The Education Committee exists to promote the training and teaching of ringers at all levels of skill and ability. It organises and runs courses; commissions and produces training materials of all kinds; and tries to encourage others to do the same.
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The 1958 Central Council meeting (Dublin) created a Sunday Service Ringing Committee, which in 1961 (Stoke-on-Trent) became the Sunday Service and Education Committee, and in 1971 (Leamington Spa) was again renamed, as the Education Committee.
The Terms of Reference, as amended by the Central Council meeting in 2001 (Liverpool),
are as follows:
To review, further, and if necessary advance, the best methods of
ringing teaching and learning, and to disseminate this knowledge to
societies and the ringing community; to arrange or assist in the
organisation of training events for societies; to keep under review the
need for up-to-date educational resources using whatever medium best
suits the purpose, and to produce this material wherever necessary.
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The committee has 12 positions, making it one of the largest on the Council. In the past 20 years, 30 people have served on the committee, with the current members having served an average of just under 7 years each. Two positions are currently unfilled.
We meet about 3 times a year at a more or less central location. Historically we have met on Sundays which seemed the most practical way to avoid diary clashes. We have a committee e-mail list for reporting actions, sounding opinion and discussing items between meetings.
The committee's work is varied, with courses and publications as the longest running themes. Individuals undertake specific projects, and some members also perform long term roles. Currently these roles are (with current holders in brackets): Chairman (Barrie Dove), Secretary (Heather Peachey), Treasurer (Catherine Lewis), Custodian of simulator and Co-ordination of Teaching the Teachers courses (Heather Peachey), Co-ordination with youth movements (Pip Penney).
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Membership of the committee is open to any member of the Central Council. All committee posts are filled by election every three years, with additional elections in intervening years if there are any vacancies. If you have any questions about the committee or its work, please contact Barrie Dove, Education Committee Chairman (address below).
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Eleven members were elected by the Central Council at the meeting on 30 May 2005 at Harrogate to serve until the 2008 meeting. However, Ernie Runciman resigned in May 2007 and membership is currently as under. John Harrison stood down as chairman at the committee meeting held on 25 November 2007 and was replaced by Barrie Dove.
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Barrie Dove (Chairman), representative for the
Yorkshire Association E-mail: Address: 24 Littondale Avenue, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire HG5 0BQ, UK |
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Heather Peachey (Secretary), Honorary member Telephone: 01652 688819 E-mail: Address: Low Wood Lodge, Barnetby-le-Wold, Lincs DN38 6HG, UK |
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Stuart Flockton, representative for the
Liverpool Universities Society E-mail: |
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John Harrison (immediate past Chairman), representative for the
Oxford Diocesan Guild E-mail: |
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Geoff Horritt, representative for the Hertford County Association |
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Catherine Lewis, representative for the
Kent County Association E-mail: |
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Frank Lewis, representative for the
Kent County Association E-mail: |
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Simon Linford, representative for the Ancient Society of College Youths |
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Martin Mansley, representative for the
Guild of Devonshire Ringers E-mail: |
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Pip Penney, representative for the
Llandaff & Monmouthshire Diocesan Association E-mail: |
There are currently two vacancies on the committee.
An article was published in the Christmas 2007 issue of The Ringing World outlining our work and giving bibiliographical details of our members. Click here to see/download a PDF version of this article.
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