Teaching Course - Module 1, Writtle, Essex
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.
Delegates will be advised of the option of a Pub lunch on the day, the local course organiser will be in touch after registration.
This course is currently within its 14 day early booking window and is protected by a PIN, so that local ringers have a priority registration opportunity. After the 15th October 2025, the PIN will be removed so that any remaining places are then available for general booking.
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 13-Dec-2025 09:15 |
| Event End | Sat 13-Dec-2025 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Fri 28-Nov-2025 12:00 |
| Capacity | 14 |
| Registered | 1 |
| Available places | 13 |
| Event Fee | £30 per attendee + £5 local costs for tower donation |
| 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 | All Saints', Writtle, Essex |
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Team
Lesley Boyle
Tutor
Lesley Boyle has been ringing for over forty years and has a wide breadth of experience from multi- doubles peals to peals of maximus in hand and tower. She was a participant in winning bands in the National 12 bell competition in her youth, and is now a Tower Captain teaching young and not-so- young learners. She is also local District Ringing Master, serves on the Ely Association Recruitment and Training Committee, and helps with group teaching at the local ART hub. She says “I’ve gained a lot of pleasure out of ringing over the years and want to pass this on to others. I’ve realised through teaching many people to handle that everyone benefits if they’re taught well – the learners progress more quickly and the band is supportive with less frustration. I want ART module attendees to have confidence in teaching handling and foundation skills, and get that buzz out of seeing their own learners’ achievements.”