School of Babywearing
Welcome Thanks for enquiring about our training courses. We hope that this Booking Pack will answer all of your questions but please do get in touch with us if there’s anything else you’d like to know. You can call us on 0300 800 1471 or e-mail us at [email protected]. What is the School of Babywearing? The School of Babywearing is a social enterprise which was set up in 2010 with the vision of promoting the benefits of wearing babies and children in slings and baby carriers to parents and professionals across the UK. We run training courses and use all of our profits to promote babywearing, through leaflets and multi-media resources. We offer the only externally-accredited Babywearing training in the UK (in fact, in the world!) and have listened to the needs of people working with parents on an informal and more formal basis to offer information and advice about slings and baby carriers. What courses do you offer? At present, the School of Babywearing offers the Babywearing Peer Support course and the Babywearing Consultancy course. Both of these are accredited by the Open Colleges Network (OCN) as Level 3 courses. We also offer customised training (for midwives, lactation consultants and retailers, for example) and training update days. Why become a Babywearing Peer Supporter or Consultant? You may be a Mum or Dad and wear your own child and find you get stopped in the street by people asking you about babywearing. Or you may work with parents, perhaps as a Baby Massage or Yoga teacher; an Antenatal Teacher, Breastfeeding Counsellor, Postnatal Leader, Doula, Midwife or many other roles. You may want to offer some information about slings as part of the work that you do or may like to set up a sling library. The Peer Support course would give you the information about slings and baby carriers that you need to provide information to groups of parents or to set up a sling meet or sling library. It would also help you to access insurance for a sling library. As a qualified Babywearing Consultant, you could earn a part-time income by offering individual consultations and running workshops for parents and professionals. As the School of Babywearing expands, we’ll be recruiting and training qualified Babywearing Consultants to act as tutors and assessors on our courses as well.
School of Babywearing
www.schoolofbabywearing.com Tel: 0300 800 1471
E-mail: [email protected]
Registered Community Interest Company No: 7472169 Registered Office: 16 Pelham Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TQ
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Why train with the School of Babywearing? Accreditation Our courses are accredited by the Open Colleges Network (OCN) as Level 3 courses, which means that they are recognised as being an equivalent standard to A-levels. We believe that it is crucial for babywearing training to be recognised and evaluated alongside other types of work with parents and babies. OCN’s role is to evaluate our courses and ensure that they reach high professional standards; that courses are delivered professionally and coursework is assessed and internally verified. Our tutors hold qualifications in Adult Education/Lifelong Learning as well as being experienced babywearers. Course Structure Courses are flexible and family friendly. You’ll be able to work on your coursework at home at your own pace, with ongoing support from your course tutors. Babes-inarms are welcome at our workshops. Residential venues are family friendly with family rooms available on site or nearby. We have designed the courses so that you can upgrade from the Babywearing Peer Supporter course to the Babywearing Consultant course by adding on the additional modules and attending a one-evening and one-day workshop. You may have studied with one of the German Babywearing Schools and wish to convert to an accredited qualification, which you can also do by taking our Conversion Course and adding on modules that complement your previous training. Insurance Once you have qualified as a Babywearing Consultant with the School of Babywearing, you will be able to access our group insurance scheme, which offers you professional insurance for around £5 per month. (If you already have insurance as a Baby Yoga or Massage teacher, it may be much less). This offers £2 million of cover in the following categories: medical malpractice, public liability and product libaility - all you’ll need to work as a Babywearing Consultant. As a Babywearing Peer Supporter, you may be interested in setting up a sling library and will be able to access our group insurance scheme for sling libraries.
