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   <title>ScoutBase UK</title>
   <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/</link>
   <description>
     ScoutBase UK - The official Members Website of The Scout Association.
     The website includes information to support Leaders and other adults
     working within The Scout Association, including rules, factsheets,
     badge requirements, forms, general information...
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   <language>en-gb</language>
   <webMaster>baggy@scoutbase.org.uk</webMaster>
   <lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
   <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <description>Go to ScoutBase UK</description>
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     <title>Supporting Assessors Project Team Vacancies</title>
     <description>The Project Leader for Supporting Assessors within Activities is looking to add to his volunteer project team to assist him with the delivery of his project.</description>
     <link>http://www.scouts.org.uk/projectteamvacancies</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>InTouch</title>
     <description>Following an extensive review and trials, InTouch has now been launched as the replacement to the Home Contact system.</description>
     <link>http://www.scouts.org.uk/intouch</link>
     <pubDate>Thu,  3 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Nights Away Adviser Workshops</title>
     <description>To help support Nights Away Advisers (NAA) in their role, the UK Activities Team is running two NAA Workshops for all NAAs on 11th April and 9th May 2010.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/workshop.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Activity Assessor Workshop</title>
     <description>To help support County Activity Assessors in their role, the UK Activities Team are running two Assessor Workshops for all activity Assessors on 4th and 31st October 2009.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/workshop.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Thu,  9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Supporting Assessors - Project Team Member Recruitment</title>
     <description>The Project Leader for Supporting Assessors within Activities is looking to recruit a volunteer project team to assist him with the delivery of his project. The role involves; delivering and supporting workshops for activity assessors and Nights Away Advisers, developing resources to support others in the delivery of assessor / NAA workshops, and looking at how assessors / NAAs are best supported and managed within their role.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/jobs/volunteer.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Personal Activity Permits</title>
     <description>To run alongside existing leadership and supervisory adventurous activity permits, it is now possible for under 18s to get personal activity permits.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/permit.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Adult Support : Training : Adult Training Pages</title>
     <description>Enews issue 12 - March 2009</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/support/training/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Adult Support : Adult Support : Trainers</title>
     <description>Comments from the survey on Trainers</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/support/training/team.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Adult Support : Adult Support : The Wood Badge and You</title>
     <description>Personal stories of what the Wood Badge means to you.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/support/learners.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>Latest edition of Far &amp; Wide uploaded</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Training : Adult Training Pages:Training Advisers</title>
     <description>Thank you to Trauing Advisers</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/support/training/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Adult Support : Training : Adult Training Pages</title>
     <description>Learners Questionnaire National Results</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/support/training/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Activity Academies</title>
     <description>A water based activity academdy will be running at Hawhirst Scout Activity Centre for members aged 18-25.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/activityacademy.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>ARA UKCC Level 2 for prospective County Pulling Assessors</title>
     <description>For all prospective County Pulling Assessors, there is another UKCC Level 2 course being organised nationally between the Amateur Rowing Associtiona (ARA) and The Scout Association.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/pulling.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Orchestra Dates</title>
     <description>The National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra have announced dates and opened applications for their 2009 course.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/direct/events/activitiestemp.htm#nsgso</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : International Camp Staff</title>
     <description>Updated to reflect latest policy</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/going/ics/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Links Scheme</title>
     <description>List of people requesting links updated</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/links/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed,  3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>September 2008 Edition of Far &amp; Wide uploaded</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  2 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : UK contingents</title>
     <description>Information added about UK Contingent for Roverway 2009</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/world/jambos/uk-cont.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Youth Exchanges</title>
     <description>Updated link to ConnectYouth website</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/going/exchanges/youth/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Camps in UK</title>
     <description>Information about 2009 camps updated</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/ukcamps/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon,  4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Activity Funding Opportunities</title>
     <description>The Development Grants Board has made funding available towards the cost of activity permit assessment courses and associated travel costs. County Assessors can also now get funding towards travel costs of their assessment courses in addition to the course costs that have been available for a number of years.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/funding.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Home Contact Review</title>
     <description>There is currently a review of the Home Contact system taking place, which has put together a consultation document that you can find here. We would welcome thoughts and comments on this, from anyone who wishes to do so, by 31st October 2008.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/homecontact.pdf</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Links Scheme</title>
     <description>International Penpal lists updated</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/links/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>County Assessor Workshops</title>
