Secondary Education

The Alexander Technique – on which The Ready List is based – is taught in secondary schools across the UK and beyond. These include the likes of Eton College, The Yehudi Menuhin School and Wellington College, as well as the junior departments of major music conservatoires and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain.

See below for a comprehensive list of where the Alexander Technique is taught in secondary education.

The TRL journey in your  school starts with an initial workshop session with one of our trained and experienced Alexander Technique teachers.
These workshops are fun and informative and help give school staff a taster of what the work involves, and how its skills can be transferred into many different disciplines.

Initial TRL Training for Classroom Teachers. 

Depending on the length of the session we would aim to cover some or all of the following:

• To introduce and explain the usefulness of The Ready List for Secondary School teachers and its relevance for self regulation and resilience. Including how it can be applied in a classroom setting.
• To introduce Body Mapping and its importance for everyday activity. How it can improve and create a physical literacy and help with coordination and resetting to ease.
• To introduce Constructive Rest and how it can help restore energy. Looking at how it leads to finding a quiet mind and an easy body.
• A short discussion on where the work is taught and the application of this work for students. 
• To briefly look at the history of the work in Education and the impact of F M Alexander's and John Dewey's understanding of the fear reflexes.
• Looking at how the fear reflexes can disassociate us from our sense of wellbeing. 
• Learning how to restore safety and readiness to learn in an approachable and relevant way for young people.
• Session includes materials to be given out on the day.

Schools often find that this training session works well in conjunction with a separate introductory session for pupils. This will involve practical activities, targeted specifically at secondary school-age children.

Initial TRL Training for Pupils. 

Depending on the length of the session we would aim to cover some or all of the following: 

• Introducing the Ready List and its impact and relevance for Mental and Physical health.
•  Introducing Body Mapping and how it helps with movement and coordination in everyday and for specific skills e.g. sport or playing an instrument.
•  Introduce Constructive Rest and the impact on structural ease and creating a calm mindset. 
• Session includes materials to be given out on the day.

Schools can then choose from a variety of follow-up courses to further develop the work, ranging from one-off workshops through to regular, ongoing classes.

Many schools find that a 10-week course for pupils in small groups enables them:

• To successfully put The Ready List's powerful and transferable skills into action
• To help to improve both physical and mental health
• To experience the benefits this can have with academic learning.