Information for Instructors

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INSTRUCTORS

Only full members are allowed to be listed on the website and they have to give their permission before they are listed. If you would like to be listed download a form.

WEBSITE PERMISSION FORM

From 1st June 2008, annual membership of the Guild has gone up to £35 for a full member and £25 for an associate member. At the same time, it was agreed at the AGM that all renewals in future would fall due on 1st June. So until 1st June 2009, membership subscriptions will be on a sliding scale. Normally, you will receive a renewal form by post and this will state the subscription you have to pay, but you can download a form below. Check with us what your subscription should be.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM

Please note that if you are an active teacher you must have appropriate insurance. 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.

Following the AGM in March 2008 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.

Additional insurance cover is available to instructors and is strongly recommended.

‘Mothers exercising with babies with buggies’ is available to Fit Pro members through Cyril Cooper. For more details contact Cyril on 01794 516740

****SCAM WARNING*** Two of our members have been approached by people emailing from abroad offering large sums of money in advance 'because their wife is coming to England and would like to get their shape back'. This is simply a way to try and get hold of your bank details. You are advised to Ignore any such correspondence.