OUR LESSONS

Find their spark.
Or rediscover yours.

From pre-school play to confident lengths. Choose a swimming pathway that fits.

Staff supporting a child on a green float during a themed swimming lesson
A young swimmer in blue goggles practising with orange buoyancy aids

AGES 3–4

Pre-school Ducklings

A playful first chapter. Water confidence, pool safety and first swimming skills.

Meet Ducklings
A girl sitting beside the pool, looking towards a group lesson taking place in the water

AGES 5–16

School-age lessons

Six characters to meet. Six stages to grow through, from Octopus to Club Ready Shark.

Meet the characters
An adult swimmer in a pink swimming cap at a pool ladder

AGES 16+

Adult lessons

Your first length or your next goal. Begin, build confidence and develop your technique.

Explore adult lessons
Children practising first aid with an RLSS UK instructor and a training manikin

AGES 8–12 · ROBERT GORDON’S COLLEGE ONLY

Rookie Lifeguard

Discover water safety, teamwork and lifesaving through RLSS UK’s Rookie Lifeguard Pool programme.

Explore Rookie Lifeguard

WAYS TO SWIM

The support that suits you.

GROUP LESSONS

Small class.
Plenty of encouragement.

A maximum of 6 swimmers per class, with a teacher and an assistant in every standard group.

Explore our pools
PRIVATE LESSONS

Time focused
on your swimmer.

One-to-one teaching or shared private lessons, shaped around the swimmer’s confidence, abilities and goals.

Ask about private lessons
Premium groups at selected pools

A maximum of 3 swimmers per class, led by a teacher. Available at Thainstone House, Netherdale House, Landmark Health & Fitness and Edinburgh Hotel Holyrood.

See lesson prices

CATCH-UP LESSONS · ALL VENUES

Miss a lesson? Catch up.

Mark your swimmer absent in the parent portal, then use a catch-up credit to book another lesson. Subject to space and booking rules.

Up to 5 catch-up creditsper swimmer, per year

How catch-ups work

LET’S GET STARTED

Ready for your next splash?

Find a pool, choose a lesson and take the next step.