Inclusive Access for More Children
On-site delivery helps more pupils take part consistently, including those who struggle with off-site travel, giving every child the opportunity to learn to swim.
The Facility
A Dedicated Indoor Facility on Your Site
SwimLearn Achieve uses an enclosed, purpose-built pool structure that sits securely on the school site for the duration of the programme. It is designed to feel like a dedicated indoor facility, not a temporary setup.
The structure supports safe, calm, and organised sessions. Entry and exit are controlled, with 24/7 video surveillance. The internal space is bright and private, with surfaces chosen for slip prevention and easy cleaning.
The enclosed layout helps with supervision and safeguarding: staff can manage movement in and out of the space effectively throughout the school day.
The Facility
Secure Indoor Pool Structure
Our temporary indoor pool structure is designed to give schools a safe, secure and professional swimming environment on their own site. It protects the pool area, supports smooth delivery, and helps pupils learn in a calm, controlled space without the disruption of travelling off site.
The structure helps create a dedicated swimming space within the school grounds, giving pupils a clear separation between the normal school day and their swimming lesson. It also gives staff, parents and school leaders confidence that the programme is being delivered in a controlled environment with appropriate access, supervision and operational checks in place.
This approach allows schools to offer swimming and water safety in a more practical way, while reducing the pressure that usually comes with organising transport, external pool bookings and off-site timetables.
We work with specialist structure providers who understand temporary school-based installations. Their experience helps ensure the pool environment is planned, installed and managed with the right level of care, safety and professionalism from the start.
The pool is housed inside a temporary indoor structure designed to keep the swimming area enclosed, protected and controlled. Lockable access points help safeguard the space outside lesson times, giving schools confidence that the facility is secure while on site.
The setup is planned around the school environment to reduce disruption. Installation is completed by suitable specialists, with the aim of getting the pool and structure ready safely, efficiently and with minimal impact on the normal school day.
The structure and pool setup are planned with safety at the centre. Site checks, risk assessments and operating procedures are used to make sure the facility is suitable, supervised and ready for children to take part in swimming and water safety sessions.
Support does not stop once the structure is in place. The delivery model includes ongoing checks, communication and practical support so that the programme can run smoothly, safely and professionally throughout its time on the school site.
The Swim:ED Difference
Not All Pop-Up Pools Are Created Equal
A heated pool is only the beginning.
Bringing a swimming pool onto a school site is only part of the solution. The quality of the structure, the environment around the pool, the way it is installed and the support behind the programme all shape what pupils actually experience.
Swim:ED is designed as a complete school swimming environment, with the structure, teaching, safety framework and support built around the needs of schools and their pupils.
The Structure
More Than a Marquee
The structure surrounding the pool is a major part of the swimming environment. It shapes how the space feels, how it is secured, and how calmly sessions can run.
Alternative Temporary Set-Up
A functional temporary solution
A lightweight marquee can provide a functional temporary enclosure for an above-ground swimming pool, protecting the immediate pool area from the weather and creating a defined space for lessons. However, the structure itself remains a temporary vinyl system. Depending on the installation, it may rely on external ballast such as water-filled barrels or weighted bags rather than being rigidly fixed to a prepared structural base. The images below highlight some of these different temporary construction methods and how they compare with the purpose-designed Swim:ED environment.
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A purpose-designed swimming environment
Swim:ED creates a purpose-designed swimming environment around the pool rather than simply enclosing it within a temporary marquee. The structure uses a rigid frame, solid wall panels, glazed entrance doors and controlled access points to create a more substantial and enclosed facility on the school site. Its construction provides a defined internal environment designed specifically around the delivery of swimming lessons, with the pool, surrounding space, access and internal surfaces considered together as part of the installation. The result is a dedicated school swimming environment that feels and functions much more like an indoor facility than a temporary event structure.
The Details
Built Differently
The most important differences are often found in the details around the pool, not in the pool itself.
Structure
Typical Temporary Set-Up
This lightweight vinyl enclosure is stabilised using water-filled barrels rather than being rigidly fixed to a prepared structural base. It provides a functional temporary cover, but it demonstrates the difference between a weighted marquee system and the solid, purpose-designed structure used for the Swim:ED environment.
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The Swim:ED structure uses a rigid frame, solid wall panels and lockable glazed doors to create a purpose-designed swimming environment. Installed by specialist structure providers on a suitable school-site surface, it provides a more substantial and controlled enclosure than the lightweight weighted marquee systems shown above.
