Membership

Joining our aquatics community extends beyond just support – as a member of the STA you’ll discover an environment dedicated to nurturing and advancing your career, whether you’re just starting out or have worked in the industry for years.

STA, as a national governing body for swimming and lifesaving, values all qualifications within leisure. So, whether you’ve trained with STA or another awarding organisation, we welcome you to join a professional network of over 20,000 international members.

Membership will give you professional recognition, and can be provided to all professionals within swimming teaching, first aid, lifeguarding and pool plant.


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Choose Your Membership Package

STA offers three types of membership for individuals.

  1. Associate Membership for aquatic professionals in the UK and Falkland Islands.
  2. Water Fitness Membership, a specialist insurance package for aquatic professionals teaching water-fitness activities in the UK.
  3. Overseas Membership, for aquatic professionals working outside of the UK who do not require insurance, and want access to all the other membership benefits STA offers.

Associate Membership
Annually
£44.00*
Suited to aquatic professionals located within the UK who require insurance.
Public liability insurance
Professional indemnity cover
10% discount on awards
Access to STA's resource area
On demand webinar recordings
Exclusive discount codes
Access to STA's marketing hub
Support from a professional organisation
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Water Fitness Membership
Annually
£10.00
Suited to aquatic professionals who require cover for Water Fitness © qualifications only.
Public liability insurance
Professional indemnity cover
10% discount on awards
Access to STA's resource area
On demand webinar recordings
Exclusive discount codes
Access to STA's marketing hub
Support from a professional organisation
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Overseas Membership
Annually
£10.00
Suited to aquatic professionals located outside the UK who do not reequire insurance.
Public liability insurance
Professional indemnity cover
10% discount on awards
Access to STA's resource area
On demand webinar recordings
Exclusive discount codes
Access to STA's marketing hub
Support from a professional organisation
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*STA Associate Membership fee of £44.00 is paid by Direct Debit and renewed automatically unless cancelled at least 10 days prior to renewal. Alternatively, subscriptions can be paid by credit/debit card at a fee of £49.00.

Insurance Included as Standard

As an aquatics professional providing a service, you may be held personally responsible for an injury to another person or damage to their property during the course of your work.

The STA Members Public liability insurance protects you when acting within the remit of your qualifications obtained or recognised by the STA.

If you are employed as a swimming teacher whatever discipline you are working within, it is strongly recommended to have your own insurance in place to protect you, as a claim can also be made against or diverted to you as an individual. It can also work as a contingency cover behind your employers swim school insurance.

If an incident was to occur, a third party such as a participant, parents / guardian or company can take legal action against you personally and without insurance in place, you would need to defend yourself, putting your personal assets at risk.

Members signing up to STA Associate Membership in the UK and Falkland Islands will receive the following insurance covers from Ault Insurance, which are underwritten by Allianz Insurance.

Public Liability Insurance (up to £10 million any one claim)

This cover includes:

  • Claims made by one of your members against another member
  • Claims made against you for a third parties’ bodily injury or damage to third party property
  • Claims against you for liability arising from your breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Professional Indemnity Insurance (up to £1 million any one claim)

This cover includes:

  • Claims made against you for negligence, breach of duty or care, breach of confidence or misuse of any information by you
  • Claims made against you for defamation or an infringement of intellectual property rights.

Want to check the fine print? View full details of insurance cover here.

Looking for Swim School Business Insurance Instead?

STA members can also benefit from a comprehensive, competitive and bespoke range of insurance packages for their clubs and swim schools in the UK to protect their business, arranged by Ault.

Contact Ault For a Quote

Are You Covered?

Do you know if you are personally covered as an aquatic professional if a claim was to be made against you in the workplace?

Do you need insurance?

This information is provided by Ault Insurance Brokers.

Summary of Benefits

Membership gives you access to a host of resources and benefits which will add value to your career. In addition to insurance, members have exclusive access to a library of educational, teaching and marketing resources via STA Online – including an extensive range of on-demand webinar recordings.

STA members also benefit from a number of exclusive discounts via the STA Swim-Shop, for example on STA’s Awards and STA’s national conference. In addition, STA has partnered with many leading leisure brands, who provide members with exclusive discount codes on their products and services via the members-only area on STA Online.

Underpinning all this is STA’s professional commitment to supporting members, as illustrated by our most recent NPS score, where we achieved an impressive score of 84% – with 87% of customers scoring STA’s products and services a 9 or a 10.

*Click here for details on which benefits are included within our various membership packages.

Access to Our Wide Range of Resources

ILSP Programme Resources

Get access to downloadable ticksheets, progression charts and seasonal lesson plans supporting the International Learn to Swim Programme (ILSP).

STAnley Resources

Get access to exclusive STAnley resources which include fun actvity and colouring in sheets for your swimmers.

Water Safety Resources

Gain access to our Water Safety Advice Booklet and children’s activity sheets which are a useful teaching aid on getting across the importance of water safety.

Guidance Documents

Get access to a range of guidance posters, risk assessments and informative guidance documentation.

Marketing Hub

Packed full of qualification brochures, career guides, watermarked images to use on your website as well as access to our exclusive marketing campaign resources.

On-demand Webinars

Access to over 100 on-demand webinars to up-skill your knowledge. This catelogue is constantly growing with topics ranging from qualification, swim schools, baby swimming and wellbeing.

Elevate Your Independent Swim School Business, Become a Swim Star Swim School

Joining the STA Swim Star family is easy – no matter the size of your business, this programme is simple and straightforward so you can stand out of the crowd sooner rather than later.

Benefits

  • Further 5% discount off STA awards
  • Network with other Swim Star Swim Schools in our exclusive Facebook group
  • Optional personalised branding on Swim Star Swim School marketing materials
  • STA product and service support
  • Feature on the Swim Star Swim School search engine on www.sta.co.uk so parents can find you easily
  • Trade prices on Konfidence products
  • Free success trackers for every learner so they can track their swimming journey
  • Up to 10% discount off Ault Insurance upon completion of STAmark

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Frequently Asked Questions

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