Teaching Course - Module 2C - Stowmarket, Suffolk
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.
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.
You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions
- Foundation skills
- Call Changes
- Kaleidoscope ringing
- Standing behind
- Plain Hunting
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.
Although teas and coffees can be made in the ringing room if needed after 3pm, there is a commercial cafe in the church which is open from 9.15am to 3pm, serving hot drinks, breakfast, light lunches. There is also a cafe just outside the church in Buttermarket.
This course is currently in its early booking window and protected by a PIN for the first 14 days until the 4th December, to allow local ringers a priority booking period. After this date, the PIN will be removed and any remaining places will be available for general booking.
Event Details
| Event Start | Sat 22-Feb-2025 09:45 |
| Event End | Sat 22-Feb-2025 17:00 |
| Registration Closes(Cut-off) | Fri 07-Feb-2025 12:00 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Registered | 4 |
| Available places | 6 |
| Event Fee | £30 per attendee + £5 local contribution for refreshments and church 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. 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 |
| Location | SS Peter and Mary, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
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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.”
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