Inclusive Skating requires coaches and volunteers activities to meet certain standards and provides its own coach education pathway and license.

Inclusive Skating requires coaches and volunteers activities to meet certain standards.

The Coaches License

A coaches license is available subject to application, payment of an annual fee and meeting the requirements specified below. 

1. Coach Qualification - Inclusive Skating Coach Qualification or Coach Qualification and Inclusive Skating Award course (Working with Persons with Disabilities)

2. Insurance - Insurance is available with Inclusive Skating. 

Coaches and volunteer activities supporters must have appropriate coaching insurance when coaching. 

Inclusive Skating members may also be insured for coaching through Sportscover, the official partner for coaching insurance for Inclusive Skating. Cover is available if they have 3 years experience and are suitably qualified. In order to obtain a price individual coaches, please go to the following link which will take you directly to the quotation portal and allow you to obtain terms:- https://wsa.sportscover.com/

The policy is a bespoke product offered via Howdens and can provide a comprehensive insurance package for coaches across all sports sectors and includes Public Liability, Professional Indemnity and Personal Accident.

Sports Cover provide insurance for all Inclusive Skating Coaching Activities in the UK, including ice skating, roller skating and in-line skating.

The link to the Portal for further information is here: https://wsa.sportscover.com/

The link directly to obtain a quotation is here: https://wsa.sportscover.com/get-a-quote

3. First Aid course - Must include CPR training. Many courses with St. Johns ambulance or St. Andrews ambulance are suitable.

4. Safeguarding check - Must be directly with Inclusive Skating. A safeguarding check with another organisation is not sufficient under Scottish Legislation coming into force in April 2025.

All coaches and volunteer activities supporters must be qualified in safeguarding and should be DBS/PVG checked directly by Inclusive Skating. Inclusive Skating, through its membership of the Welsh Sports Association has access to the Vibrant Nation on line system. DBS/PVG checks in over 150 countries are therefore available.  In addition Checks are carried out through Volunteer Scotland and DBS Services in England. 

5. Preceptor - The coach must reflect on the development of their coaching skills with a preceptor for a minimum of 3 years post qualification and as appropriate thereafter. The purpose of the preceptor is to continue the mentoring process for coaches who are new to coaching or new to working with persons with disabilities and encourage the further development of high standards of coaching for the Inclusive skating community.

Education

Please visit our Education page for more information on training and resources and the courses that are available for registration now. 

If you wish to take any courses please register as a volunteer member (even if you are a coach) and use the contact function to request your own log in to the Inclusive Skating Moodle. This will provide access to the online safety course. For access to the Leader Course, Assistant Coaching Course, Coaching Course and the Award Course for Working with Persons with Disabilities please complete an enrolment form and e-mail the completed form to contact@inclusiveskating.org

For further information also contact contact@inclusiveskating.org