Ground and Flooring
Typical Temporary Set-Up
Here the pool is positioned directly over a grass surface, with interlocking foam mats used to create a basic temporary floor around part of the pool. It provides a usable short-term set-up, but it is different from a purpose-prepared, consistent surface designed specifically for a swimming environment.
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Every Swim:ED installation begins with a site suitability assessment covering the available surface, space, access and utilities. The swimming environment is then prepared with appropriate internal surfaces selected for regular use, cleaning and slip prevention rather than relying on an improvised grass and foam-mat floor.
Space and Access
Typical Temporary Set-Up
The pool sits very close to the surrounding marquee, leaving little usable space along the sides and restricting movement around the perimeter. This can limit where instructors position themselves for teaching and supervision, while also making it harder to reach different sides of the pool quickly when assistance or an emergency response is required.
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The Swim:ED environment is designed to provide controlled entry, exit and usable space around the swimming area. This gives staff greater freedom to position themselves for teaching and supervision and supports quicker access around the pool when assistance is needed.
The Complete Programme
And the Difference Doesn't Stop at the Pool
Swim:ED is a school swimming programme, not just equipment delivered to a site. The pool and the structure are the visible part. Around them sit the teaching, safety framework and support that make the programme work.
More Comes as Standard with Swim:ED
Facility
The physical swimming environment
Heated pop-up pool, approximately 10 metres by 5 metres and 1.2 metres deep
Secure, enclosed structure with lockable access
Bright, private internal space
Surfaces chosen for slip prevention and easy cleaning
Setup and maintenance handled throughout the programme
Delivery
Teaching and programme delivery
Qualified swimming instructors, experienced in primary settings
National Curriculum aligned swimming and water safety lessons
45-minute lessons, 15 lessons per programme
Small groups of no more than 12 children
Water safety theory and safe self-rescue skills
Safety
The operational and safeguarding framework
Qualified lifeguard support throughout all sessions
Pool Safety Operating Procedure, Normal Operating Procedure and Emergency Action Plan
Risk assessments completed for every site and reviewed before each programme
DBS-checked, first aid qualified staff
Controlled entry and exit, with 24/7 video surveillance
Progress
Assessment, tracking and reporting
Each pupil tracked against National Curriculum outcomes
Clear reporting for parents, governors and inspectors
Covers 25 metres unaided, strokes, water safety theory and safe self-rescue
School Support
Planning and ongoing support
Site suitability check before setup
Programme planned around your timetable, class groups and term dates
No transport, permission slips or off-site admin for your staff
Ongoing checks, communication and practical support throughout
We're Not Delivering a Pool. We're Delivering Your School's Swimming Programme.
From the environment pupils swim in, to the people teaching them and the progress information your school receives, Swim:ED brings the complete programme onto your school site.
Delivered locally by Achieve Sports Academy, in partnership with Swim:ED.
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How Strong Is Your School Swimming Provision?
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What Will Your School Review?
Curriculum Planning
How your swimming curriculum is planned and prepared around the needs of your pupils.
Lesson Delivery
How swimming lessons are delivered to support effective learning and progression in the water.
Tracking Attainment
How pupil progress and attainment in swimming and water safety are monitored.
Reporting Progress
How swimming assessment and achievement information is reported and communicated.
See where your current provision is strongest and identify where there may be opportunities to improve.
We learn about your school, answer your questions, and explain how the programme fits around your timetable and curriculum.
Site Suitability Check
We visit your school to assess the space, access, and any site requirements for the pool structure.
ProgrammePlanning
We design a swimming programme that matches your curriculum goals, class groups, and term dates.
Pool and Structure Setup
The heated pop-up pool and secure enclosure are delivered and set up on your school site.
Swimming and Water Safety Delivery
Qualified instructors deliver curriculum-aligned sessions with lifeguard support throughout.
Progress Reporting
You receive clear data on each pupil's progress against swimming and water safety outcomes.
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Step 01
Initial Conversation
We learn about your school, answer your questions, and explain how the programme fits around your timetable and curriculum.
Step 02
Site Suitability Check
We visit your school to assess the space, access, and any site requirements for the pool structure.
Step 03
Programme Planning
We design a swimming programme that matches your curriculum goals, class groups, and term dates.
Step 04
Pool and Structure Setup
The heated pop-up pool and secure enclosure are delivered and set up on your school site.
