These recruitment and retention resources start by asking the question, what do you want to achieve rather than with what you are going to do, before moving onto thinking about what type of people you would like to recruit and how you’re going to recruit them. They are packed full of advice, ideas and people's stories.
These resources are available to anyone and do not require you to register to use them.
The method toolboxes are aimed at both students and their teachers. Starting with the development of strong foundation skills they work up to ringing and calling methods via small, easily-achievable steps.
Aimed at students and their teachers who are progressing through the Advanced Call Change Learning the Ropes scheme. The toolbox works up to the ringing and calling of advanced call change sequences. The scheme emphasises the importance of ringing on a variety of different bells.
Handbell ringing is easier than you may think. On handbells there isn’t 70ft of rope to worry about and the bells weigh considerably less than the ‘small car’ hanging above our heads. The downside is you have to ring two bells at a time. These resources are aimed at those learning to ring handbells, augmented with pages for those who are teaching.
Most ringers now have an awareness of ringing simulators, but only a minority have used one and fewer still really understand their potential. Ongoing software development combined with innovative teaching practices mean that the latest kits are an invaluable aid for teachers, novice ringers and even experts looking to hone their skills.
Teaching Tips cover topics such as coaching, motivation and learning theory applied, with plenty of examples, to the teaching of ringing. Browse the Teaching Tips articles or search using keywords.
Learning Tips aims to demystify ringing, hopefully making it easier for newer ringers to master. Browse the Learning Tips articles or search using keywords.