Almost every single teacher in that scatter of faces felt exactly the way you feel right now. Qualified on paper. Unsure in practice. Wondering if anyone will actually come to your class.
They did. And then everything changed. Not overnight. Not because of some secret. Because someone showed them what to do next.
That's what this is.
35% of newly qualified teachers never teach a single class. Half of those who start, stop within 18 months. Not because they weren't good enough. Because nobody showed them what comes after qualification.
Your first year is the hardest year. The imposter syndrome. The pricing guilt. The empty classes. It's not a sign you're failing — it's a sign you're at the beginning. Every experienced teacher walked through this.
You don't have to figure this out alone. The most common reason teachers stop isn't lack of skill — it's isolation. A professional community changes what feels possible.
Your training was the start, not the finish. The teachers who build sustainable careers are the ones who keep developing — across teaching, business, and their own wellbeing.
Great teaching careers don't develop in a straight line. They grow across three connected areas. You don't need to be strong in all three right now — you just need to know they exist.
Your first 500 hours. Finding your voice, your style, your confidence. From newly qualified to a teacher with a growing student base and a methodology that's becoming your own.
You don't need a business plan. You need a way for students to find you. A booking system. A price that doesn't make you feel guilty. These are learnable skills, not personality traits.
The internal shift. From scarcity to sustainability. Boundaries, pricing confidence, peer support. This is the pillar that holds everything else up — and the one most graduates overlook.
Nine honest questions about where you are right now. No judgement. Just a clear picture of your starting point — and what to focus on first.
Free. 2 minutes. Completely private.
Not a motivational ebook. A practical guide written by someone who started a few years before you — covering everything from your first class to your first paid regular.
Studios, community centres, online, private. The real options, how to approach them, and what to charge.
A 4 or 6-week course is easier to fill, easier to run, and easier to build momentum from than a rolling class.
A verified professional profile that students can find. Not a social media bio — a credential that's been checked.
How to plan, promote, and deliver a taster session that fills your first course. Step by step.
Booking systems, payment platforms, email lists. The minimum viable toolkit — nothing you don't need yet.
The teachers who've been where you are. Mentoring, peer support, and the professional network that stops isolation.
Insurance, safeguarding, venue compliance. Your Professional Safety Check — completed with Claire and the safety team.
Where you want to be in 12 months. Not a business plan — a realistic map from where you are to where you're going.
CPD, experiential levels, specialty training. The path from newly qualified to Experienced Teacher — and eventually, Senior.
Newly qualified. Uncertain. Wondering if this would actually work. Here's what happened next.
"I qualified and had no idea what to do next. The playbook gave me a plan. The community gave me confidence. Within six months I had a regular class, a booking system, and students who came back every week."
"The Safety Check was the thing I didn't know I needed. I was about to start teaching without proper insurance, without safeguarding training, without any of it. Claire's team caught everything I'd missed."
"I thought being a yoga teacher meant teaching for free until someone noticed you. The business pillar changed how I saw myself. Pricing, boundaries, marketing — none of it felt corporate. It felt honest."
Your Live CV goes live once your qualifications have been checked. Not self-reported. Verified. Students and studios searching for a qualified teacher find you — because someone has confirmed you meet the standard.
It tracks your hours, your levels, your specialties, your CPD. As you grow, your Live CV grows with you.
You don't need to wait until you're established to be properly covered. Insurance and professional safety should be in place before your first class — not after something goes wrong.
Claire and the safety team review your setup — insurance, safeguarding, first aid, venue compliance. Everything you need before you teach.
Standard cover is included with Professional membership. Premium cover — £6M, nil excess, retroactive — is available from day one.
ARAG legal support for professional queries. A student complaint, a venue dispute, a safeguarding concern — someone answers.
You're not joining a database. You're joining a community of people who take this profession seriously — and who remember what the first year feels like.
Your verified professional profile. Searchable by students, studios, and employers from the moment it goes live.
CPD tracking, experiential levels, and a clear path from Apprentice to Teacher to Experienced and beyond.
As you develop, get recognised for what you actually teach. Prenatal, therapeutic, children's, chair yoga — all verified.
Need experience? The network connects new teachers to cover opportunities and studio introductions.
You've recently completed a 200-hour teacher training with at least 180 hours of live contact
You want to be verified — not just listed — as a qualified teacher
You're willing to complete the Professional Safety Check before you start teaching
You believe the profession should have real standards, and you want to meet them
You want a community, not just a certificate number
You're looking for the cheapest way to say you're registered
Your training was entirely pre-recorded or self-paced
You don't intend to teach — registration is for working professionals
And that's completely fine. Not every body is for every teacher. We'd rather you find the right fit than join for the wrong reasons.
No hidden fees. No tiered feature gates. Two options.
Not everyone is accepted. That's what makes the standard mean something. But if you've done the training, and you're serious about teaching — this is where you start.
See If You QualifyNo pressure. No follow-up emails. No countdown timers.
If you're not ready, that's completely fine. We'll be here when you are.
