Teaching Course - Module 1 - Workington, Cumbria
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.
Local donation on the day for teas and coffees. Delegates may wish to bring a packed lunch, or make their own arrangements. Please note, the lunch break is limited to one hour maximum.
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 28-Jun-2025 09:00 |
| Event End | Sat 28-Jun-2025 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Sun 15-Jun-2025 23:55 |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Registered | 6 |
| Available places | 6 |
| Event Fee | £30 per attendee + |
| 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 Michael's Parish Church, Workington, Cumbria |
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Team
Andrew Slade
Tutor
Andrew joined the ART Management Committee as Chairman in 2023. Having worked in the university sector for over 30 years, Andrew brings an understanding of how to work through others and an in-depth experience of the world of quality assurance of education programmes and activities.
Whilst new to ART, Andrew has taught many people to ring, principally during his 28 years as Ringing Master of St. Mary’s Richmond, North Yorkshire, his home tower. He is a firm believer in theory and practice being necessary to develop ringers, and welcomes the opportunity to bring the skills and experiences of his work and his hobby to bear on the task of maintaining and developing bellringing as a tutor for ART.