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Published by The Programme Team The Scout Association Gilwell Park Chingford London E4 7QW Tel: 0845 300 1818 Contributions to: programme@scouts.org.uk Advertising Richard Ellacott richard.ellacott@thinkpublishing.co.uk Tel: 020 8962 1258 Contributors: Eddie Langdown, Louise Henderson, Jenny Winn, Christine Miles

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Bianca Cole talks you through the latest issue of your Scouts supplement

For ease of reading, this supplement refers to all variations of ‘county’ groupings simply as County. You can read all the section supplements, and the main magazine, online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine

It’s summer time so lots of you will be getting ready for camps, adventures and fun with your young people. In the following pages you will find the usual mix of ideas for activities, badges and skills training to help you along. Also included are details of minor changes to the activity badges and challenge awards. These have been made after gathering feedback from a number of sources. We are always interested to hear from you regarding badge requirements, and suggestions for new badges. Any suggestions we receive are collated and incorporated into development work at the relevant time. We are currently working on developing the programme, taking your views into account. You may have noticed that for the last few issues we have been focusing on particular Troops and their programme. In this issue, we feature the 16th Edgware who invited us along for a fantastic evening running a programme in the Beliefs and Attitudes zone. We are always looking for suitable case studies to include or Troops to visit and feature. If you meet in an unusual place, have a Scout who has done something extra special, have different ways of operating, or would like us to feature a programme you’re running, please contact us at scouting. magazine@scouts.org.uk, we look forward to hearing from you.

Contents 4 News Updates and happenings from across the UK

6 Partners Coastguard competition and a great offer from Cotswold Outdoor

7 Badge changes Updates and changes to badge requirements

8 Life for sale An auction programme to excite, entertain and educate

12 Camp gadgets Teach your Troop how to make their own camp equipment

14 RAFT of measures An activity to offer protection from the summer sun

15 The most wonderful time... Bookings are now open for the 85th Gilwell Reunion

16 Create skilled young leaders Ways to help a young Patrol Leader get the proper respect

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News and updates Ladies first

The 1st Park Gate Sea Scout Group is certainly not wet behind the ears when it comes to ground-breaking Scouting. All of their five Patrol Leaders are girls. Not bad when you consider there are 25 boys in the Troop too. Four of the girls have also already achieved their Chief Scout’s Gold Award. Scout Leader Paul Heaney said: ‘We have had a few female Patrol Leaders in the past, but seven of our ten most senior Scouts are currently female and very active participants. We aim to spend most of the Summer Term on the water and our Patrol leaders – Anna, Ellie, Miranda, Madeleine and Katie – will play a leading part in making that happen.’ See p16 for a feature on creating skilled Patrol Leaders.

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Scouts Question Time Got a burning issue that you want to share? Want to hear other points of view? Scouts Question Time will be in Leeds on 25 June for an afternoon of discussion on the main topics of the day with a distinguished panel of guests from the world of politics and media. Whether it’s the effects of the

recession on your Scout Group, how changes to education will affect you and your family, or even asking which football team the panellists support, Scouts Question Time is the place for you to have your say. To book your place, please register your interest by emailing citizen@scouts.org.uk

Faith and awareness events August/ September August 1 Ramadan begins – Muslim 9 Tisha B’av – Jewish 13 Raksha Bandhan – Hindu 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Christian 22 Krisha Janmashtami – Hindu 26 Lailat al Kadr – Muslim 26 Women’s Equality Day (USA) 31 Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends) – Muslim

Scouting goes mobile

My Badges, the official badge app of The Scout Association, is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch users. Ideal for quick reference at meetings or camp it contains the requirements for every badge and award in the UK 6-25 programme. The Scout Association’s first smart phone app allows you to fit the entire programme in your pocket or purse. It comes with a host of features to make Scouting easier wherever you happen to be, including: • Requirements for every badge and award • Promise and Law for all ages (including variations). • Interactive badge position diagrams • Ability to track personal progress • Share email/text links to scouts.org.uk (iPod Touch - email only). • Adjustable text size Filled with great graphics and images of every badge, participating in the programme has just got easier and more fun for all Scouts.