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For Parents pages As a social enterprise, one of our key activities, funded through our training income, is to share information about babywearing and about local groups, sling libraries and Babywearing Consultants. We offer free listings for all sling groups and libraries in the UK with enhanced listings for those groups who have a trained Babywearing Peer Supporter or Babywearing Consultant who’s qualified on one of our courses, with extra space for letting parents know about what you offer. We also offer free listings for Babywearing Consultants who’ve qualified through the School of Babywearing. We produce free babywearing leaflets, posters, postcards and colouring pages and will offer additional resources in future. All of these will be circulated widely throughout the UK through antenatal and postnatal groups and classes. They will all direct parents and professionals to our site so your listing will be seen by a very wide audience. Course Resources When you book a place, we’ll send you a resources list with details of books and DVDs that you may want to look at before the course starts. For the Babywearing Consultant course, we recommend you bring along a weighted demonstration doll which you can either purchase as a custom-made doll or make your own weighted doll. Coursework Both the Babywearing Peer Support course and the Babywearing Consultancy course are assessed through a combination of practical and written assessments. Once you’ve been accepted onto a course, we’ll let you know the exact coursework requirements for your course. We usually ask you to write an introduction about yourself and a book/DVD/website review before the course starts. After the workshop, we ask you to complete your coursework within six months (which can be extended in special circumstances). Once we’ve received, assessed and internally verified your work, and as long as it has met the required standards, we’ll send you your Certificate. You’ll then be able to gain insurance and, if appropriate, start work as a Babywearing Peer Supporter or Babywearing Consultant.
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Payment Details When you send in the application form included in this pack, you’ll need to pay the deposit outlined in Course Costs below. The balance of the course costs must be paid at least two weeks before the course start date and you may be eligible for an Early Bird discount if you can pay your full course costs by the date shown below. If, for any reason, we are unable to accept your application, we will refund your payment in full. After you’ve been accepted onto a course, our Refund policy will apply. (See www.schoolofbabywearing.com/policies.html for details). Payment Methods We can accept payment via the following methods: BACS transfer: School of Babywearing CIC, Santander Bank, Sort code: 09-01-27, Account number: 94864087. Cheque: This should be made payable to the School of Babywearing. Debit and credit cards via Paypal: You do not need a Paypal account to pay by debit or credit card. Deposit and full payments can be made via Training course pages or we can send you a Paypal invoice. Discounts Get an Early Bird booking discount when payment is made in full eight weeks before the course start date (details below). Discounts are also available if you have attended one of our Introductory workshops or if you are a member of certain professional organisations. Please let us know if you have been offered a discount through an organisation you’re associated with and we can adjust your course fees. We reserve the right to offer further discounts and to lower course prices for certain courses. Payment Plans Please contact us if you wish to arrange payment in instalments. Course Costs The costs of your course are as follows (You’ll need to add the deposit & balance together):
Deposit Early Bird balance (if full payment received 6 weeks before course starts)
Balance (if paid after Early Bird period)
Peer Supporter £50.00 £25.00 (£75.00 total) £50.00 (£100.00 total)
Consultancy £100.00 £260.00 (£360.00 total) £300.00 (£400.00 total)
Conversion £60.00 £170.00 (£230.00 total) £200.00 (£260.00 total)
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Terms & Conditions 1. When returning your application form, you need to pay a deposit to secure your place on your chosen course. Deposits are only refunded if the course does not run or if you’re not accepted on the course. If you transfer your booking to a later course, we may be able to transfer your deposit if we can fill your place on the course. 2. Once you’ve been accepted onto a course, you’ll need to pay the balance of your course fees at least two weeks before the course starts. You may be able to pay by instalments or be eligible for an Early Bird discount, as described in the Payment Details section. 3. We operate waiting lists for our courses and will always endeavour to fill any space with someone from the waiting list. If you’re unable to commit to attending a course, please ask to be placed on our waiting list and we can contact you if we have a vacancy. 4. If you cancel your place more than eight weeks before the course starts, we can offer you a refund of 75% of your course costs (excluding deposit). If you cancel with less than eight weeks’ notice, we can only refund the course costs (excluding deposit) if we can fill your place. 5. In the unlikely event of a course being cancelled by the School of Babywearing, we will refund your course fee in full or will transfer you onto the next available course if you prefer. 6. All parts of this form are confidential and must be completed. The School of Babywearing reserves the right to refuse an application. 7. Your course fee includes: • Training and assessment by qualified School of Babywearing tutors and assessors • The School of Babywearing course manual • Support from your tutor while you’re completing your coursework • An enhanced listing on the School of Babywearing ‘For Parents’ pages 8. Your course fee does not include: • Accomodation and meal costs (except lunch where stated) • Personal insurance • A babywearing demonstration doll
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Application Form Name: Organisation/SlingMeet/Sling library/Retailer name (if appropriate): Home address:
Invoice address (if your course fees are to be paid by an employer, Children’s Centre, etc.): Phone number:
Mobile:
E-mail address: Web address (if appropriate)
Relevant qualifications:
Occupation (if relevant) How did you hear about us?
