I am delighted to announce that the winner of our Star Teacher Award Summer 2019 is ... Emma!!!! 
Huge congratulations to Emma who has only been teaching with Puddle Ducks for a short time, and thank you so much to Mum Katie who's children Evie and Max swim with Emma at The Village Hotel on a Friday morning for their lovely nomination ...
"We have had several changes of teacher so I was a bit apprehensive about another change but it’s like Emma has always been there. Both children instantly warmed to her (no mean feat with Evie), she made Max’s transition to Dippers really exciting for him rather than daunting. She helped Evie back into the water after period of illness and she makes such a big deal of the little moments the kids have in the water. You would never know she’s so new to it and she’s so enthusiastic. I’m really impressed and both kids have really progressed"
Kirsty from Cuddle Up Slings chose our winning nomination and said...
"I wanted to pick so many, you have some amazing teachers! However, this teacher seems to have had a difficult job with the changes in so many swimming teachers for these customers. It is a difficult task of gaining not only a child's trust, but a parents trust too. It seems like she has taken to her new role like a duck to water, and well done for not getting flustered during meltdowns and for keeping it real"
Kirsty xx "