Group Teaching
Frank Seabright
www.ringingteachers.co.uk
A bit of background
Live in Herefordshire
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Tower Captain at Bosbury
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Master of the Ledbury District of
Hereford Diocesan Guild
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Ledbury District
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A bit of background
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Attended ITTS Module 1 Course
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Mentor to 3 New Teachers
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The following year
- nothing had happened
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Why
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Tower Captains and others meeting
Don’t forget all meeting should include food and drink
Existing state of Ringing
Tower
No in
Report
Effective No.
Learners in
last 5 yrs
Learners
still in band
Possible reduction in
numbers in next 5yrs
Tower a
16
8
7
2
Tower b
2
2
0
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Tower c
15
6-10
2
1
Tower d
12
7
3
1
Tower e
9
4
3
0
Tower f
8
5
2
0
Tower g
4
3
1
0
Tower h
0
0
0
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From our speculation
Total
66
37
18
4
13
Average per
tower 6
Average left per tower
In 5 yrs 4
4
The answer to why
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Tower Captains too busy
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No one felt confident to teach
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Very few knew how to teach
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Too big a commitment for week after week teaching
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Everyone needed support
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No one was asking to learn
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Our Solution
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Pool our resources
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Specific teaching sessions
Teach some teachers
Common approach to teaching
– handling and beyond
Periodic recruitment drives
To be enthusiastic
To extent our simulator base
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Result
15 new ringers in 2yrs
10 New Teachers Module 2
11 New Teachers Module 1
3 Towers with simulators
2 with 6 x individual learning centres
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Advantages for Teachers
Creates an environment to promote the ethos of ITTS
Support and encouragement from other teachers/mentors
Additional teachers to check and advise
A range of tied bells to teach on
Can move from learner to learner to acquire different
teaching skills
A pool of teachers to ease pressure
Creates cohesive group of teachers
Brings greater cooperation between towers and ringers
Can move from tower to tower for practices
Learning difficulties can be used as a learning curve for all
teachers
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Advantages for New Ringers
A learning environment
Different teachers with different approaches
Group of other people learning becomes
supportive
Mutual praise and encouragement,
especially good for youngsters
Encourages the social side of ringing
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Other Issues
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Not everything goes perfectly
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Difficult learners don’t become a personal issue
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Someone has to organise the whole event
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All training needs to be planned
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Try and keep all training to the courses
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Do still loose new learners but it wont be because they are bored
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Choosing which towers
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What about disinterested towers and people
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Continuous teaching programme or batches
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Recruitment how and when
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Most important issue
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Core Ethos of ITTS
Small Steps
Get it right
Whole - Part - Whole
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Try it
It works
Much more fun for everyone
Help keep your learners
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Go for it
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