September 1 Ganesh Chaturthi – Hindu 8 Nativity of Mary – Christian 8 International Literacy Day 14 Holy Cross Day – Christian 21 International Day of Peace 22 World Car-Free Day 28 Navaratri begins – Hindu 29-30 Rosh Hashanah – Jewish

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he Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is running a special competition where you can win money for your Troop by spreading an important safety message. MCA is asking Scouts to produce a resource which outlines how a person should prepare before going to the coast. This could be a leaflet/poster, a film, a presentation, or a radio advert. Your Troop can do this individually or in Patrols. You can get more information about the

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Badges

Badge changes When the current programme was introduced in 2002, The Scout Association committed to keeping it up-to-date by making amendments at regular intervals. We recently examined the requirements of the current activity badges and challenge awards to make sure that they are still relevant and suitable as Jenny Winn reports We gathered views from: • comments sent to the Programme Team over the last three years • focus groups held last autumn • discussion groups at the 2010/11 round of Development Advice and Support Days

• Your Programme, Your Voice questionnaire in February 2010 • advice given by the specialist UK volunteers. The feedback received tells us that most of the badges are still relevant and suitable, and only minor changes are needed.

Badges changed Angler – removed a requirement that was incorrect

My Faith – altered to acknowledge the faith experiences that some Scouts will go through

Astronautics – removed a requirement that was very difficult to complete

World Faiths – changed to suggest places to visit

Canoeist – renamed Paddlesports

Cyclist – altered to match the Bikeability Scheme

At the same time as updating the requirements for the badges and awards we have also updated the flexibility statement for young people working towards their badges and awards.

Note on flexibility Every individual who undertakes an activity badge should face a similar degree of challenge and as a result some requirements may need to be adapted. It is completely acceptable to change some of the requirements of the badges to allow individuals to access the badge (for example where there are special needs,

Water Sports – updates to the names of the National Governing bodies and the awards IT – updated to reflect changes in technology

cultural issues, or religious considerations to take into account). The requirements outlined for the activity badges do allow for some flexibility in order to obtain the badge. If you would like help or advice when considering adapting the requirements of a badge please contact us at programme@scouts.org.uk.

Where to find the new requirements The updated requirements are available in the Member Resources pages on www.scouts.org.uk They will also be incorporated into Troop Programme when it is reprinted. scouts.org.uk/pol

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Life for sale

Elis Matthews visited the 16th Edgware in Stanmore to see how the Troop conducted this programme in the Beliefs and Attitudes zone

Given the choice between good looks, supportive family and a sense of humour, what would you bid for in an auction? It’s a tricky decision and one which usually sparks

much discussion and debate among Scouts. This programme certainly gets your Troop thinking about what’s really important in life.

1. First, choose an auctioneer This is a challenging role as their ability to manage proceedings and add a little panache is critical to the success of the activity. Scout Leader Sam Gaus fitted the bill superbly.

2. Have the Scouts queue up to get their spending money Everyone gets £900 as a base amount, but roll a dice to apportion an extra £100-£600. This instantly teaches your Troop that life isn’t fair.

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INTRO PROGRAMME IN PICTURES

THE FULL LIST OF LOTS WHICH THE 16TH EDGWARE BID FOR Lot: 001 Good memory You will never forget buying this lot… in fact there will be very little that you will forget.

Lot: 008 A healthy body Fit as a fiddle, you’ll never worry about health problems or medical bills again.

Lot: 002 Ability to make friends easily They will call you a social butterfly with this lot. Never again will you struggle to make friends.

Lot: 009 Musical talent Be it classical, rock, instruments or singing; your talent is sure to entertain and amaze.

Lot: 003 A good sense of humour Laughter is said to be the best medicine, in that sense you are a pharmacis t once you have bought this.

Lot: 010 Courage No longer will you be the cowardly lion. This lot of courage will help you through the hardest of challenges .

