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Welcome to this month's eNews, we hope you had a good Christmas and that your new year is going well.
If you want to get in touch, Gemma Veitch in the Programme Team office at Gilwell Park can be contacted at either programme@scout.org.uk or by calling 0845 300 1818.
This resource has been revised and redesigned, and in the Spring it will be re-launched. A copy will be available on CD for you in due course.
Please encourage all Explorer Scout Leaders to use it to support and develop leadership skills amongst their Explorer Scouts - including setting up and running Unit and District Forums.
Two training weekends specifically for those carrying out the adult role of ESL(YL) supporting the Young Leaders' Scheme. They will take place this Spring:
21/22th February 2009 at Gilwell Park www.scouts.org.uk/events.php
14/15th March 2009 in Leeds www.scouts.org.uk/events.php
These weekends will support those working towards a Wood Badge for this role, and cover all aspects of the Young Leaders' Scheme from operating the Young Leaders' Unit to delivery of the Modules to supporting sponsoring section leaders.
Places can be booked by down loading the form from the above webpages
If you have any queries please contact programme@scout.org.uk
Apologies to those of you who have been trying in vain to order copies of Young Leaders' Essentials. The good news is that the 2008 edition is now available again.
More good news - in 2009/2010 we plan to produce a supplementary book - "Young Leaders' Essentials Plus" - which will be filled with different methods for delivering the Modules of the Young Leaders' Scheme, as well as helpful ideas to support the Young Leaders' Unit and resources to make the Scheme as successful as possible.
If you have developed any different methods locally for the delivery of the Young Leaders' Scheme Modules we would be really keen to hear from you by contacting Gemma on programme@scout.org.uk
If you plan to run your own local support event for leaders, to promote the development of Explorer Scouting in your patch, and would like advice or support, please feel free to ask by contacting Gemma Veitch in the Programme Team office at Gilwell Park on programme@scout.org.uk
Information about the sort of support we are able to offer can be found at:
www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/explorer/supportdaysinformation.pdf
Please note that we can usually accommodate requests if we have at least 6 months notice - any less notice than this and we will try, but our diary fills up fast, so book early.
As mentioned in the last issue of eNews, this will be available from Scoutshops in March. We hope it will be presented to all Young Leaders when they leave the scheme - whether they complete all of the modules and missions, or just some. As well as giving them a record of what they have achieved as Young Leaders, it also explains the options available to them in Scouting when they reach 18.
It will also be a useful record of prior learning which they can show to a Training Adviser if and when they start to work towards a Wood Badge if they become an adult leader after leaving the Explorer Scout section.
A template is now avalible which allows you to print the name, unit and date onto the Chief Scout Award Certificates.
The template can be found at;
In March, our youth sites will be retired in their current form. In the meantime, consultation and review with volunteers, parents and of course young people is taking place to determine the best sort of provision for our youth members online. If you have thoughts and ideas on this subject, we would be grateful to hear them at web.team@scout.org.uk Basic badge requirements and programme descriptions will still be available at this link:
In 2008 we surveyed a large number of Group Scout Leaders for their experiences and views about the way Partnership Agreements are used in Districts.
The results of that survey will be summerised and published online at: www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/explorer/ in the near future
We plan to use the results of the survey to review the effectiveness of Partnership Agreements, with a view to issuing renewed guidance later in the year.
The team have been out during the back end of last year attending the first batch of workshops. It has been great fun meeting many of you and in particular, getting feedback on what is happening in your Region. We are looking forward to meeting the rest of you at your own workshops in the next couple of months.
The Development, Advice and Support days have been held in a number of Regions across England since October '08. Feedback received so far has been extremely positive. If you are an adult supporting sections you will be contacted directly with further details of the forthcoming days.
The dates for the next days are:
North West of England - 08/02/09
Scotland - 13-15/02/09
Wales - 28/03/09
East of England - 29/03/09
Northern Ireland - To be confirmed
For more information on the workshops see:
www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/explorer/news/rdaas.htm
If you have attended one of the Programme Development, Advice and Support Days and would like any more support please don't hesitate to contact us on programme@scout.org.uk
Please also remember that the presentations are available online for you to use to support Scouting locally.
Your Programme, Your Voice is an online questionnaire that is sent out 3 times a year. It helps the Programme Team to define the challenges, to focus on areas where support is most needed and to bust myths.
It was trialed with the Cub Scout section in February and May 2008, and in November 2008 it was extended to the Beaver Scout and Scout section. This year the Your Programme, Your Voice will be extended to the Scout Network initially followed by the Explorer Scout section in early summer.
A representative sample of adults involved in the Explorer Scout section will be invited to take part in Your Programme, Your Voice and we will sending these invites nearer the time.
Do you know Section Leaders or Assistant Section Leaders who need to complete their training for their Wood Badge? If so, the next Section Leaders' Training course may be of interest to them.
When is it? 18th - 24th April 2009
What does it cover? This course gives practical information, advice and support for running your Colony, Pack, Troop or Unit.
You will operate in cross-sectional or sectional groups depending on the nature of the subject. You will be able to try out new ideas and theories and you will return home with a host of new skills that you will be able to directly apply to your role.
The following 14 modules of the Adult Training Scheme are covered: 5-9, 11-19.
How much does it cost? £399 Residential, £255 Camping including all meals
For more information and/or an application form please email adult.support@scout.org.uk, go to www.scouts.org.uk/gilwelltraining or phone 0845 300 1818
The British Red Cross are developing a new strategy for first aid learning for young people and would like to hear the thoughts, ideas and experiences of leaders and young people in Scouting. Your responses will help them to develop their strategy, and may influence the way we work with the British Red Cross to provide first aid learning to young people in Scouting in the future.
There are two questionnaires. Both can be completed online or downloaded to email back to:
Questionnaire for leaders (aimed at leaders in all Sections)
Complete online by visiting http://q.scouts.org.uk/s/E2jXJ12tV-oFJdf or download
Questionnaire for young people (aimed primarily at Scout, Explorer and Network members)
Complete online by visiting http://q.scouts.org.uk/s/4ZuoQkHmCC8Ln7H or download
The closing date for completion of questionnaires is 13th February 2009
Every year 40 students aged 15 and 16 in the UK are given the opportunity to continue their education at one of 12 United World Colleges spread across 5 continents in countries in countries as far afield as Hong Kong, and Venezuela.
Students will study for an international Baccalaureate in a truly international environment built on developing understanding and engagement between people and peoples. Spread the word and give your young people this opportunity to change a lifetime:
Application deadline, 14th February 2009.
Roverway is a European event for 16 - 22 year olds. It will take place in Iceland between 20th and 28th July this year. The Participant fee is £480 exclusive of air travel. International Service Team fee £350.
The registration deadline for the UK Contingent has been extended for one month until the end of January. Your support is welcomed in raising awareness of this in your area.
If you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact the UK Contingent team at as detailed below. Further information is available on the Contingent web pages:
Telephone: 0208 4337162
For the latest information from the Activities and Global team at UKHQ, please visit:
If you have any ideas that you feel would make future issues even more helpful, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Andrew Wellbeloved
UK Commissioner for Programme
Chris Brammer
UK Adviser for Explorer Scouts
Gemma Veitch
Programme and Development Adviser
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