Fitness Instructing Children’s Fitness & Pilates
This Children’s Fitness course for teachers of children’s fitness is an online programme. You can take this course as a CPD course or you can add the full Active IQ Level 2 Fitness Instructor assessment. If you are already a fitness instructor the CPD course is generally sufficient for your insurance to teach children aged 5-16 in the disciplines that you hold as full qualifications. There are 10 lectures and videos on the online course which teaches you everything you need to know to develop children’s fitness sessions for both general fitness and Pilates styled classes. Once registered you will have access to a downloadable online resources and lesson plans to study the development of children from ages 5 – 16 years old. You will learn how to relate fitness to each developmental stage through the national curriculum. You will then be able to offer children’s fitness sessions to schools, after school clubs, children’s centres and any facility that offers children’s fitness in conjunction with your fitness qualifications.
Through this programme you will receive a toolbox of lesson plans for children’s fitness sessions.
From this course you will be able to enrol for assessment for the full level 2 Award in Teaching Children’s Fitness and gain your Active IQ Certificate if you don’t already hold a full national certificate.
As a CPD course you must already hold a fitness instructor qualification such as gym, ETM, Pilates, Yoga, PT Aqua, or equivalent.
This course is internationally accepted and recognised by CIMSPA.
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Fitness Instructing Children’s Fitness & Pilates
Level 2
This CPD is recognised by CIMSPA and will gain 4 CIMSPA Endorsed Points
What is Involved in the Study?
- 10 online lectures and video’s each with a downloadable resource for you to keep. For assessment you will submit two lesson plans in your chosen discipline, one for each age group.
- Lesson planning and risk assessment for general fitness and Pilates
- Anatomical and physiological differences in children
- Child development stages and performance indicators
- Child development stages linked to the national curriculum
- Age group considerations for lesson planning
- Managing behaviour
- Teaching and communication in teaching children
How Long Does It Last?
- 10 online lectures approximately 14 hours
- Submission of two lesson plans one for the age group 5-11 and one from 11-15 year olds and two risk assessments for the CPD course
- For the full Active IQ certification, all of the above for the CPD course and in addition a video submission of a practical teaching class and portfolio of worksheets. If you don’t hold a fitness instructor qualification you will also be required to sit two anatomy & physiology theory papers for which you will attend either a full training day or study through an online programme.
Who Is The Course Suitable For?
- Individuals 16 years and over
- Fitness instructors, personal trainers, Pilates and Yoga teachers.
- Those wishing to run fun fitness sessions for children and young people
- Those already running sessions without a formal qualification
What Qualifications Are Needed?
- For the CPD course, a recognised fitness instructor qualification in a main discipline i.e ETM, Gym, PT, Yoga, Pilates Aqua or equivalent
- For the full AIQ certification no previous qualifications are needed as you can take anatomy & physiology within the course as well
How Is the CPD Course Assessed?
- Lesson plans
- Risk assessments
How Is the Full AIQ Course Assessed?
- Lesson plans
- Risk assessments
- Portfolio of worksheets
- Video of practical class
- Two externally set theory papers (if you are not already a fitness instructor)
Are There Any Books Or Special Equipment That Need To Be Purchased?
- No, all resources are provided online
What Can The Qualification Lead To?
- Employment teaching exercise to children in schools, clubs or any Ofsted-approved environment
- Self employment teaching exercise to children in varied environments and disciplines.
Terms and conditions apply to all Drummond Education programmes. Read more >
Level 2
This CPD is recognised by CIMSPA and will gain 4 CIMSPA Endorsed Points
What is Involved in the Study?
- 10 online lectures and video’s each with a downloadable resource for you to keep. For assessment you will submit two lesson plans in your chosen discipline, one for each age group.
- Lesson planning and risk assessment for general fitness and Pilates
- Anatomical and physiological differences in children
- Child development stages and performance indicators
- Child development stages linked to the national curriculum
- Age group considerations for lesson planning
- Managing behaviour
- Teaching and communication in teaching children
How Long Does It Last?
- 10 online lectures approximately 14 hours
- Submission of two lesson plans one for the age group 5-11 and one from 11-15 year olds and two risk assessments for the CPD course
- For the full Active IQ certification, all of the above for the CPD course and in addition a video submission of a practical teaching class and portfolio of worksheets. If you don’t hold a fitness instructor qualification you will also be required to sit two anatomy & physiology theory papers for which you will attend either a full training day or study through an online programme.
Who Is The Course Suitable For?
- Individuals 16 years and over
- Fitness instructors, personal trainers, Pilates and Yoga teachers.
- Those wishing to run fun fitness sessions for children and young people
- Those already running sessions without a formal qualification
What Qualifications Are Needed?
- For the CPD course, a recognised fitness instructor qualification in a main discipline i.e ETM, Gym, PT, Yoga, Pilates Aqua or equivalent
- For the full AIQ certification no previous qualifications are needed as you can take anatomy & physiology within the course as well
How Is the CPD Course Assessed?
- Lesson plans
- Risk assessments
How Is the Full AIQ Course Assessed?
- Lesson plans
- Risk assessments
- Portfolio of worksheets
- Video of practical class
- Two externally set theory papers (if you are not already a fitness instructor)
Are There Any Books Or Special Equipment That Need To Be Purchased?
- No, all resources are provided online
What Can The Qualification Lead To?
- Employment teaching exercise to children in schools, clubs or any Ofsted-approved environment
- Self employment teaching exercise to children in varied environments and disciplines.
Terms and conditions apply to all Drummond Education programmes. Read more >
This CPD is recognised by CIMSPA and will gain 4 CIMSPA Endorsed Points