The National Plan for Teaching Swimming (NPTS) 2007 is the national syllabus produced by the ASA to assist and support the delivery of swimming lessons.
It is the most successful sports programme of its kind and the syllabus is currently being implemented in over 1,000 swimming programmes nationwide as well as being adopted overseas as a model of good practice.
The NPTS has been developed to use fun and games to take children from their first splash to full competence in the water via 10 stages but is underpinned throughout by Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) principles, with clear progression between each stage. The programme fully encompasses all aquatic disciplines, and incorporates Rookie Lifesaving in conjunction with the Royal Life-Saving Society.
The ‘swimmer pathway’ resulting from the revised syllabus provides more opportunity and variety for swimmers, as well as providing a smooth, progressive structure to take them through the stages. The ASA hopes this will improve the number of swimmers who continue to learn to swim in the later stages and provide a clear link into clubs for those who have completed or progressed well through the stages of the NPTS.
An NPTS e-newsletter has been developed and is available quarterly. The e-newsletter is specifically for the benefit of swimming providers delivering learn to swim programmes but will be of interest to anyone wanting to know about the NPTS. It provides examples of good practice from other programme operators and keeps you up-to-date on the ASA's developments. Please click here to subscribe to the newsletter.
For more information about the NPTS please click on the relevant links below or contact npts@swimming.org | 
