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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. This year marks the 100th Aniversary of the first Sea Scout Camp and celebrations are going to be taking place all over the UK. However, you can find out about the Sea Scout Jamboree by going to www.seascout100.net
If you want to get in touch, Ed Wilson based in the Scout section at Gilwell Park can be contacted at either Ed.wilson@scout.org.uk or by calling 020 8433 7137.
As part of our ongoing support for the Chief Scout's Gold Award we are running surveys to find out how people work through the Award. There are currently two online surveys; one for Scouts and one for Leaders. The more people we can get to complete the survey will mean the better picture we will be able to build up and so support the Award more effectively.
The survey for Leaders to fill in can be found at
http://q.scouts.org.uk/s/yU0AQAUHnU.xYlw
and the survey for Scouts to fill in can be found at
As the UK Scout Working Group continues to promote and support the delivery of the Balanced Programme in Scout Troops across the country, we would like to take the opportunity, to thank all our AAC/ACCs/ARCs and Section supporters for the work you do for the young people in your area.
We hope you find the items in this eNews useful, and welcome your feedback, news and views in order to make our support even more useful in the future
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
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/scout/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.
The wait is finally over, your Scouts can get their hands on the brand new Scout Handbook. The book is aimed at members of the Scout Section and is 300 pages in full colour and crammed with ideas to guide Scouts through to completion of their Chief Scout Gold Award. The book deals with each of the Challenge awards in great detail and is full of ideas of activities and instructions for more than 150 practical skills. This makes it an ideal resource for all Scouts.
The handbook will be on sale from Scout shops from the beginning of January for only £8. Get your copy now @ www.scoutshops.com Or call 01903 766921
There are lots of free activity resources available now from scouts.org.uk. The current resources cover a number of programme areas including:
The Outdoor Challenge
The Adventure Challenge
The Environmental Partnership Award
The Navigator Badge
The IT Staged Award
The Angling Activity Badge
The Fire Safety Badge
The resources can be given out to Scouts or you can use them as a training aid. To order your free packs go to www.scouts.org.uk/sponsor.php
A template is now avalible which allows you to print the name, group and date onto the Chief Scout Award Certificates.
The template can be found at;
The Scout Supplement is a brilliant way to shout about your Scout Troop and the way it is operating. We are constantly looking for articles on:
How you implement the challenging programme zones
Issues that you feel strongly about with in Scouting
How your Scouts achieve the Chief Scout Gold Award
Developing the Scout Troop
Delivering the Challenge Awards
Interesting activities that you run
Involvement in the community
If you would like to submit an article on any of these things or anything else you are up to then please get in touch at scout@scout.org.uk
Articles should be around 300 words for 1 page and 650 words for two pages.
We are always keen to hear your comments and questions about the supplement as well. Let us know by contacting the above e-mail address.
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:
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
Alasdair McBay
UK Adviser for Scouts
Ed Wilson
Programme and Development Adviser
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