Lot: 004 A vivid imagination Being able to create whole worlds in your head, you will never lack an idea again.

Lot: 011 Fame Your name will be on everybody ’s lips.

Lot: 005 A supportive family A loving family that will help and support you in whatever you decide to do in life.

Lot: 012 Strong faith A deep and spiritual belief in the highest power. Lot: 013 A good education These good grades will make you the envy of your classmates.

Lot: 006 Leadership skills A natural born leader, you will be able to lead any group or team to success.

Lot: 015 A job you enjoy You will spend most of your life work ing. You may as well enjoy what you are doing.

Lot: 017 The abilit y to danc e After this you will no longer have two left feet. Lot: 018 Artis tic abilit y The master of the paintbrush and canva s, you will be able to creat e great work s of art

Hand out catalogues of the lots for the Scouts to study. Allow them a couple of minutes to plan their strategy.

Lot: 014 Wealth Money makes the world go round, and you will have more than you share.

Lot: 007 Good looks Beauty and poise to rival any model. -1-

Lot: 016 Orga nisat ion skills You’l l never be late or not know what you are doing again . Things will run smoo thly for you.

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Lot: 022 A loving relat ionsh ip A loving and faith ful partner to spend the rest of your life with. Lot: 023 Sport ing talent Good on the pitch , court or field: success is your at any sport Lot: 024 Listen ing skills Listen ing other s and being able to understand what they are sayin g, can be helpf ul in problemat ic situations . Lot: 025 Inner peace Contentment, self awareness and posit ivity all in the one lot.

Lot: 019 Power Power and influence over the peop le around you… move over Dona ld Trump. Lot: 020 Mult i-ling ual Communication is the key, you will be able to speak mult iple langu ages and learn other s easily. Lot: 021 Good with technology Welcome to the world of techn o-joy. If it involves a computer, you can do it. -2-

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4. Explain the etiquette for an auction Try to create some order. Having a gavel, and setting up the room like a proper auction house helps create the correct atmosphere and ensure that things don’t get too rowdy.

5. Begin the bidding Keep the pace up as you go through the lots. Some Scouts will use up all their money in the first few lots. If this happens, it’s good to give them jobs in the auction house to keep them engaged.

6. Use Young Leaders Young Leaders can keep track of who’s spent what, and resolve any squabbles between bidders.

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7. Discuss the results Once the auction is over, go through the results with the Scouts. What went for the most money? What went for the least? Why was this? Are they happy with what they got, or would they rather have bought different qualities? What was the point of the activity?

Statistics Supportive family went for the highest total; a whopping £1,500. Good memory (the first lot) and the ability to dance went for the lowest amounts (around £400). The bidding was frenzied for the first few lots, as everyone went for everything, but after that subsided, Scouts were more tactical about the items they bid for.

WHAT DID THE TROOP THINK?

THE LEADER’S PERSPECTIVE

Gideon: ‘I got a good education for £700. Bargain.’

What would you do differently next time? I’d shorten it slightly. The Scouts that spent their money in the beginning got bored towards the end of the game. We could perhaps have explained the rules of auctioning and bidding a bit better to avoid this.

Jake: ‘I won good memory and vivid imagination. I didn’t really want these the most. I was bidding so that someone else would end up paying a lot of money, but it backfired and I ended up paying £1,100 for a vivid imagination. I feel terrible.’

Eli: ‘I won wealth. If you have money, you can buy lots of other things you want. Maybe you can’t buy true friends, but you can get music lessons and a personal trainer. I’m happy with my choice.’ Libi: ‘I paid £1,500 for a supportive family. If your family aren’t supportive, who else is going to be there for you? If you don’t enjoy life, you’re miserable.’

What went well? Getting the Scouts to think about what they wanted to bid for. It created general levels of excitement in the room.

