1. Learning & Teaching in Groups
The win, win, win scenario
For ringers, for teachers, for ringing

2. The Win, Win, Win Scenario
What new ringers want – group learning
Working better as teachers – group teaching
What people have done, success and pitfalls

3. What do New Ringers Want?

4. What do New Ringers Want?
244 hits
Find a Teacher
164 hits
Day Course
A learn to ring day course or classes
Intensive follow-on classes
A taster or experience day (often as a gift)
ART gets one learn to ring enquiry a day

5. Group Learning – Tower Regeneration
Maids Moreton, Newton Longville
Solid fundamentals – social & teaching
13 ringers taught to ring in a month
16 teachers, 140 hours of teaching
Sunday service ringing is the “prime ring”
Peer support, loyalty and pride
Ripple effect
Learn to ring classes or course

6. Group Learning – Feeder School
Birmingham, Hathern
Teachers wanting to make a difference
Pool resources, small groups, focussed practices
Students become helpers then teachers
Peer support, loyalty and pride
Multiple exit points
The standard of the “average” ringer
Learn to ring classes & follow-on training

7. Group Learning – Regional Courses
Abingdon, Big Ring Pull, Tulloch
Recruitment and bell handling training
Youngsters – every morning in Easter holidays
Adults – evenings for 6 weeks during the Summer
Youngsters - feed into Abingdon Young Ringers’ Practice
Adults – feed into local towers
Tulloch – one week residential courses
Learn to ring classes & follow-on training

8. Group Learning – Experienced Ringers
NE Branch, Guild of Devonshire Ringers
Understand motivations and ambitions
Most ringers are very happy ringing in their own tower
Identify ringers and helpers who want help outside their tower
Design ringing programme around them
Targeted follow-on training

9. Successful Group Learning
Organiser & recruiter
Think longer term
Encourage good learning habits
Think about how to maintain peer support
ART provides structured learning, consistent teaching method & professional structure

10. Working Better as Teachers`
Good teachers can do more, better
Development opportunities
Coaching
Common standards

11. Group Teaching – The Hub
Loddon (Berkshire), Barrow on Humber
Based on friendships
Want to create something new and better
Better use of resources
Targeted practices
Create identity – logo or ringing society
Not “my pupil” but “everyone’s pupil”

12. Group Teaching – The Guild
Surrey Association
Inspired by ART and want to spread the word
Elected official
Organised and persuasive
Three Association day courses
Monitor, create opportunities, follow-up
45% accreditation rate & rising, 40 LtR ringers
Mini ART conference

13. Group Teaching - Workshops
North Bucks Branch
Learning in groups
Work with towers & their teachers
Create opportunities for other teachers
Showcase ART
Ripple effect

14. Successful Group Teaching
Based on strong relationships
Drive to do more, better
A bigger team – specialisation
Something for everyone
Look for the next generation of teachers
Support, motivation & opportunity
ART provides common teaching & learning methodology

15. What can you do? Ringers – good learning habits
Group learning project – get the fundamentals right
Bell handling feeder - hand over to good teachers
How you can pool your resources?
Recruit and teach projects
Workshops – target towers, teachers or groups of ringers
Guest Ringing Master
Branch survey – identify ringer ambitions
Galvanise a region around ART