Education

How we can help you?

This section is about learning and teaching. If you want to know about Go in Schools, please refer to our Junior [1] section.

One of the best ways of learning is by informal discussion at your local Go Club; record your games and then play through them, if possible discussing them with other, preferably stronger players.

Our Game Review Service [2] offers our members the opportunity to submit their games for comment. This is a very effective way of learning as points are tailored to the individual.

We organise a range of teaching workshops [3] across the country. Most of these events are aimed at the 10 kyu – 2 kyu range, but at least one every year is aimed at stronger players. Details are included in our Calendar of Events [4].

Teachers

Several strong players provide professional teaching services [5] (usually done over the Internet) and others provide introductory lessons for beginners [5].

We also provide guidance [6] for existing and prospective teachers with further tools such as puzzles for a class, in the resources section [7].

The BGA has a Teaching Accreditation system [8] as a means of ensuring the quality of teachers, especially for schools.

Self-Study

We have some ideas as to what to do on our Self Study pages [9]. There's advice on how to do this effectively as well as links to many resources that you can use.

Books

There is a wide range of books [10] on Go. These pages provide guidance on what's appropriate for any level of play, as well as links to suppliers.