Review of the Alexander in Education Foundation Course by Kate Minogue
Kate Minogue as Tall’n’Soft Tallulah! I write this article still fired up with enthusiasm after completing the two-part training programme on teaching the AT in schools and colleges. The programme was devised by Judith Kleinman and Sue Merry. Judith teaches at the Royal College of Music and the Junior Academy of Music. She co-ordinates the STAT Education Special Interest group and is working and collaborating on taking Alexander work into secondary schools. Sue has been finding unique ways of working with primary school children since 1994 and is a founder member of Educare Small School where AT is integrated into the school day. The course was open to teachers, as well as ninth-term students, and previous experience of working with children and young adults was not required. Participants came from around the UK as well as the USA, Denmark, Austria, and France. During the first weekend (October 2016) we looked at how to structure a preliminary INSET day for teachers