Aims of the ATTS |
 • The ATTS aims to be a centre of excellence in the training of future generations of Alexander Teachers. The programme is designed for each student to develop his/her highest capacities. Students are encouraged to integrate the principles of the Alexander Technique, and to develop into authentic and unique Alexander Teachers.
• The ATTS offers a contemporary approach to adult education. Students are accepted into training as equals who participate and take responsibility for their own process. • We aim to create an environment free from sectarianism. The Alexander world has often degenerated into factions and splits. We welcome visiting teachers and students from different trainings and lineages in an atmosphere of openness and respect. • The ATTS provides a space where teachers can come to visit freely after their training and continue to develop their teaching skills in an atmosphere of mutual enquiry. • We also offer a post-graduate training at the school. Qualified teachers from any school are welcome to participate in the training as one of the students. This course of study can be tailor-made to include a minimum of two days per week over a period of between one to three terms. A certificate will be awarded in recognition of this post-graduate study. • We are piloting a scheme of training of prospective Teacher Trainers. The ATTS operates as a training system for teachers who wish to gain experience in the skills of running a training school. • We have established a network in which teachers can meet regularly to engage in creative dialogue and to exchange work. These small group meetings include a supervisory element that supports the ongoing professional development of the teachers.  • The ATTS believes that it is important not to impose a ‘philosophy’ onto a training course. As with the Alexander discoveries, the theory and the philosophy are an outcome of the practice, and not the other way round.
• We aim to facilitate a measure of self-criticism among our teachers so that they do not fall into the traps of complacency and arrogance. • The ATTS believes in ongoing dialogue and debate within the Alexander community without having to compromise the essentials of the technique. Fixed dogma and orthodoxy can stifle this creativity. |
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Training as an Alexander teacher has given me the opportunity of turning a dream into a vocational and professional reality. Anthony Kingsley is a progressive, challenging and inspiring teacher, and I have been privileged to have been trained by him. - Caroline Dale
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