Step 05
Swimming and Water Safety Delivery
Qualified instructors deliver curriculum-aligned sessions with lifeguard support throughout.
Step 06
Progress Reporting
You receive clear data on each pupil's progress against swimming and water safety outcomes.
Progress and Outcomes
What Schools Can Track
Pupil progress can be tracked against national curriculum outcomes for swimming and water safety, with clear reporting for schools and parents.
Swimming 25 Metres Unaided
Building the stamina and technique to swim confidently across a measured distance.
Performing a Range of Strokes
Developing competence in front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke.
Understanding Water Safety Theory
Learning how to stay safe in and around water, including open water awareness.
Performing Safe Self-Rescue
Practising essential skills such as floating, treading water, and how to call for help.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Swim Learn Achieve brings swimming and water safety directly onto your school site, using the Swim:ED heated on-site pool environment and delivered by qualified instructors. There is no off-site travel, so pupils spend more of their time in the water.
Swimming and water safety are taught together throughout the programme. Pupils develop swimming skills and water confidence, build safer behaviours around water, and work towards the National Curriculum swimming and water safety outcomes.
The provision comes to the school rather than pupils travelling out. The pool is erected and managed directly on your school site, so there is no coach travel and no off-site timetabling.
That means less learning time lost to travel, less disruption to the school day, and less of the administration that comes with organising off-site swimming, from transport arrangements to permission slip chasing. Organisation stays simple for your staff.
The pool is a managed, supervised swimming environment housed in a secure lockable structure on the playground. At approximately 10 metres by 5 metres, and approximately 1.2 metres deep throughout, it is sized for small group swimming lessons at primary level, where staff can support pupils in the water.
Delivery operates under a Pool Safety Operating Procedure, Normal Operating Procedure and Emergency Action Plan. A risk assessment is completed for every site and reviewed before each programme begins, and qualified lifeguard support is included throughout all sessions.
Progress is tracked against the National Curriculum outcomes for swimming and water safety throughout the programme.
Schools receive clear reporting on each pupil's progress, which can be shared with parents, governors and other school stakeholders.
We handle the setup, maintenance and delivery. The school provides access to a suitable area of playground or field, and a standard electrical supply.
Before setup we complete a site suitability check covering space, access, surface and utility requirements. That check confirms whether your site can accommodate the pool, what preparation, if any, is needed, and the exact specifications for your school.
Each session is led by qualified swimming instructors experienced in delivering National Curriculum swimming to primary-age pupils, with trained lifeguard support throughout.
All delivery staff hold enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and are first aid qualified.
School Feedback
What Schools Value About On-Site Swimming
Schools that have run on-site swimming keep returning to the same points. Less disruption and cost around the programme, more time in the water and more confident swimmers, and clearer progress information to share with parents, governors and inspectors.
Less Travel Disruption
Schools tell us that removing the need to travel to a leisure centre reduces organisation time for staff and keeps pupils focused on learning. No more late buses or lost lesson time.
More Swimming, Less Waiting
With the pool on site, pupils spend more of each lesson actually in the water. Teachers see better progress because every minute counts.
Growing Water Confidence
Children who were anxious about swimming in an unfamiliar setting gain confidence in the calm, familiar surroundings of their own school. Teachers notice the difference.
Stronger Attendance and Engagement
On-site swimming removes barriers like permission slips and transport, helping more pupils take part consistently. Attendance stays high throughout the programme.
Clearer Insight Into Progress
Progress data against curriculum outcomes gives schools a clear picture of what pupils can do, useful for reporting to parents, governors, and inspectors.
Better Value for Schools
On-site swimming reduces transport costs, lost learning time, and admin-heavy off-site planning. Schools get a focused swimming programme delivered directly on site, helping make every lesson count.
These themes are based on feedback from schools participating in Swim:ED partner programmes across the UK and reflect the experiences reported by schools using the same model delivered locally by Achieve Sports Academy.
See It in Action
All Videos
These videos feature Swim:ED partner schools across the UK using the same programme delivered locally by Achieve Sports Academy.
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Swim:ED Partner Progressive Sports Bristol on ITV West Country
Local Delivery Areas
Our Four Local Territories
SwimLearn Achieve supports primary schools across four local territories. By focusing on these areas, we respond quickly, plan efficiently, and keep delivery reliable and high-quality for every school.
Select a territory below to explore our local SwimLearn Achieve delivery areas.
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