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Please use this space to tell us about your personal experience of babywearing, sharing information about slings and baby carriers with others and how you plan to use your qualification:
Other relevant information (special needs or learning requirements):
Which course do you want to book for (please state venue & date): Babywearing Peer Supporter
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Babywearing Consultancy
I am paying my deposit of £____ by: • BACS transfer
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• Cheque
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• Paypal
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I have read and accept the Booking Terms and Conditions. • Signed:
Date:
Please return this form and your deposit (if paying by cheque) to the address below: School of Babywearing, 16 Pelham Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TQ
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School of Babywearing
www.schoolofbabywearing.com Tel: 0300 800 1471
E-mail: [email protected]
Registered Community Interest Company No: 7472169 Registered Office: 16 Pelham Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TQ
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Why train with the School of Babywearing? Accreditation Our courses are accredited by the Open Colleges Network (OCN) as Level 3 courses, which means that they are recognised as being an equivalent standard to A-levels. We believe that it is crucial for babywearing training to be recognised and evaluated alongside other types of work with parents and babies. OCN’s role is to evaluate our courses and ensure that they reach high professional standards; that courses are delivered professionally and coursework is assessed and internally verified. Our tutors hold qualifications in Adult Education/Lifelong Learning as well as being experienced babywearers. Course Structure Courses are flexible and family friendly. You’ll be able to work on your coursework at home at your own pace, with ongoing support from your course tutors. Babes-inarms are welcome at our workshops. Residential venues are family friendly with family rooms available on site or nearby. We have designed the courses so that you can upgrade from the Babywearing Peer Supporter course to the Babywearing Consultant course by adding on the additional modules and attending a one-evening and one-day workshop. You may have studied with one of the German Babywearing Schools and wish to convert to an accredited qualification, which you can also do by taking our Conversion Course and adding on modules that complement your previous training. Insurance Once you have qualified as a Babywearing Consultant with the School of Babywearing, you will be able to access our group insurance scheme, which offers you professional insurance for around £5 per month. (If you already have insurance as a Baby Yoga or Massage teacher, it may be much less). This offers £2 million of cover in the following categories: medical malpractice, public liability and product libaility - all you’ll need to work as a Babywearing Consultant. As a Babywearing Peer Supporter, you may be interested in setting up a sling library and will be able to access our group insurance scheme for sling libraries.
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For Parents pages As a social enterprise, one of our key activities, funded through our training income, is to share information about babywearing and about local groups, sling libraries and Babywearing Consultants. We offer free listings for all sling groups and libraries in the UK with enhanced listings for those groups who have a trained Babywearing Peer Supporter or Babywearing Consultant who’s qualified on one of our courses, with extra space for letting parents know about what you offer. We also offer free listings for Babywearing Consultants who’ve qualified through the School of Babywearing. We produce free babywearing leaflets, posters, postcards and colouring pages and will offer additional resources in future. All of these will be circulated widely throughout the UK through antenatal and postnatal groups and classes. They will all direct parents and professionals to our site so your listing will be seen by a very wide audience. Course Resources When you book a place, we’ll send you a resources list with details of books and DVDs that you may want to look at before the course starts. For the Babywearing Consultant course, we recommend you bring along a weighted demonstration doll which you can either purchase as a custom-made doll or make your own weighted doll. Coursework Both the Babywearing Peer Support course and the Babywearing Consultancy course are assessed through a combination of practical and written assessments. Once you’ve been accepted onto a course, we’ll let you know the exact coursework requirements for your course. We usually ask you to write an introduction about yourself and a book/DVD/website review before the course starts. After the workshop, we ask you to complete your coursework within six months (which can be extended in special circumstances). Once we’ve received, assessed and internally verified your work, and as long as it has met the required standards, we’ll send you your Certificate. You’ll then be able to gain insurance and, if appropriate, start work as a Babywearing Peer Supporter or Babywearing Consultant.
