Duty of Care

As a British Wheel of Yoga trained teacher, your entitlement from me as a teacher of Yoga ensures that I will:

Treat all individuals equally, respecting their right, dignity and worth
Give paramount importance to the safety and wellbeing of students
Hold appropriate qualifications and attended trainings to teach Yoga with sound competency

o Teach within my personal training and experience

o Recognise where this may not be the case and

o Appropriately refer students to other professionals where further training or expert advice is sought

Nurture mutual trust and respect with students
Foster students to progressively accept personal responsibility for their own practice, safety and behaviour
Promote appropriate practice and activities on an individual basis
Clarify the expectations of students from the outset
Consistently promote the positive ethos of yoga
Ensure that each individual wishing to practice will be treated fairly and in accordance with the law
Teach to the appropriate level of experience and physical capability of all individuals
Offer modified practice where appropriate
Display high standards of behaviour and appearance
Provide an on going risk assessment to:
o Teach in an informed manner, respective of each student’s level of experience, physical capacity

and health

o Make adjustments to accommodate individual needs appropriately

o Take reasonable measures to ensure a safe environment for practice

Report and record incidents and accidents appropriately, in accordance with The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) guidelines
Ensure students are aware of the emergency procedures for the venue
Hold appropriate insurance
Respect the nine protected characteristics of The Equality Act 2010:

o Age
o Disability
o Gender reassignment
o Marriage and civil partnership
o Pregnancy and maternity
o Race
o Religion or belief (including lack of belief) o Sex
o Sexual orientation

o In accordance with these protected characteristics, I will not:

o Demonstrate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying

o Including both direct and indirect discrimination of individuals

Provide transparent guidance on complaints procedures to safeguard individual rights

o A copy of the British Wheel of Yoga Complaints Procedure can be found at:

N.B. The Equity Policy from which these guidelines are derived is reviewed at least every three years