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Assistant Teachers Chess Course (Part 2) Smithfield Primary School In-Service Training Day 19.11.07 The first part of a Smithfield Primary School pilot in-service chess course to ‘teach the teachers’ took place in April, but due to problems in finding a suitable date, the second part was delayed until November. However, there was again a healthy turnout, with 12 members of staff taking part, including 4 new starts. At the conclusion of both parts of the course there was an expressed wish from staff to undertake additional training at regular intervals. It was felt that this should continue until a standard had been reached that would enable participants to feel confident enough to run one-to-one, or small group sessions with specific children who might benefit from chess tuition. If similar outcomes and reactions to this pilot were reproduced across the city, a huge un-tapped source of chess coaching personnel will have been uncovered. This could provide a major breakthrough in widening the scope of Aberdeen City Council’s chess project, and prove crucial to large-scale sustainability.
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