We specialise in teaching fitness and exercise to women before, during and after pregnancy.
We provide networking opportunities and continuing education for qualified instructors.
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INSTRUCTORS
If you would like to join the Guild then go to the application form page.
If you wish to renew your membership you can download a form to complete below.
Please note that if you are an active teacher you must have appropriate insurance and you are responsible for checking with your broker and/or insurer that your insurance is current, relevant and at an appropriate level for you and your clients' needs. Make sure your insurance covers the special groups you teach, the type of exercise you do and the environment you teach in. And make sure you have baby cover if babies are present - see below. It is your responsibility to ensure you are fully insured.
You are also expected to undertake one study day per annum relevant to ante and/or postnatal exercise as part of your continuing professional development.
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR INSTRUCTORS
Do you teach classes where babies are present?
Important changes have been made to the Children & Disabled Persons Act of 1996 which affects all instructors who teach sessions with babies present. This Act was amended in 2004 and is now being enforced.
The Duty of Care clause within the Children's' Act states that everyone, including parents, has a total duty of care for the safety and well-being of children. From a teaching perspective this means that although the mother is present, the instructor is still responsible for the safety and well-being of the baby in the class. If a baby incurs injury whilst in your class that child has a right to sue you when they reach 18. This applies to any type of exercise session being conducted.
Instructors must act responsibly and not include anything in the session which increases the potential risk to babies either directly or indirectly i.e. using the baby for resistance exercises/running with the buggy or positioning them near/in potentially hazardous surroundings. The Guild policy is set out here.
Additional insurance cover is available to instructors and is strongly recommended.
‘Mothers exercising with babies with buggies’ is available to Fit Pro members. For details ofFitPro policies click here