Teaching Course - Module 1, Sampford Brett, Somerset
About this course:
Suitable for those who already teach bell handling and want to update their skills AND for those who have never taught anyone to handle a bell, Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques necessary to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control.
You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions:
- How to teach a skill
- How to break down bell handling into easy stages that the new ringer can master
- About different learning types and how to adapt your teaching for them
- The benefits of intensive teaching
The practical sessions will give you plenty of time to practise your new skills in a safe environment. Working in pairs you will also have opportunity to hone your observation skills and get feedback on your feedback.
This course is currently in its 14 day early booking window and is protected by a PIN to ensure local course delegates have a priority booking period. After the 7th August 2025, the PIN will be removed and any remaining places will be made available for general booking.
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 15-Nov-2025 09:00 |
| Event End | Sat 15-Nov-2025 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Fri 31-Oct-2025 12:00 |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Registered | 12 |
| Available places | 0 |
| Event Fee | £30 per attendee + £6 local donation for lunch and refreshments |
| Event Prerequisites | You must be a bell-ringing teacher (or would-be teacher) aged 14 or over. You must have sufficiently good bell control to be able to inspire confidence in others and an ability to comfortably raise and lower a bell. We expect that you should easily be able to pass the Learning the Ropes Level 2 handling assessment. For more information, see bellringing.org/about-teaching/bell-handling/#GoodHandlingStyle |
| Location | St George's, Sampford Brett, Somerset |
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Team
Alena Wardle
ART Tutor
Alena began bell ringing at the age of 11 in the 1980s in Polebrook, a small village in Northamptonshire, as part of a new band formed to revive the local bells. Her passion for ringing grew during her studies at Birmingham University, where she rapidly expanded her repertoire and began teaching others.
Her career brought her to Plymouth, where she has been actively involved in the bell-ringing community ever since. She has held various roles within the local Guild and, since 2007, she has served as Tower Captain at Emmanuel Church, Plymouth, and. Over the years, she has taught many aspiring ringers and embarked on her ART journey in 2014, mentoring local ringers.
Beyond bell ringing, Alena is also deeply involved in scouting, regularly organizing sessions to introduce local scout groups to the art of bell ringing.