learn2ring is intended to be a recruit/beginner friendly website as part of an up to the minute comprehensive recruitment and training scheme in the art of bellringing.

The training scheme is intended to be a voluntary scheme. There is no intention to make it compulsory, or for there to be any qualifications for instructors or ringers. We feel that such a move would be counter productive, and the scheme can make a significant impact on the state of the exercise without going down this route.

The primary objective is to increase the amount and quality of ringing training that takes place, by making it much more attractive for people to become involved in training ringers, and providing them with a ready made package of teaching material. Such people may be existing ringers, lapsed ringers or even non-ringers who wish to become involved in setting up a band at their local tower.

Whilst the training scheme was originally intended to help develop more Ringing Centres, the material could be used in any tower or training setting.

These temporary webpages are intended to explain how the complete training package would work

As the whole package would be designed and developed over a period of time, the final content and appearance will vary with the input received from contributors

How can you help?

It is proposed that the scheme be developed collaboratively by various Central Council Committees, and other interested individuals, perhaps with significant external financial support, channelled through the Ringing Foundation. The first stage would be to develop an overall framework. Then, over a period of time, sections would be developed to fit in with the overall framework. These may be developed by Council Committees, otherwise people with the necessary skills would be commissioned.

There would need to be some form of steering group or forum, and conferences or workshops would be held from time to time in order for contributors to get together and discuss the development of the package on a face to face basis. However, in this modern age, electronic communication would be used to speed up the process and only hold meetings when necessary.

We want as many people to be able to contribute to the package as possible. That way the scheme is most likely to command the widest support in the ringing community at large.

In addition to people with practical experience of the recruitment of training ringers, input would particularly welcome from people with skills in graphic and web design, together with contributions in the form of good quality photographs, cartoons and video sequences.

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Last updated 01/12/2007