How often do you and your work colleagues do not complete a Level 2 course?

[Philip Benstead]

Survey Question:
Across the UK, how often do you and your colleagues find that you are unable to complete a Level 2 Bikeability course?

Follow-up Questions (Optional, for More Insight):
What are the main reasons for not completing a course? (Tick all that apply)

☐ Desire for perfection on the part of the lead instructor

☐ Poor planning by the instructor

☐ Poor resources (bikes, road access, staffing, etc.)

☐ Time constraints – insufficient school-allocated time

☐ Pupil ability & confidence – some children do not reach the standard in time

☐ Weather conditions – heavy rain, strong winds, ice, etc.

☐ Instructor availability – sickness or last-minute scheduling conflicts

☐ Other (please specify)

If a course is not completed, what typically happens?

☐ Some children do not receive Level 2 certification

☐ Extra sessions are arranged later

☐ Other (please specify)

In your experience, what percentage of Level 2 courses are not completed?

☐ 0-10%

☐ 10-25%

☐ 25-50%

☐ 50%+

[pjclinch]

Not sure I understand the question...

Aside from slightly shaky grammar, is this from the perspective of delivering a course? If so, and one is contracted to deliver a course, I can't really see why it wouldn't be delivered outside of exceptional circumstances (like blizzards in the week of a short concentrated course, all the instructors finding properly paid work outside of cycle training during a long one, etc.).

Pete.

[pjclinch]

I think the few data points you'll get here would be pretty meaningless: you'd need wider sampling with I'd guess at least dozens if not hundreds of data points.
That's the sort of thing that the Bikeability Trust could/should do in England: have you approached them?

I always completed courses but I had the luxury of only looking after one school which was very co-operative and happy to work across a long enough period that contingency was easy to arrange. And, significantly, no money was changing hands.

No such thing as "doesn't meet the standard in time", at least in Scotland. You attend the course and you get a certificate with notes on individual outcomes giving you a traffic light (fine, getting there, significantly more work needed) and optional extra notes on each.

Given how much experience of what is needed is available and how well laid out the curriculum is there really isn't any excuse for poor planning or over-egging some parts at the expense of others. If you've done a quarter of a course in half the time it should be pretty obvious you're doing something wrong. In Scotland you can call in a Bikeability Scotland Mentor to help you get problems sorted.

Pete.