Did you enjoy it? Yes, thoroughly. Everyone did; leaders and the young people. Would you do it again? Yes, but perhaps in a different subject area. Stephen Gafson, Assistant Scout Leader

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Camp Gadgets The conflict between the traditional and practical is one which Scout leaders wrestle with every day. Our own Mr Traditional and Mr Practical Eddie Langdown looks at how to solve this conundrum when preparing for camp

n keeping with many Troops, we encourage Patrols to build their own â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sitesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; on camp. These tend to include a kitchen, chopping area, altar fire, dining/food store, fire shelters, and a male and a female tent. Each Patrol makes a traditional, eight stave, dressercum-washing-up-stand. They all rope-off their chopping area, make a graduated wood pile, fix up a line to dry towels, put together some form of boot-rack and (usually) build a gateway.

Practice makes perfect We take about 50 hazel staves to camp, which are continually replaced, but some of them are 12 years old now. If your Patrols have practised basic knots and lashings on Troop nights, they should be able to arrive at camp, set-up their sites and cook their first patrol meal in about three hours or so.

Three conditions for teaching your Scouts how to make camp gadgets 1. They all must work and make sense to the young people. Your Troop needs to recognise why a roped-off chopping area is safer, how using a drying line prevents wet towels soaking their kit, how a dresser makes washing-up easier and so on. 2. Scouts need to see that the traditional way is often the best way. However we also need to be honest and accept that an old wooden table-top is not a hygienic food preparation surface and that a hastily constructed altar fire could collapse under the sheer weight of fire and pots. For this reason I had folding steel altar fires built. I also believe that a well prepared meal should be enjoyed sitting at a table not balanced on your knee. I also think the best accompaniment is table manners and lively conversation. 3. The gadgets are largely put together at the start of camp and then used. Your Troop must see them employed in a practical sense, not as a decoration.

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winter Scout nights practising basic square and sheer lashings to make a ladder to reach sweets on a high beam. Look at videos and pictures of previous camps because some young people might only build a Patrol site once or twice a year and might need a quick reminder or refresher. Hold a gateway/flagpole/dresser-building competition on Troop nights. This can be great fun. Our Young Leaders were recently teaching dresser-building skills to one Patrol and made Patrol Leaders lay towels underneath the newly-assembled contraptions, while bowls were filled with water by the Patrol above. This tested their confidence in the structure.

The swing of things Finally, big bold gateways are always worth constructing. They should say ‘Welcome’ and encourage visitors. Swing-doors, a portcullis and turnstiles are possible additions using washed-out plastic bottles buried in the ground for staves to revolve-in and water-filled bottles as counter-weights. Just type ‘Camp Gadgets’ into a search engine and you’ll find lots more great ideas to help you start your Scouts building these and much more.

Building gadgets is just one of the many skills featured in A Complete Guide to Scouting Skills – available now from Scout Shops.

more info Are you going to try any of the above? Has Eddie’s ideas given you inspiration? Please let us know how you get on. Can you do it better or do you know someone who does? Let us know at programme@scouts.org.uk

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We have also compiled a list of your favourite tecchy gadgets which you love to camp with. See p30 of the main magazine.

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RAFT of measures

With summer upon us, young people and leaders alike should be aware of the dangers of staying out in the sun for too long. Christine Miles introduces an activity to spread a message of protection

AFT is a UK charity that helps people affected by skin disfiguring illnesses and disease. This summer, RAFT is asking Scout leaders to talk to their Troop about staying safe in the sun and avoid being joining the 1,800 people who die from melanoma each year (equivalent to five people every day). Most skin cancers are caused by too much sun and could be prevented by taking care in strong sunshine and avoiding sunburn. RAFT’s advice on staying safe • Spend time in the shade between 11am and 3pm. • Apply a layer of moisturising cream under a layer of sun cream (factor 15+) that protects against UVA and UVB rays. • Make sure you never burn.

