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Coaching4All

Give your clients the best experience possible by advancing your skills, knowledge and coaching practice

  • Last reviewed: 28th November 2024
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About Coaching4All

Our Coaching4All qualification will provide you with the toolkit and confidence to support a range of clients in your coaching. This is a thought provoking and interactive course offering opportunities to practise, reflect and develop your understanding and skills for you to plan, deliver and manage an inclusive coaching environment.

What will I have to do?

The course is made up of five tutor led sessions and a final assessment to complete your qualification. Two tutor-led sessions are face to face, held at BHS Headquarters (Warwickshire) and three are held via video call.

For your assessment you will complete and present two case studies demonstrating how you have supported two different clients to work towards their equine goals. A professional discussion will follow the presentation. You can choose a face to face or video call assessment.

You will be asked to submit short videos of your coaching to the tutor to support with a self-reflection exercise. You will also receive a one-to-one call with the tutor part way through the course to check in with your progress.

You will also complete two additional online courses (included in the Coaching4All course fee):

Course content

  • Understand legislation and policies relating to diversity, equity and inclusion
  • How you can promote diversity, equity and inclusion through your coaching
  • Factors that may affect participants to engage with equestrian activity
  • Adopting a person-centred approach to your coaching
  • Creating an inclusive environment and culture
  • Planning, delivering and managing an inclusive environment
  • Adapting your communication and delivery to support participants to engage and work towards progressive goals
  • Promoting horse welfare and wellbeing.

Check out the full structure below to find out more about what you will learn throughout the course.

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for Coaching4All are:

  • BHS Stage 2 Foundation Coach qualification or above
  • Gold Membership
  • You will be required to complete two case studies as part of the course so access to a varied client base is essential.

If you are coaching regularly in a relevant setting and would like to take part, but do not hold any formal coaching qualifications or have non-BHS coaching qualifications, there’s a direct entry route available to you.

Direct entry option

As Coaching4All assumes a prior level of technical knowledge and coaching skills we ask you to provide evidence of your coaching ability by submitting the following:

  • A copy of your equine CV, detailing your coaching history and the types of riders/participants you have supported
  • Reference from your Yard Manager, BHS Business Support Manager, or a BHS Accredited Professional Coach or Centre Coach (APC or APCC) confirming your coaching ability
  • Copies of any relevant certificates or CPD that you have undertaken
  • An example of a lesson plan and risk assessment for one of your coaching sessions.

Applications will be reviewed by the Education team and a decision made within ten working days. There is a £50 fee payable for this route.

Please note: We may ask for further evidence.

Upcoming courses

Our 2024 courses are already full. We are currently planning our 2025 dates to be released shortly. If you would like to register your interest on our waiting list please email janice.wyatt@bhs.org.uk

How to get started

Please complete the online request if you would like an application form.

Course fees

BHS Accredited Professional Coaches and BHS Approved Centre Coaches

£390.00

Non- Accredited Professional Coaches

£525.00

The course fee includes five tutor-led training sessions, Mental Health First Actions and Risk Awareness courses, all supplementary resources and the final assessment fee.

The full course fee can be paid up front or we can offer payment in two equal instalments.

The first payment will be due before the course start date and is required to secure your place on the course, and the second instalment is due before session four.

What support can we offer you?

There may be funding available to you to complete this qualification.

If you feel you would like additional support at an assessment, please follow our Access Arrangements guidance.

If you’re not sure where to start, then our friendly team will be happy to help. If you have any specific questions about BHS Coaching4All please contact Janice.wyatt@bhs.org.uk

Full qualification specification

If you want further details, you can download the syllabus.

Other information you need to know:

Polices and procedures

Our qualifications are delivered to the highest standards possible. We have policies and procedures that we follow before, during and after the assessment. This makes sure that our assessments are fair and offer you the best quality and service we can provide. We encourage you (or your parent or carer) to be familiar with our policies and our assessment terms and conditions. These explain what you can expect from us and what we expect from you as a BHS assessment candidate.

BHS assessments policies

BHS Assessment terms and conditions

Your experience and satisfaction are very important to us. If you wish to give us feedback we welcome you to contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I join the face-to-face workshops virtually instead?

These sessions are a great way to meet likeminded people to share ideas, experiences and network with. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Attendance in person at the full day session is compulsory. It isn’t possible to join these sessions virtually.

How will the online sessions be delivered?

The 2.5-hour online training sessions will take place via either Microsoft Teams or Zoom. You will be notified which platform is being used before the first online session. If you haven’t used either platform before, we’d recommend downloading and familiarising yourself with it before your first session.

Invites to join the meeting will be sent out by email approximately two days before the session.

What coursework is there?

There will be self-study to carry out between sessions. This could include researching a topic, self-reflection, adding to your case studies or watching video clips.

Throughout the course you’ll work with the trainer to build two short case studies about two different participants that you coach regularly.

As part of the training, you’ll be required to submit short (1-2 minutes) video clips of you coaching your case study participants to the trainer. These videos will only be viewed by the trainer for training feedback purposes.

Please note: Appropriate permissions should be sought from the participant to allow filming and recording of sessions when required.

What level of participants do I need for my case studies?

Each case study is your opportunity to demonstrate how you have supported participants with differing needs to take part in equine activities. There are no restrictions on the level or ability of the participants for the case study, and can be a new or existing clients. Each case study must cover a minimum of six sessions which can be private, shared or group sessions.

The coaching sessions can be ridden, driven, ground schooling or stable management activities but must clearly demonstrate your ability to coach inclusively. Lesson plans and risk assessments for each session must be included in each case study.

What does the final assessment involve?

For the assessment you will deliver a 10-15 minute presentation about your two case studies, followed by a professional discussion with a BHS Assessor and one other panel member.

The assessment will last up to one hour.

Copies of your two case studies must be submitted to the office at least two weeks prior to your assessment date.

When will the final assessment take place?

Assessments will be scheduled to take place at least four weeks after the final session and candidates will be assessed individually.

Assessment dates will be pre-set, and you are expected to attend. If you cannot attend the date offered there will be a transfer fee of £75 to rearrange another date.

All assessments must be completed within ten weeks of the final session date.

I’ve already completed the Mental Health First Actions course is there a discount available?

Yes, if you’ve already completed this course there is a discount of £99.50 off the BHS Coaching4All course fee. Please include a copy of your certificate with your application form.

Can I take BHS Coaching4All instead of the Stage 3 Coach assessment.

BHS Coaching4All cannot be used as part of the Stage 3 Coach in Complete Horsemanship qualification. It cannot be used as direct entry to the BHS Stage assessments.