Water Safety Advice For Your BusinessRoyal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is proud to be the UK and Ireland's industry leader in water-related safety qualifications and training for aquatic, open water, and beach operators and be recognised worldwide as an expert in lifeguarding and water safety. We work with an impressive list of national leisure operators and partners - from hotels, spas, and competition pools to leisure centres, aqua parks and open water venues and have supported many businesses and landowners in meeting their responsibilities to water safety. Our trusted brand gives peace of mind to businesses and the millions of people who access the facilities and sites we support. Qualifications and Awards Water safety training is essential for any business with employees working on, in, or near water. Every year, we certify more than 60,000 regulated qualifications and non-regulated vocational training awards, and more lifeguards qualify with RLSS UK than any other awarding body! Training We support many large organisations and businesses with more bespoke training needs - including the cruise and holiday industries. We can adapt 'off the shelf' RLSS UK qualifications and awards to provide a solution or create new, bespoke training products or packages tailored to your business. Consultancy We are experts at delivering clear and practical consultancy support to any business, organisation or individual with liabilities to visitors and staff around water. Our consultancy work is varied, and we cover a wide range of locations across the UK. For example, in 2023, we completed projects including water safety risk assessments for indoor pools and open water venues, local authorities and private landowners who own/manage bodies of water, as well as water safety audits on the coast. 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The Year 8 and 9 students of St Anne’s School demonstrated their lifesaving skills, which they have been working on for their Survive and Save Beach Awards. The students use elements of their Lifesaving to help them to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh Awards through the physical and skills elements. HRH watched from above as the helicopter hovered directly above the students in a truly exhilarating display. He then walked down to Braye Beach escorted by the school Duke of Edinburgh co-ordinator Mr Martyn Brown, where he was able to watch as a range of land based rescues and tows were being performed. With two blasts of the whistle the students ran out of the water and arranged themselves between the flags as they would in event of an emergency. HRH was introduced to Mrs Angela Etheredge swimming co-ordinator and RLSS UK Trainer Assessor who was able to explain more about what the students were doing. The other staff who are also trained on the tiny 3 miles long island, were also introduced. Then HRH spoke to some of the students who are currently working towards their Bronze levels in both DofE and Survive and Save Beach. HRH explained about his experience of Bronze Medallion Heritage, in his PJs. HRH was asked if this was the first time he had watched a sea swimming lesson, and he responded yes it was. This delighted both the staff and the students, who without a pool on the island, learn to swim in the sea (from 6 years old) and progress on to achieve high levels in Lifesaving. Next the Royal visitor was introduced to a group of four young people aged 14-16 who are working towards their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and their Silver Survive and Save Beach Award. They spoke about their experiences of both awards and how perfectly the two awards are working together in our school. They escorted HRH back a short five minute walk to the school and introduced their peers, 4-16 years, as the whole school group waited to greet him. He met a previous student who as well as Lifesaving had achieved Bronze, Silver and Gold Level Dof E and then gone on to train and assess D of E groups. After a planting a tree in the new school garden and being presented with locally made butter he returned to the Braye Common by the beach where he was greeted by the Lifesavers in a Guard of Honour, wearing their RLSS UK swimming hats. Everyone waved goodbye and celebrated a successful day of joyous, purposeful outdoor learning with all participants working co-operatively to support and inspire each other, a perfect Duke of Edinburgh and RLSS UK combination. Angela Etheredge Manage Cookie Preferences