     <description>The National Activities Team are organising two workshops for County Assessors this autumn, one for Assessors of land activities and one for water activities.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/workshop.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Project Team Member - Duke of Edinburgh&apos;s Award</title>
     <description>The Project Leader for the Duke of Edinburgh&apos;s Award is looking to recruit a volunteer project him to assist them with the delivery of his project. The role involves developing resources which Leaders can use to better support the provision of the Award within Scouting as well as supporting the provision of the Awards modular training framework.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/jobs/volunteer.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon,  9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Project Team Member - Supporting Leaders (Activities)</title>
     <description>The Project Leader for Supporting Leaders within Activities is looking to recruit a volunteer project team to assist him with the delivery of his project. The role involves developing resources which Leaders can use to better support the provision of Activities within Scouting.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/jobs/volunteer.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon,  9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Links Scheme</title>
     <description>Updated links added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/links/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>June edition of Far and Wide available</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Project Leader - Assessor Support</title>
     <description>The UK Commissioner for Programme and the UK Adviser for Activities are looking to recruit a volunteer project leader to support County Assessors in their role.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/jobs/volunteer.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed,  7 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : National News and Support</title>
     <description>Photograph of new International Commissioner</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/news/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Links Scheme</title>
     <description>Updated lists of International Links added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/links/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  8 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Project Leader - Duke of Edinburgh&apos;s Award</title>
     <description>The UK Commissioner for Programme and the UK Adviser for Activities are looking to recruit a volunteer project leader to support the recent changes to the Duke of Edinburgh&apos;s Award training framework.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/jobs/volunteer.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>April 2008 Edition of Faw and Wide uploaded</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme : Beaver Scouts : The Balanced Programme</title>
     <description>Balanced Programme Checkers added, available to download for free with new zones.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/beaver/programme/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme : Cub Scouts : The Balanced Programme</title>
     <description>Balanced Programme Checkers added, available to download for free.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/cub/programme/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme : Scouts : The Balanced Programme</title>
     <description>Balanced Programme Checkers added, available to download for free.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/scout/programme/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Outdoors Show 2008</title>
     <description>The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show is back to the NEC in Birmingham from 14th - 16th March, and as ever we have special deals on tickets for members of The Scout Association:</description>
     <link>http://www.scout.org.uk/outdoorsshow/</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Support to the Global Team</title>
     <description>February 2008 Edition of Global Team News added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/team/support.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>Far and Wide Issue 77 uploaded</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Visits abroad</title>
     <description>Updated Russia Country Support Pack added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/going/visits/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Activity Assessor Workshops</title>
     <description>To help support County Activity Assessors in their role, the National Activities Team are running a number of Activity Assessor Workshops. These days are designed to provide technical updates and support to Assessors in carrying out assessments for Adventurous Activity Permits, as well as providing opportunities for peer support and networking.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/workshop.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Nights Away Adviser Workshops</title>
     <description>To help support Nights Away Advisers in their role, the National Activities Team are running a number of Nights Away Advisers Workshops. These days are designed to provide support to NAAs in carrying out assessments for Nights Away Permits as well as providing opportunities for peer support and networking.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/activities/assessment/workshop.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Visits abroad</title>
     <description>downloadable version of Visit Abroad Report Back form added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/going/visits/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Prohibited and Restricted Camping Directory</title>
     <description>There is now a web based version of the Prohibited and Restricted Camping Directory.</description>
     <link>http://www.scouts.org.uk/aboutus/activities/campsites/</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  8 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International</title>
     <description>Minor updates and housekeeping</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/news/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Partnership Awards (previously known as Group Awards)</title>
     <description>Updates to reflect revision to 6 to 25 programme including renaming of Group Awards to Partnership Awards.</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/global/groupawards/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue,  1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>British Groups Abroad 2007 Annual Report added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : British Groups Abroad</title>
     <description>Issue 76 of &quot;Far &amp; Wide&quot; the newsletter of British Groups Abroad uploaded</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/uk/bga/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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     <title>Programme Support : International : Links Scheme</title>
     <description>Latest requests for links added</description>
     <link>http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/ps/inter/programme/links/index.htm</link>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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