Teaching Course - Module 1, St Saviour's, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
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 are advised to bring a packed lunch on the day, or make their own arrangements for lunch at a pub or cafe. There is a fish and chip shop nearby. Please note, the lunch break is limited to one hour, so if visiting a busy food outlet, it may be worth pre-ordering meals so that they can be served promptly.
This course is currently in its early booking window and is protected by a PIN to allow local ringers priority booking until the 26th March. After this date, the PIN will be removed and any remaining places will be made available for general bookings.
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 06-Jun-2026 09:15 |
| Event End | Sat 06-Jun-2026 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Fri 22-May-2026 12:00 |
| Capacity | 12 |
| Registered | 2 |
| Available places | 10 |
| Event Fee | £30 per attendee + £5 local donations for tower contribution and hot drinks |
| 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 Saviour, Westgate-on-Sea, Kent |
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Team
Neil Jones
ART Tutor
Neil learnt to handle a bell in Kent but learnt to ring whilst in Norwich whilst supposedly studying for a degree. On returning to Kent, he continued to progress and became more involved in ringing at a District level. He also began to ring at Rochester Cathedral which subsequently became his home tower.
After training to become a primary school teacher, he initially found it difficult to commit to ringing beyond his own tower but gradually took a greater role in leadership at District level and in 2023 was elected as the Chairman of the KCACR.
Neil has always been passionate about teaching ringers and has been involved in training at different levels for much of his ringing career. When his eldest daughter was invited to join the Kent Young Ringers, Neil started to assist the group by helping at their meetings and getting involved in the coaching and training the next generation of ringers, which he continues to do.
Having taken the M1 course in 2019, he realised the benefits of the ART programme and became an Accredited Teacher in 2023, after the disruption of COVID had finally settled down. During his tenure as Chairman, Neil took the opportunity to raise the profile of ART in Kent and how it would benefit other KCACR members. The increase the awareness of ART in Kent has been apparent and the demand for M1 and M2 courses has now escalated, as have the number of accredited teachers in the KCACR.
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