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Dukes Barn,
School Road,
Beeley,
Derbyshire,
DE4 2NU
Tel (+44) 01629 733039

Phil Booth – Head of Centre

Mountain Instructor Certificate

Provider for MLT training and assessment courses
(MLA, WGLA, SPA)
B.A (Hons)
PGC (Education)

B.C.U. Coach (level 3)
For kayak, canoe and sea

Provider for BCU training and assessment courses

LCMLA (level 2)

First Aid at Work-Rescue Emergency care
Disability Awareness endorsement
British Orienteering Federation Instructor

Vin Machin – Acting Deputy Head

Mountain Instructor Certificate

Provider for MLT training and assessment courses
(MLA, WGLA, SPA)
Bsc.(Geo Eng.)
PGC (Education)

LCLMA level 2

Provider for British National Caving Awards levels 1 and 2 plus SRT

B.C.U. Coach (level 2)

First Aid at Work-Rescue Emergency Care
Disability Awareness endorsement.

Freelance Instructors

Sally Vetta

Moutain Walking Leader Award (summer)

B.Sc Environmental Science

MLTB SPA

Edexcel Communication Support Worker for Deaf People

LCLMA (level 1) level 2 trained

C.A.C.D.P. Deaf Awareness Trainer
C.A.C.D.P. Level 2 British Sign Language
C.A.C.D.P. Level 2 Guiding and communication for
Deaf and Blind people
C.A.C.D.P. Level 3 Note takers Certificate
First Aid for Mountaineers and Instructors
MLTB Disability Awareness Trainer

Colin Higginson

Mountain Walking Leader Award (summer) Disability Awareness endorsement
MLTB SPA
LCLMA (level 1 & 2)
BCU Coach (level 2)


Freelance Instructors

Dukes Barn draws upon the services of other local freelance instructors to work on many of its courses. They are selected for their suitability to work with the specific group involved. The minimum qualifications we require for instructing the following activities are:

Hill walking

Mountain Leader Award (summer)

Rock climbing

Single Pitch Supervisors Award

Abseiling

Single Pitch Supervisors Award

Canoeing

BCU Coach level 2

Caving

Local Cave Leader Award (relevant to the cave trip)

All instructors will have a current first aid qualification. Assistant instructors working on any course will have relevant experience and will have received appropriate training.