Royal High School - Edinburgh

Royal High School
East Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh

Entrance and Parking
From the mini roundabout at Davidson's Mains/ Quality Street, take Cramond Road North. (Pass Somerfields) turn 1st left into Barnton Avenue and then 2nd left at the school sign into East Barnton Avenue, and the school entrance is immediately on your right. Continue along the driveway and park in the staff car park to your right and straight ahead. You should enter the school via the main school entrance. The pool is situated at the rear of the main building. Take the steps up to the main level and continue along the corridor to the end. Take a left then up a few steps to the right. You will now be in the sports complex. The boys and girls changing rooms are on the right and the left of the corridor.

Pool
Pool: 18yds x 4lanes
Average Temperature: 29 degrees Celsius

Changing Rooms
Separate male and female communal changing rooms. The pool entrance is via the changing rooms. For your convenience there are larger changing rooms that can be used. They are situated on the opposite corridor to the pool.

Meeting Point Children
Children will be met by the pool coordinators at the entrance to the pool. (Note that there are two entrances via both the boys and the girls changing room.) Children will be returned to this area at the end of the lesson. Seating is available at the shallow end of the pool for children to assemble before the lesson begins. Children are escorted to either the shallow end or the deep end of the pool depending on which level of class they are in.

Viewing
The rule at this facility is that no parents are permitted onto the poolside. Permission is granted on conditions. Parents must wait until children are organised into their various groups. After children have entered the water parents can sit and watch. Lack of space can cause congestion at the shallow end of the pool, so please make sure that children who attend the Learner and Improver classes go straight to the deep end. Parents should take off their shoes when entering the pool area.

Hygiene
All children must, blow their noses and go to the toilet before entering the pool. The changing areas are used extensively during the day by the school pupils and no cleaning of changing rooms will be completed prior to classes starting. Water quality is checked on a regular basis during each day.

Personal Equipment 
Compulsory :
Eye goggles must be worn to allow for clear vision.
No baggy shorts to be worn as they restrict leg movement.
SwimEasy swim caps must be worn to prevent distractions and for reasons of pool cleanliness.
Swimming Costumes must be tight fitting we advise preferably one size smaller than normal.
Towel

Recommended :
Pool Shoes, Robe, T-Shirt