Recruitment and Retention
ART and the Central Council have developed a recruitment and retention workshop that introduces you to lots of ideas and guides you through building your personal recruitment and retention plan, whether for your band or your local branch or district. Find out what has worked for others and the pitfalls to avoid. The workshop can be delivered virtually or as a physical event. Why not start planning now for the return to ringing and contact us to discuss running a workshop?
Follow the blue links to navigate around the resource – you’ll find lots of advice, ideas and people’s stories. We hope you find it useful.
Planning for recruitment
Recruitment success – the important things to consider
Raising awareness – engaging with the church and the community
What gets people into the tower the first time?
Who to recruit – the pros and cons
» Download your recruitment toolbox
Recruitment activities
First impressions are everything – welcoming people to your tower and band
What has worked – stories from teachers and their ringers
Teaching your new recruits
The follow-up – keep it personal, make it quick
What do your new recruits expect?
Intensive training – why, what and how
Retaining your new ringers
Keeping your new ringers interested – through foundation skills and early change ringing
How long does it take to learn to ring?
Building your band
Making recruitment work for everyone in the band
A very popular practice – when your tower starts to get too crowded
These resources
There are a lot of pages, so if you can't find something use the search facility.
Ring for the King
Ring for the King resources and publicity material
After COVID-19
Do take a look! They are a really helpful resource as we start to transition into the post COVID-19 stage.
» Preparing the ground - raising awareness
» Getting new recruits through the (virtual) door
These articles were originally published in the Ringing World.
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Finally a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to these pages, with articles, tips or case studies. Thank you!
ART Awards
Every year the ART Awards recognise people and groups who are leading best practice and innovation in the teaching and development of ringing. They are open to everyone, not just ART Members or those using the ‘Learning the Ropes’ scheme.
Why not have a look at some of the previous award winners and consider applying for yourself, your band or a teacher who is doing great things?