Certificate in Infant and Primary School Coaching
About this course
This course is run by Noble Manhattan Coaching (‘NMC’) in conjunction with the School Performance and Wellbeing Alliance (‘SPWA’). On successful completion of this course, you will have all the appropriate skills, tools and knowledge that you need to provide professional coaching services to pupils in an Infant and Primary School setting.
You will also be able to:
- Deliver a ground-breaking personal development programme, called ‘The Other Subject*’
- Have a basic understanding of the developing brain.
- Know the difference between counselling, mentoring and coaching
- Determine when coaching is and isn’t appropriate
- Know how to refer pupils to more appropriate support services in circumstances where coaching isn’t appropriate
- Understand the importance of child protection, safeguarding and confidentiality when coaching pupils
Who is this course for?
Qualified coaches, counsellors and psychotherapists who would like an additional qualification to allow them to work as a specialist School Coach in an Infant and Primary School setting.
Why do this training?
One of the few professional training courses of its kind.
Valuable bolt-on qualification.
Opens up an emerging market full of opportunities.
Can be used to evidence CPD.
How does this course add value?
- Introduces a coaching culture into a school
- Empowers pupils and staff to solve problems, make decisions and accomplish goals
- Offers structured sessions that are focused, time limited and cost effective
- Provides an alternative option to counselling – this is useful for pupils and staff that don’t want counselling, but still want or need support
- Helps prevent, intercept and support performance, mental health and wellbeing issues early before they develop or become more serious
- Complements counselling and other support services:
- Provides an additional layer of support for basic issues – useful when counselling services are over-stretched
- Is an extra catch and referral point with respect to more complex issues.
Course outline
This is a blended learning course made up of the following training components:
- 2 separate days of training in central London (8.45am – 5.30pm)
- Reflective notes demonstrating learning taken from the 2-day training. These notes are divided up into ten modules (each comprising questions) and will take
approximately 1-2 hours to complete each one - 3 x 1 hour practice coaching sessions with a dedicated NMC mentor (Skype)
- 25 hours coaching pupils who attend an Infant or Primary School
- 30 min practical assessment (Skype)
- One reflective learning essay
- One assignment (4000-6000 words)
Course contact info
Course cost
The cost of this course is £1890. However, promotions and discounts are offered from time to time and a limited number of bursaries are also available to coaches, counsellors and psychotherapists with special circumstances. Please contact Noble Manhattan Coaching to discuss whether you would qualify for a promotion or a bursary.
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