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SHERBOURNE
TEACHING-AIDS NUMBER 8 For each new learner - a personal progress record card and the opportunity to earn four 'fun' achievement badges on the route from Ambitious Apprentice to Champion Campanologist! |
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The Starter Pack (£5) zipped plastic wallet contains: 1.
Packet of 10 fibre-tip colour pens 2.
5 x Personal Progress record Cards 3.
5 x set of 4 'fun' achievement badges 4.
A Suggestions For Use card 6.
Information about how to send achievement
names, stories, photos for
publication in Ringing World or on this website. |
Use any colours to look jolly!
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Each new achievement adds another coloured bell on your personal
record card ~ celebrate these milestones on your journey:
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This is a scheme designed to show new ringers the areas they will cover in
the first few years. It is intended to maintain enthusiasm and progress. 2.
You, the tutor, are in charge: you set the standards and agree each new
achievement, If you are busy on a practice night why not delegate another
ringer as 'Bell Club Boss’ 3.
Keep it friendly and be sensitive to all your learners' feelings and
abilities. this scheme will work well with youngsters (of all ages). The
colouring and the badges may be a bore or an embarrassment to adults. 4.
Feel free to vary the targets or modify the framework to suit your local
situation. ***5. PLEASE read this sheet, and the ‘Suggestions for
Use’ card and a 'Personal Progress Record Card' right through before you
launch BELL CLUB in your tower. Then you can explain the system and advise
your learners how to begin and proceed. 6.
Remember, there is no one set order to work through these cards. Different
ways for different folk. 7.
The PERSONAL PROGRESS RECORD CARDS need to be kept handy, not taken home by
the learners and lost. Perhaps pin them to the notice board or wall, or they
could be tucked inside the cover of their ‘One-per-Learner’ books. 8.
BADGES are for kids (of many ages!), a tangible reward for effort as well as
for progress. Keep the stock handy and make an occasion out of the
presentation where appropriate. 9.
We gave the badges odd names to avoid too much formality - keep it
light-hearted, its not an exam! 10. Remember, your
aim is to develop your learners as quickly as possible into competent ringers.
Bell Club should encourage versatility and self-motivation - " can I try ... ringing the tenor behind?" " have I tied up the rope's tail properly?" "...I’ve written out Plain Hunting Minor, is it OK?' " will you test me on Bobs in Grandsire Doubles please?" " may I chime the five minute bell? ...." etc. etc….. 11.
Reward effort as well as achievement - the slowest are often the stickers who
end up the most useful ringers. 12.
You may wonder why "BREAK A STAY" earns a bell point. Well, its a
traumatic experience for any learner (and it is usually the instructor’s
fault for lack of supervision or poor tuition so the victim needs comfort and
encouragement). 13.
Remember that every 3 months of attendance earns another bell point – you can
penalise avoidable absences. 14.
Given a little tuition, most learners can call quite nice ‘called changes’
and this helps ropesight. And a learner hunting the treble can say ‘go’ and
‘stop’ and put in bobs and singles before ever ringing inside if you tell
them what pattern to call -–makes 'em think! 15.
Do ensure that the pen tops are put on after use, and keep the stock wallet
handy, perhaps pinned to the noticeboard. The bag is the second most
expensive item in the whole pack but I felt it worth having a good durable case
to keep everything together. 16.
If you use items in odd quantities, or if you just want more cards for adult
learners you can re-order separately. Complete starter pack (for 5 ringers)
£5; badges or cards 20p each (state which kind). These are 2006 prices - please sae, phone or Email to check if
ordering later. Ted Copson, FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS OF THINGS VISIT MY WEBSITE |
The Ringing World is the weekly magazine for ringers, where
all notable achievements are recorded.
Let your learners see their names in print, and they may begin to
appreciate the wider world of ringing.
