1. ART Conference 2016 Ringing Practices in Abingdon
Susan Read
Loughborough, 12th March 2016

2. Three practices a week!
Traditional open practice run on Tuesday evenings by tower captain
Weekly (simulator) Friday 4 pm after school club for our local private school, Abingdon School
Weekly (simulator) Friday 5 – pm learner practice targeted at youngsters

3. How we run our learner practice – The practice log book

4. How we run our learner practices – operationally
Ten bells on simulator – lots of options!
Up to ten learners, mostly school age
Three or four teachers and some helpers
One or two teachers concentrate on handling (LTR 1, 2) and LTR assessments
At the same time:
Another teacher runs practice for LTR 2,3,4,5 with plenty of games in between more serious work
Biscuit/cake break every week
Future: separate dumb-bell and simulator for individual exercises based on LTR syllabus

5. How we keep records – as well as the LTR booklets

6. Encouraging ringing in young learners from our area
Half day outings in each school holiday with ringing plus social activities
Intensive ringing courses (daily) in a school holiday at least once a year
(We invite ALL the youngsters to come!)
Encouraging suitable candidates to train to be ART teachers and organising courses for them
We have fun!!