If the answer is yes, then you or your staff might be interested in delivering Balanceability to your local schools and within your community.
We offer a 3 hour Virtual Learn to Cycle training course which will enable you to plan, organise, prepare and run the Balanceability programme to the necessary standard in order to achieve the stated outcomes. The initial training should not be underestimated and we want to ensure you have the confidence and motivation to deliver varied, fun and inclusive Balanceability sessions.
The training is aligned to both early years and national cycle standards. We will ensure, as a trainee instructor, that you will have the ability to teach this age group and have a firm understanding of why balance and balance bikes are so important in the teaching of riding without stabilisers.
You will be helping children towards their first real taste of independent cycling and it is a huge privilege to be part of that learning experience. Running safe and enjoyable sessions is paramount and the training session will prepare you for this.
For more information on training please click here.
The training does not enable the Balanceability Instructor to provide ‘train the trainer’ days to groups or individuals
Training is required for all individuals who wish to deliver the Balanceability programme and includes all the materials required to deliver the course.
If you are booking training at the same time as purchasing your Balanceability Pack, one delegate is discounted to £110 and with a pack containing 10 x balance bikes, two delegates are discounted to £110 (as your Balanceability Pack includes the programme materials).
If you book training without a Balanceability Pack - you are required to buy the Balanceability Programme materials and Training Day together at £265 per person. The programme materials consist of:
Full Comprehensive Manual (100 pages) covering all aspects of the programme
Programme pre-learning materials sent in advance
Session Plans for Level 1 & 2 (six 45-minute sessions per level)
Illustrated Activity Card set
DVD
There is also a compulsory one-off fee of £99 + VAT which provides you with access to our Resource Centre.
Once a Quick Quote has been received, please arrange for a Purchase Order to be e-mailed to info@balanceability.com.
When your Purchase Order has been received, an invoice will be sent back to you, which also includes a delivery date.
Attending a Balanceability demonstration at Welton Primary School, I was impressed with the potential opportunities it offered for younger children who would normally have to wait until year six to receive any formal cycle training. Not only does the scheme offer a logical step on the way to Bike-ability training, but it appears to equally support the requirements of the PE curriculum at Key Stage 1.
Balanceability also has the potential to fill a gap in current cycling and cycle training provision and dovetail into NGB schemes like British Cycling's Go Ride scheme. As an indoor activity it should offer leisure and community centres a great all-year-round fun activity and along with our local Avon and Somer Valley community schemes - plus the Sky Ride Bath - it is well placed to promote cycling to a wider age range.