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YOU CAN SEND UP THE NAMES OF YOUR 'BELL CLUB' LEARNERS, THEIR STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE RINGING WORLD AND/OR THE BELL CLUB WEBSITE, AS THEY EARN THEIR BADGES. |
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SEND TO: Ted
Copson, or EMAIL TO: copson@btinternet.com WEBSITE: http://www.btinternet.com/~copson
Do NOT send this direct to the Ringing World. |
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION: please print clearly giving BADGE, TOWER, COUNTY, LEARNER'S NAME(S), Add your name, address and position (e.g. Tower Captain). If you have interesting stories or special achievements write a note about them. Photographs can also be sent (s.a.e. if you want it back) or email in .jpg format. We will do our best to get RW to publish this extra information but no guarantee as it depends on quantity received! Will try to get it all onto the website for a while. |
If you want to become a postal subscriber to the
Ringing World current rates are given in the magazine or email subs(at)ringingworld.co.uk
Send your cheque direct to The Ringing World Limited,
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Perhaps you have not noticed the Sherbourne Teaching-aids' Bell Club achievements list in RW recently? So here are the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)... |
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Q1. What is Bell Club? |
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A1. Bell Club is part of the Sherbourne Teaching-aids series of books and equipment designed to make learning to ring more straightforward. For each participating learner it consists of a Personal Progress Record Card and the opportunity to earn four 'not too serious' Achievement Badges. It starts at lesson one, day one and ends, hopefully, with a really competent ringer. |
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Q2. How do we join? |
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A2. Its not a case of joining anything - all a tower needs to do is to buy a Starter Pack, read all the notes about how to operate it, set each of your participating learners up with card and be prepared to present the badges as they are earned. Many participants are children but adults find the cards useful too, even if they do not wish to be awarded silly badges! |
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Q3. How do the cards work? |
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A3. The notes on the back of the card say "Learning to ring Church Bells can be a lifetime's hobby. You are setting out on a 'journey' with no single correct route and no precise ending point. The speed and distance you travel depends on who you are, where you are, who is showing you the way and who is travelling with you. This card is a sort of Atlas: it gives you some idea of the ways which you may go. Use colour to OUTLINE each box as you start to learn that particular stage, COLOUR in the bell when you have achieved it. Collect 10 bells for your Blue Badge (Ambitious Apprentice), 25 bells for the Green Badge (Happy Hunter), 45 bells for the Red Badge (Artful Dodger) and 75 bells for the Gold Badge (Champion Campanologist). This may be varied at instructor's discretion." |
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Q4. For what are the bell points earned? |
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A4. The first few are really easy to give a rapid encouragement. First lesson, Tie up rope tail, Tailstroke with helper, ... etc, moving on to things like Chime the 5 minute bell, Write out plain hunting on 5, Both strokes alone, Rounds, etc. Every 3 months earns a bell point and the latter part of the card is full of methods (Bob Doubles to Cambridge Major) progressing through - Treble, Write out, Plain Course, Bobs, Touch, Quarterpeal, Call touch. There are 195 possible bells (plus some blank spaces for your tutor to award any other specials) to colour so even a Champion Campanologist (75 bells) will still have plenty of choice. |
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Q5. What do you get in the Starter Pack? |
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A5. Its a clear plastic zip wallet containing a Suggestions for Use card, a pack of ten fibretip coloured pens, five Personal Progress Record Cards, five of each of the four Badges, and a set of Tutors Notes to advise the Tower Captain how to operate the scheme. Also included is an order form for all the STA range and a sheet with information about the Ringing World and how to get your learners' names printed in it. |
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Q6. So how do I get my learners' names into the Ringing World? |
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A6. Please send their names and badges achieved, together with name of tower and any interesting stories or photos (s.a.e. if you want them back) to Ted Copson address at 8 below or email copson(at)btinternet.com . Do NOT send them direct to RW. Names, and some stories will appear in the Ringing World and also on the Sherbourne Teaching-aids website, see 7 below. |
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Q7. How can I find out more? |
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A7. Look on the Sherbourne Teaching-aids Website at http://www.btinternet.com/~copson |
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The full text of the Tutor's Notes and Suggestion for Use sheets are reproduced on the website so you could even print them out, find your own coloured pens and just buy loose cards and badges at 20p each (see Q8 below). If you are not on the Internet it is very likely that several of your band are and someone will be happy to do this for you if you ask. |
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Q8. What does Bell Club cost and from where do I get it? |
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A8. The Starter Pack, sufficient for five learners costs £5 including p&p. After that you can top up with extra cards and badges as required at 20p each. Order with payment (cheques payable to Sherbourne Teaching Aids. |
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