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Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation is a quality mark for swim schools and operators delivering the Learn to Swim Programme. Learn to Swim Accreditation recognises excellence in governance, sustainability and effectiveness and raises the profile of your Learn to Swim Programme offer.

This includes swim schools, school swimming programmes, local authority operators, leisure trusts, private leisure providers and multi-site organisations.

Once Accredited, you will receive a certificate, personalised plaque and the Swim England Accredited Provider logo. These quality marks can be displayed at your facility and used on all your promotional material to help parents and learners identify you as a Learn to Swim Accredited Provider.

You are able to complete the Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation either as a standalone assessment or as an additional standard alongside a one-day Quest Assessment.

To achieve the Accreditation, you will need to select one of the assessment options below.

Standalone Assessment

The ‘Standalone Assessment’ is approximately half a day review of your current practices and procedures with an experienced assessor; and must take place when your swimming lesson programme is running.

If you choose this option, we will confirm a date and assign an assessor to your facility and the process can begin. 

If you would like to complete a Standalone Assessment, please complete a copy of our application form: Swim England Learn to Swim Application Form

The cost will be £595 plus VAT and once achieved the award lasts for two years.

Module Guidance Notes:

• Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation

Quest Assessment with Additional Standard

Facilities can also complete the Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation, as an additional standard alongside a one-day Quest Assessment.

The accreditation will be partially assessed at the one-day assessment, with the remainder completed online within a two-week window.

If you would like to complete a Quest Assessment, please complete a copy of our online application form: Quest Application Form

The cost for Quest with Swim England as an additional standard is £1495 Plus VAT, and the award lasts for two years.

Module Guidance Notes:

• SPLUS28 Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation
• Operations 4 - Compliance Declaration

Corporate Accreditation

Larger organisations can choose to accredit the whole of their facilities to ‘Swim England Learn to Swim’.

Any organisation with four or more eligible facilities can apply to be assessed as a ‘multi-site’:

• Organisations with between four and 14 sites, three facilities will be assessed
• Organisations with 15 plus sites, 20% of the organisation’s facilities will be assessed.

If all facilities pass, the whole organisation passes. On renewal of the accreditation different centres will be sampled, with new centres to the organisation being completed as priority.

The assessment process can still be undertaken either by the standalone assessment or via a Quest Plus assessment.

Achieving the Accreditation

To achieve the Swim England Learn to Swim Accreditation

• You must pass all individual questions in the Swim England Learn to Swim module
• You must pass the Compliance Declaration.

By achieving the award, you will receive a certificate from Swim England to showcase your achievement.

Introduction

The new "Exercise Referral Standard" was launched back in September 2022 and aims to provide a set of quality operating standards to help drive improvements and consistency in scheme delivery. It will include a review of the exercise referral scheme policies and procedures in conjuction with an observation of the delivery of the scheme.

• The Standard can be completed as an additional standard with a Quest Assessment, or as an independent standalone assessment.
• Please click the link for our webinar presentation from August, which explains the Standard in more detail: Exercise Referral Standard Webinar - August 2022

To achieve the Exercise Referral Standard you will need to select one of the following options:

Standalone Assessment

• The Standalone Assessment is a 1-day review of your current practices and procedures with an experienced Assessor.
• If you choose this option, we will confirm a date and assign an assessor to your facility and the process can begin. 
• If you would like to complete a Standalone Assessment, please complete a copy of our application form: Exercise Referral Standard - Application
• The cost will be £650 plus VAT and once achieved the Standard lasts for two years.

Module Guidance Notes:

• Exercise Referral Standard

Quest Assessment with Additional Standard

• The "Exercise Referral Standard" has also been incorporated as an additional standard in ‘Quest’
• It will be partially assessed at the one-day assessment, with the remainder completed online within a two-week window.
• If you would like to complete a Quest Assessment, please complete a copy of our online application form: Quest Application Form
• The cost for Quest with Exercise Referral as an additional standard is £1495 Plus VAT, and the standard lasts for two years.

Module Guidance Notes:

• GPLUS38 - Exercise Referral Standard

Achieving the Standard

To achieve the Standard:

• Pass all ‘Essential’ questions in Exercise Referral Standard
• Achieve Very Good or above in Exercise Referral Standard

By completing the Standard, you will receive a certificate to showcase your achievement.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the Exercise Referral Standard, please contact the Quest Team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Introduction

The new "Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard" replaced the Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) back in September 2022 and has been co-written between Activity Alliance and Quest. The aim is to help leisure operators provide more inclusive and accessible physical activity opportunities for people from a range of inequality groups. The new standard is similar to IFI and covers accessible facilities and services offered. 

• The Standard can be completed as an addition to a one-day Quest Assessment, or as an independent standalone assessment.
• Please click the link for our webinar presentation from August, which explains the Standard in more detail:
  • Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard Webinar - August 2022

To achieve the Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard you will need to select one of the following options:

Standalone Assessment

• The Standalone Assessment is a 1-day review of your current practices and procedures with an experienced Assessor.
•  If you choose this option, we will confirm a date and assign an assessor to your facility and the process can begin. 
• If you would like to complete a Standalone Assessment, please complete a copy of our application form: Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard - Application
• The cost will be £650 plus VAT and once achieved the Standard lasts for two years.

Module Guidance Notes:

• Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard
• Operations 4 - Compliance Declaration

Quest Assessment

• The "Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard" has also been incorporated as two modules in ‘Quest’, which are "Driving Participation" and "Accessible Facilities".
• The "Driving Participation" module is included as a Day 1 module, and is completed by all facilities. The "Accessible Facilities" module needs to be selected as an additional standard and is completed as part of the mystery visit.
• If you would like to complete a Quest Assessment, please complete a copy of our online application form: Quest Application Form
• The cost for Quest with Tackling Inequalities as an additional standard is £1420 Plus VAT, and the standard lasts for two years.
• Please note you will not be awarded the separate Tackling Inequalities in Leisure Standard just for completing the 1-Day Quest assessment.

Module Guidance Notes:

• Driving Participation - Coming Soon
• Accessible Facilities
• Compliance Declaration

Achieving the Standard

To achieve the Standard:

• You must achieve at least a ‘Very Good’ banding in Driving Participation
• You must achieve at least a ‘Very Good’ banding in Accessible Facilities
• You must pass the Compliance Declaration.

By completing the standard, you will receive a certificate to showcase your achievement.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the Tackling Inequalties in Leisure Standard, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.