Coaching The Future:

The Children's Coaching Course

Join this unique and inspiring programme to transform your skills, confidence and credibility, and become a certified Children’s Coach…

This professional course qualifies you with an Accredited Award in Coach Training certified by The Association for Coaching. Delivered live and online, you can join the Connect 3 Coaching community from the comfort of your own home.

Your learning will allow you to coach, support and empower children and young people so you can have the maximum positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing.

The Children’s Coaching Course is designed especially for those who want to gain a unique and valuable professional coaching toolkit to enable you to work with children and families.

As a student, you will receive a year’s FREE membership to the Association for Coaching, where a world of resources and CPD are at your fingertips.

You will also gain access to The Children's Coaching Community; a network of like-minded people who are passionate about supporting children through coaching. This will provide a safe space to share ideas, resources, referrals, peer support and friendship as you learn to navigate your coaching journey.

Why Should I Do This Course?

  • This unique and enriching course will enable you to become a confident and credible Children’s Coach.

  • The course is delivered online, so you can learn a new skill from the comfort of your own home.

  • You’ll be making a positive difference to any children, young people, schools and families you choose to share your new skills with.

  • Coaching is transformational, equipping you with the power to help others through change, as well as yourself.

  • Learning a child-centred approach to coaching will allow you to help young people unlock their full potential.

  • You will gain transferable and versatile tools and skills that can be used for your own self-development and for coaching family, friends, loved ones and yourself.

What Does The Course Involve?

The Children’s Coaching Course begins online with a Welcome Call for all participants in January 2026, and involves over 40 hours of live teaching time. The six modules are spread over a number of months to allow learning to be practised and consolidated in between teaching sessions. To gain your qualification, you’ll also be required to complete several hours of self-study and independent coaching practice in addition to class-based practice (full guidance and support provided).

The modules will be taught live on the following dates with an Optional Welcome Call on

Monday 26th January at 8pm.:

Who Is This Course For?

People who are passionate about improving children’s mental health and wellbeing.

People who want to work with, or already work with children and young people and would like to upskill.

People who want to coach or are already coaching and would like to develop a niche with children and young people.

People who wish to have empowering conversations with children and young people – be they your own or someone else’s!

£1400

  • Pay only £300 deposit today

  • Then pay 5 monthly instalments of £220 - these will begin the month the course begins

  • Once signed up you'll receive joining instructions and everything you need straight to your inbox

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On successful completion of this course, you will be trained to work as a Coach with children and young people and fully prepared for individual accreditation by The Association for Coaching.

Module Overview:

Module 1

Coaching Essentials

  • What is coaching and why is it effective?

  • Core coaching skills.

  • In-depth look at coaching models and approaches.

  • Coaching ethics and standards.

  • Course expectations, accreditation and AC competencies.

Module 2:

Knowing Your Audience – The Developing Brain

  • Child developmental stages

  • Neuroscience, psychology and brain development

  • Interacting with children and young people - what works?

  • Developing relationships

  • The importance of family

  • Coaching conversations

Module 3:

Tried and Tested Coaching Tools and Techniques

  • Adapting coaching models to suit your age range

  • Trying and testing the tried and tested

  • Empowering conversations with children and young people

  • Exploring current tools and strategies

  • Coaching practice

Module 4:

Building Your Toolkit

  • Coaching case studies

  • Experimenting with known and new techniques

  • Coaching practice

  • Safeguarding

  • Becoming confident with tools and strategies

  • Coaching supervision

Module 5:

Exploring, Inspiring, Creating!

  • Thinking as a child - what are my needs?

  • Understanding core issues and how to challenge them

  • The pursuit of change

  • Innovating ways to bring it about

  • Contracting with clients

  • Coaching practice

Module 6:

Becoming a Coach

  • Coaching supervision

  • Forming coaching relationships and working with families

  • Managing expectations and boundaries

  • Your questions answered

  • Professional development

  • What next - clients and beyond!

In order to gain your Accredited Award in Coach Training, you will need to do:

- 35 hours of live training

- 15 hours of self-study (full guidance and support given)

- 6 hours of coaching practice (in addition to class-based practice)

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