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Payment Details When you send in the application form included in this pack, you’ll need to pay the deposit outlined in Course Costs below. The balance of the course costs must be paid at least two weeks before the course start date and you may be eligible for an Early Bird discount if you can pay your full course costs by the date shown below. If, for any reason, we are unable to accept your application, we will refund your payment in full. After you’ve been accepted onto a course, our Refund policy will apply. (See www.schoolofbabywearing.com/policies.html for details). Payment Methods We can accept payment via the following methods: BACS transfer: School of Babywearing CIC, Santander Bank, Sort code: 09-01-27, Account number: 94864087. Cheque: This should be made payable to the School of Babywearing. Debit and credit cards via Paypal: You do not need a Paypal account to pay by debit or credit card. Deposit and full payments can be made via Training course pages or we can send you a Paypal invoice. Discounts Get an Early Bird booking discount when payment is made in full eight weeks before the course start date (details below). Discounts are also available if you have attended one of our Introductory workshops or if you are a member of certain professional organisations. Please let us know if you have been offered a discount through an organisation you’re associated with and we can adjust your course fees. We reserve the right to offer further discounts and to lower course prices for certain courses. Payment Plans Please contact us if you wish to arrange payment in instalments. Course Costs The costs of your course are as follows (You’ll need to add the deposit & balance together):
Deposit Early Bird balance (if full payment received 6 weeks before course starts)
Balance (if paid after Early Bird period)
Peer Supporter £50.00 £25.00 (£75.00 total) £50.00 (£100.00 total)
Consultancy £100.00 £260.00 (£360.00 total) £300.00 (£400.00 total)
Conversion £60.00 £170.00 (£230.00 total) £200.00 (£260.00 total)
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Terms & Conditions 1. When returning your application form, you need to pay a deposit to secure your place on your chosen course. Deposits are only refunded if the course does not run or if you’re not accepted on the course. If you transfer your booking to a later course, we may be able to transfer your deposit if we can fill your place on the course. 2. Once you’ve been accepted onto a course, you’ll need to pay the balance of your course fees at least two weeks before the course starts. You may be able to pay by instalments or be eligible for an Early Bird discount, as described in the Payment Details section. 3. We operate waiting lists for our courses and will always endeavour to fill any space with someone from the waiting list. If you’re unable to commit to attending a course, please ask to be placed on our waiting list and we can contact you if we have a vacancy. 4. If you cancel your place more than eight weeks before the course starts, we can offer you a refund of 75% of your course costs (excluding deposit). If you cancel with less than eight weeks’ notice, we can only refund the course costs (excluding deposit) if we can fill your place. 5. In the unlikely event of a course being cancelled by the School of Babywearing, we will refund your course fee in full or will transfer you onto the next available course if you prefer. 6. All parts of this form are confidential and must be completed. The School of Babywearing reserves the right to refuse an application. 7. Your course fee includes: • Training and assessment by qualified School of Babywearing tutors and assessors • The School of Babywearing course manual • Support from your tutor while you’re completing your coursework • An enhanced listing on the School of Babywearing ‘For Parents’ pages 8. Your course fee does not include: • Accomodation and meal costs (except lunch where stated) • Personal insurance • A babywearing demonstration doll
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Application Form Name: Organisation/SlingMeet/Sling library/Retailer name (if appropriate): Home address:
Invoice address (if your course fees are to be paid by an employer, Children’s Centre, etc.): Phone number:
Mobile:
E-mail address: Web address (if appropriate)
Relevant qualifications:
Occupation (if relevant) How did you hear about us?
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Please use this space to tell us about your personal experience of babywearing, sharing information about slings and baby carriers with others and how you plan to use your qualification:
Other relevant information (special needs or learning requirements):
Which course do you want to book for (please state venue & date): Babywearing Peer Supporter
•
Babywearing Consultancy
I am paying my deposit of £____ by: • BACS transfer
•
• Cheque
•
• Paypal
•
I have read and accept the Booking Terms and Conditions. • Signed:
Date:
Please return this form and your deposit (if paying by cheque) to the address below: School of Babywearing, 16 Pelham Way, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TQ
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