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Complete the requirements below:

1. Choose one of these activities:

   1. Type 200 words using a word processor or desktop publisher, ensuring that there are no mistakes before printing it out.

   2. Write 100 words of prose in a good legible hand.

2. Show a general knowledge of the administrative arrangements in a Scout Group. This should include the key roles and responsibilities of the Group Scout Leader, or of the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of the Group Executive Committee.

3. Know how a personal bank account operates.

4. After consultation with a member of the Leadership Team, draft a letter on an agreed subject and share this with this person.

5. Draft an invitation card for members of the public in connection with a Group, Troop or Patrol event. Share this with a member of the Leadership Team.

6. Choose one of these activities:

   1. Prepare a press release on a Group, Troop or Patrol event.

   2. Write an article for a magazine / newsletter reporting a Group, Troop or Patrol event.

7. Carry out the duties of secretary of a committee (this could be a Troop Forum, school club or council etc). These should include taking of minutes/action points, duplication and circulation.

Notes

If you need help designing alternatives to these requirements for those with special needs please contact the Special Needs Office at Gilwell Park.