The Department for Transport requires National Standard Instructors to undertake at least 3 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) training each year. Pedal Ready runs a range of CPD course for cycle instructors to meet those needs. We are always open to suggestions for additional courses.

To book any of these courses email bookings@pedalready.co.uk or call 0114 241 2775

Looking at the revised National Standards for Bikeability

The revision to the National Standard Outcomes for levels 1-3 were finalised on 1st November 2012. The new standard may be taught immediately, though schemes may continue to teach the original standard until 31st March 2013. All schemes must teach the new National Standard from 1st April 2013. This course is aimed at all National Standard Instructors.

Aims: The aim of this course is to ensure trainers understand the changes to the NS that will affect the outcomes they deliver at level 1, 2 and 3 and be aware that changes have been made to instructor outcomes.

Objectives: By the end of the course you will
• Understand the new ratios for instructors to trainees and minimum course length times
• Have had an opportunity to look at the revised standard and compare this with the old standard to consider what changes have been made
• Have discussed the major changes and why these might have been made
• Have had an opportunity to focus on NS outcomes and discuss any clarify any issues or uncertainties about what the outcomes are and the reasoning underpinning the outcomes
• Have had an opportunity to consider and discuss how you might teach some of the new outcomes

Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.

Venue: Pedal Ready Training Room, Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S1 4SE.

Cost £50

Mentoring cycle instructors

This course is aimed at National Standards Instructors who want to be able to mentor other instructors. Mentoring is a valuable tool to enable instructors and Bikeability Schemes improve the service they deliver. Mentoring is a development tool that will benefit both the person being mentored and the mentor, both will learn from the experience if carried out in a supportive and positive way.

The course will include both theoretical and practical elements and so it is essential that participants have a bike and clothing suitable for poor weather.

Aims: To consider the theory behind mentoring and how it applies to cycle training and have an opportunity to practice mentoring.

Objectives: By the end of the course attendees will
• Understand the purpose of mentoring
• Be able to plan a mentoring session as it applies to cycle training
• Have an opportunity to consider some of the common faults observable in delivering cycle training
• Experience giving and receiving mentoring from another instructor on a national standard outcome

Cost £50

Best Practice in Bikeability

This course is aimed at new and experienced instructors who want the opportunity to discuss the issues which arise when delivering Bikeability training in schools, and so improve their own delivery of cycle training.

Course content

  • Level 1 games
  • Group management and control
  • Dealing with behavioural issues
  • Sharing good practice tips
  • Changes to the National Standard
  • Giving feedback
  • Common instructor errors
  • Pros and cons of instructors working in pairs / individually

Date: Monday 22 July 2013

Venue: Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S1 4SE.

Cost £50

 

Level 1 games

This course is a practical course to help new or experienced instructors increase their repertoire of games.  You will learn about and practice organising and taking part in different Level 1 games.  The course will take place mainly outdoors.

Date: Friday 19th April 2013

Venue: Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S1 4SE.

Cost £50

Level 3 training

This is a practical course where you will experience delivering the Level 3 outcomes to other students on the course.

Date: Friday 12th April 2013

Venue: Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S1 4SE.

Cost £50

Teaching adults how to cycle

This course is aimed at National Standards Instructors who want to work on the technique for teaching adults who cannot ride. The course will include both theoretical and practical elements and so it is essential that participants have a bike and clothing suitable for poor weather.

Aims: To give participants an opportunity to discuss how adults learn to ride and to deliver a session to each other to experience how to deliver a practical session.

Objectives: By the end of the course, participants should have had an opportunity:

1. To discuss the barriers adults face when trying to learn to ride a bike for the first time.

2. To look at how a trainer can help the learner to overcome those barriers.

3. To practice delivering a learn to ride training session to other course participants.

Venue: Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield. S1 4SE.

Cost: £50

Moving groups around

This course is aimed at any instructor who wants to learn the theory and practice of moving groups of trainees around.  Course content includes:

  • Why snake
  • Group management
  • Role of the instructors
  • Communication between instructors
  • Instructor positioning