To be conducted by BWY DCT Rosemary Bennett, a GYY tutor and experienced GYY Teacher who taught online GYY classes during two waves of the Research Trial.

Upon successful completion and quality assurance of the assessments for Units 1 and 2 (126 hours or 13 credits), you will be able to submit a claim for the BWYQ Level 4 Certificate in Teaching Gentle Years Yoga, a national qualification on Ofqual’s Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). 

You will also be placed on the Gentle Years Yoga register so that interested agencies, health commissioners and/or social prescribers will be able to locate you as one of the fully qualified Gentle Years Yoga teachers.

PREQUISITE

Level 3 Teaching Yoga qualification or equivalent (any tradition).

NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS:

Adapting physical activity for older adults including adults at risk or those with disabilities (SKAEF).

SAFEGUARDING ADULTS:

RECOGNISED PRIOR LEARNING:

The overview of the BWYQ Level 4 Certificate in Teaching GYY qualification is available with this link: https://bit.ly/34FQehP

If you think you already have credits for a Unit, you can apply for Recognised Prior Learning via an application form provided by the tutor.  

FEES:   

£660 in total is payable in full to BWY upon acceptance to the course.

CAR PARKING:

Available on site. 

FOOD: 

Start of Unit 1 – you can start the Unit 1 coursework as soon as your application has been approved and you have registered for the course.  Ideally you need to have completed the 42 hours prior to the Unit 2 start on 8 October. Unit 1 takes 1-3 months for most people, but during lockdown some students accomplished it in 2 weeks.

Unit 2 practical days with tutor – 8-9 October, 5-6 November and 3 or 4 December at the venue from 9:30 to 4:30 

Students will then plan and deliver a 6-week course with one session to be assessed.

End of the course – 7 October 2023