Teaching Course - Module 2C, St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington,New Zealand
About this course:
This course shows new and experienced teachers how to support their students and develop the necessary foundation skills for good ringing and then move forward to ringing changes.
You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions
- Foundation skills
- Call Changes
- Kaleidoscope ringing
- Standing behind
- Plain Hunting
The practical exercises approach learning in small structured steps and are delivered in a way that is entertaining for the new ringer whilst the theory sessions cover foundation skills, teaching theory, running practices, team building and how to motivate and retain your ringers.
The foundation skill techniques are covered in the practical sessions, and you then move on to concentrate on the development of change ringing skills using exercises and unusual methods to aid learning.
The transition from Plain Hunt to Plain Bob Doubles and Plain Bob Minor is broken down into several simpler, shorter steps, making the jump into change ringing both more gradual and understandable to the new ringer.
The theory sessions turn the spotlight on developing leadership skills.
There will be a local fee for morning & afternoon teas. Please bring your own lunch or join us at a local cafe (at your own expense).
This course is sponsored by ANZAB, delegates interested in attending should please contact Kathi Downs on kmdowns01@gmail.com
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 11-Jul-2026 08:30 |
| Event End | Sat 11-Jul-2026 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Fri 10-Jul-2026 |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Registered | 0 |
| Available places | 12 |
| Event Fee | Sponsored by ANZAB, please contact kmdowns01@gmail.com |
| 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. You must have the ability to comfortably ring up and down in peal. You must have rung a quarter peal on an inside bell of Bob Minor standard or above, recorded on Bellboard. 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 |
| Event Access | If you are interested in attending this course please contact ANZAB, Kathi Downs kmdowns01@gmail.com |
| Location | St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington, New Zealand |
Team
David Smith
Tutor
David is an Australian ringer, resident in Brisbane but a frequent visitor to UK.
He was one of the first ART tutors to be appointed in Australia, in 2014.
He is a past president of ANZAB, was a member of the 'CRAG' review team, and was elected to the Central Council Executive in 2018.
He writes 'The Education Column' published in The Ringing World.
Kathi Downs
Tutor
Kathi learnt to ring at Christ Church St Laurence in Sydney, as an adult, in the early 1990s. She went on to become a member of the St Mary’s Basilica Society of Bellringers in Sydney and over time has held roles at St Mary’s Cathedral including Ringing Master and Tower Captain. Kathi has been active in her local branch of ANZAB over many years, including in the role of Education & Training Officer for NSW & the ACT, as a helper & trainer for the Sydney Ringing School, and in the promotion of women’s heavy bell & conducting skills. Kathi has been Education Officer for ANZAB and is currently a Ringing Development Officer for Teacher Training. As an ART Tutor, she is responsible for promoting and coordinating ART courses within the ANZAB territories. Kathi currently lives in the Blue Mountains NSW and rings at St Hilda’s Katoomba, where she has used Learning the Ropes to assist in training a new local band from scratch.