Association of Ringing Teachers — Annual Conference

3rd – 4th March 2018

http://ringingteachers.org/about Royston, Hertfordshire

‘’Making a Difference’’

An event open to all ringers, organised by ART - booking from January 2018 at www.ringingteachers.org

Friday 2nd March – Open Ringing

19:30 - 20:30 Ringing at Royston

Saturday 3rd March – AGM, Conference & ART Awards Ceremony

All Day The ART Shop selling Books, Badges, DVDs, CDs and Shirts plus other stalls and diaplays., 09:00 Registration for ART Members, to be seated for 09:20 09:30 - 09:45 Chairman’s Welcome & Review 09.45 - 10:15 ART Annual General Meeting 10:15 - 10:30 COFFEE and Registration for Non-ART Members 10.40 – 11.00 ‘Brumdingers’ – Simon Linford 11:00 - 11:35 Why I refuse to be called an ’Instructor’; the differences between instructing, teaching and coaching.’ - Matt Bulbeck 11.35 – 12.05 Insurance & Bell Ringing – Marcus Booth Sessions 1 in Harris Room Sessions 2 in Club Room Sessions 3 in Main hall 12:10 – 12:50 1A Developing Youth Teams Garton & Loveless 1B PR - Kate Flavell & Caroline Stockman Positive PR: a ‘how-to’ guide at tower and society level 1C Volunteers, Safeguarding & the Cof E – Andrea Watkins 13.00 - 14.15 - Lunch 13..30 – 14.15 Watkins & Booth available for individual Questions, Andrea Watkins in Retreat Room, Marcus Booth In Harris room. Assessors meeting with Paul Lewis in Club Room at 1.45 14.15 – 14.55 Colin Parker - Engaging with young ringers 15:00 - 15:40 2A Pip Penny – Why people Ring 2B Veronica Downing – Teaching Challenges

2C Developing a Risk Assessment – Marcus Booth

15:45 - 16:25 3A Vinni & Ruth - Small is beautiful; tales from an ART ringing centre and ringing hub

3B Kate Flavell & Caroline Stockman Positive PR: a how-to guide at tower and society level 3C Volunteers, Safeguarding & the Cof E – Andrea Watkins

16.30 Tea 17.00 - 17.20 ART Workshops and other products/initiatives Graham Nabb & Roger Booth 17.20 - 17.35 CCCBR update Christopher O’Mahony 17:35 – 18.00 Q & A’s with Graham Nabb and others 18.00 DRINKS & NIBBLES From 18:30 ART Awards 2017 – Prize Giving Ceremony with Stephanie Warboys and Stephanie Pattenden Event is open to everyone - no requirement to attend Saturday sessions

Sunday 12 March – CCCBR Education Committee day

Simulators and new technology

9.30 – 10.00 Registration. Coffee 10.00 – 10.15 Introduction. How simulators and other new technology can help you solve the helper shortage and teach more effectively. The support available. 10.15 – 10.30 New technology: What students can download from the internet and use at home to improve their understanding Sessions for new users Sessions for occasional users Sessions for more frequent users 10.30 – 11.45 1A Practical on dumb bells. An opportunity to try the different applications and gain an overview. 1B Beltower, Virtual Belfry and Abel compared and how they can be used in the early stages 1CHardware and peripherals. Troubleshooting common problems. Improvements you can make to make better use of your installation. 11.45 -1.00 2A Hardware and peripherals. What you will need. Where to buy. Where to go for help setting it up. What it would cost and how it could be funded. 2B Practical on dumb bells. An opportunity to try the different applications and some Learning the Ropes exercises. 2C Beltower, Virtual Belfry and Abel compared. The special features and how they can be used in the early stages. 1.00 – 2.00 Lunch – including an opportunity to talk to the presenters 2.00 – 3.15 3A How simulators can be used in the early stages of teaching new ringers. 3B Hardware and peripherals. Upgrading your system and improvements you can make to make better use of your installation. Troubleshooting common problems. 3C Practical on dumb bells. An opportunity to try exercises on different applications and share experience. 3.15 – 3.45 Plenary. Question time for expert panel. 3-45 Tea and coffee - for those who wish to stay on and chat to the presenters

Royston, Hertfordshire An event open to all ringers, organised by ART - booking from January 2018 at www.ringingteachers.org

The ART Conference is open to all ringers. We invite you to join us in Royston for an inspiring and enjoyable weekend. There is a packed agenda of leading speakers sharing best practice from their ringing as well as ideas from other activities and professions.

Tickets will available from January 2018 at www.ringingteachers.org.