Ringing Forums

Whether charging learners or not it is important that those teaching ringing are 'qualified to do so' in that they have Church of England Safeguarding training (which can be done on-line for free) and of course have a current DBS certificate. These are obviously in place to 'protect' the teacher. Whilst in the short term charging does produce income to the tower, unlike learning the piano or a sport, those who take up ringing often say, "Gosh I thought it was pulling a rope and I didn't realise it was that complicated!" Realistically this means that not all learners like ringing and want to continue, so to my mind the question is, 'Am I such a good teacher that everyone paying for my tuition will get what they pay for and be able to ring and enjoy it?' or put another way, 'If I charge for ringing teaching and the person doesn't like it or want to continue will I be giving them their money back?'