First Visit
Arriving at the venue, the pool is located in the main school building. Enter via the main school entrance and head up the stairs in the reception area, take a left along the corridor to the changing rooms.
Changing Rooms: The changing rooms are open and available to use before and after your lessons. The changing room setup is a changing village with cubicle change.
Identifying your teacher: When attending for your first lesson please notify the class teacher that it is your first visit to the lessons. This will help the class teacher locate you on the class list.
Spectating & Viewing
Due to the limited space on poolside viewing is not available at Bannockburn High School.
There are options to view externally however we appreciate that this would be weather dependant.
Our lesson coordinator and support teachers will remain on site to help support you swimmer for the duration of the lesson.
Pick Up & Drop Off
Swimmer Drop Off:
Enter via the left changing room
Swimmer Collection Point:
Exiting swimmers should be collected via the right changing room.
Bannockburn High School's changing facilities are mixed changing rooms with cubicle changing.
If the collection changing room is busy you are welcome to use the drop off changing rooms as an overflow changing space.
Please note to ensure the safety of all our swimmers we have asked our teaching team to ensure that swimmers are handed over to a responsible adult at the end of each lesson this is regardless of age. Please arrive on time for the start and end of your scheduled lesson to ensure the smooth transition of classes.
* All lessons are 30mins in length.
W h a t t o b r i n g
Swim Kit
Swim Shorts:
We recommend that swim shorts do not pass below the swimmers knee.
Swim Costume:
It is recommended but not essential that swim costumes are one piece.
Goggles
Goggles are an essential piece of kit during the lessons.
Even if your swimmer does not like goggles we recommend bring a set along to each lesson.
This will help your swimmer speed through the programme.
Equipment
All other equipment will be provided poolside for use during the lessons.
Armbands and other floatation devices are not required for our lessons.
Our teaching team work with floats and noodles through the lessons to support all swimmers.