Active Luton<\/a> trained 64 female swimming teachers through their Level One and Two Swim England Qualifications in 2019, with 21 of the newly qualified teachers having BAME heritage.<\/p>\nActive Luton has also timetabled women-only and women and children-only sessions at all of its pools, to be respectful to Muslim cultural and religious beliefs.<\/p>\n
Carol Trower, Workforce Development Training Manager at Active Luton, said: \u201cLuton is a highly diverse, multicultural area and we are committed to making swimming inclusive and available to all.<\/p>\n
\u201cBAME communities are still largely under-represented in swimming, are less likely to learn to swim and have a lack of positive swimming role models.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no straightforward, simple solution but Active Luton is making progress through the work of our dedicated Active Communities and Workforce Development Teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
The teams work with neighbourhood community groups in Luton, building networks to tackle inequalities and breaking down barriers to participation, to ensure there are pathways and opportunities for all.<\/p>\n
Active Luton\u2019s team immerses itself within communities, creating a trusted relationship where an open discussion of cultural differences has helped to find shared goals and solutions to integrating Muslim women into its aquatic offerings.<\/p>\n
Carol said: \u201cThese sessions, across all three of our pools and our community school pool partner, are extremely popular with all women, whatever their faith or background.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany women are happier swimming in an exclusively female environment. We have to be mindful of our staff schedules to ensure all poolside staff and changing rooms are women-only, and that the pools\u2019 viewing platforms are also closed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have also instigated an open dress policy, so you can wear whatever you feel comfortable swimming in, as long as it\u2019s safe, clean, modest and not excessively baggy.<\/p>\n
\u201cTimetabling is only one part of the solution. Active Luton has also actively engaged with communities to share the value of learning to swim and provide aquatic career pathways and BAME role models.\u201d<\/p>\n
One of Active Luton\u2019s initiatives included working with a community group called Precious Pearls, which runs women-only swimming lessons for Muslim women and girls at one of the school pools within the heart of the community.<\/p>\n
A lack of funding meant this group was going to be unsustainable. Active Luton secured funding through a Community-Led Local Development programme and with the additional support of a \u2018team BEDS&LUTON\u2019 workforce development fund, the Institute of Swimming were able to run a women-only pilot.<\/p>\n
The pilot trained five members of the group as assistant swimming teachers, who will support existing female swimming teachers in delivering lessons to children and teenage girls.<\/p>\n
Kamillah Lacey from the Precious Pearls Community Group said: \u201cWithout the support from Active Luton and the Institute of Swimming we would not have been able to continue and develop swimming sessions for females.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been able to train women within the community to engage with those who have been unable to access swimming previously, especially older girls, giving them a life skill they may never have gained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been able to create a sustainable programme with those who have been trained now volunteering as part of the programme and eventually they will be able to gain further qualifications and employment opportunities, which they never thought would be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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