Try this with your Scouts Explain that the skin protects our inner organs from the sun’s harmful rays but it can be permanently damaged by too much sun. Wearing sunscreen can help prevent sunlight from forming damaging free radicals in the skin. Sun exposure is thought to be the cause of 90 per cent of cases of skin cancer. Day

Ask your Scouts to complete a diary (such as the one shown below) in the week leading up to your next meeting. It should show the number of hours they spend outdoors. They can either write or draw in the boxes to demonstrate the weather condition. They could even write or draw the activities they do in the sun (football, climbing and so on). At the next meeting, ask your Troop to discuss how much time they have spent outside and what the weather was like. Also ask them to talk about what they did to protect themselves if it was sunny. If anyone did not take care in the sun, chat about possible ways that they should do in the future. Please refer to above introduction but also advise them of the following five easy things to remember: 1. Wear sunhats 2. Wear sunglasses 3. Keep applying sun cream regularly 4. Keep a T-shirt on 5. Make sure you drink plenty of water

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REUNION

The most wonderful time of the year Scout Activity The 85th Reunion will take place at Gilwell Park Centre between 2 and 4 September 2011

ookings are now open for Reunion 2011 and the programme for the weekend is filling up.

What can I expect?

Reunion is an event which allows adults and Scout a weekend Network members alike to come together for full of: • Socialising with old and new friends • Programme ideas • Training sessions and workshops on topics that affect you • On-site activities • Meeting the UK Chief Commissioner and team • Evening entertainment

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to take On Saturday there will be lots of ideas for you based be will which Troop back to your local Scout ea around the six Programme Zones. Stands will includ our ing, Scout within lists specia from ideas variety of Practical corporate partners and external organisations. well as as skills will also be available as demonstrations

The UK Headquarters Programme Team will be available throughout the weekend to talk about and how forthcoming developments to the programme you can get involved. hair The evening entertainment is for you to let your s friend new and old meet tely down, have fun and ultima would you that talent a have you within Scouting. Do like to share?

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ition Bonita Norris will be there to talk about her exped t Moun d climbe have to as the youngest British women Everest. And if all that wasn’t enough, you will have the opportunity to share a drink with the UK Chief Commissioner, Wayne Bulpitt and his team. 2011 If you would like to get involved in part of the to book nion Reunion please visit www.scouts.org.uk/reu you that idea or your place. If you have a skill, talent would like to share, please contact the Reunion k) Organising Team (gilwell.reunion@scouts.org.u g. comin is else who see to Event Join the Facebook 2011’. on Reuni ll ‘Gilwe Just search for

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Create skilled young leaders How do you make sure that an especially young Patrol Leader can get the respect required from their Patrol? Louise Henderson believes that the Instructor Badge is a handy tool

he key thing about making effective Patrol Leaders is for them to gain the respect of their Patrol. You can go some way to helping it happen. An easy start is to make sure that they have the practical skills that they need and the opportunity to use them. Remember that even if they are young in your eyes, they are still probably the eldest in the Patrol and so the rest will naturally follow their lead. If they have been in the Troop since they were ten they will have a greater range of skills. Now it’s all about training and your belief in them.

Patrol Leader perks The Instructor Activity Badge is an excellent (and I suspect underused) tool for getting Patrol Leaders to take their Patrols through a series of skills to a marked achievement at the end. The requirements are merely that the Scout leads others through the requirements of any activity badge that they themselves hold. Choose a badge that you sure about their abilities in and hold a training day, or camp. This has additional benefits in that the others see a perk of being a Patrol Leader (extra camps) and you get to spend time with them

without many distractions. Good badges to choose are those where the skills can easily be taught on Troop night with no special equipment and can be reinforced by you with simple games.

Programme plan At the training camp, get the Patrol Leaders to write out a plan of how they are going to organise their training programme. This will need supervision from you to make sure that it’s realistic. It is also worth getting the Patrol Leaders to teach one of the chosen skills to each other as a trial run. Get feedback about the quality of the training and ways in which it could be improved. It is then just a matter of programming in a time each week or so for the Patrol Leaders to train their Patrol. Twenty minutes should do. Even the best Patrol Leader will struggle to hold a young Scout’s attention for any longer than that. Of course this takes up more of your time but it’s an important stage on the journey from wide eyed 10-yearold to a confident, self-reliant and responsible 14-year-old. And that’s the point really, isn’t it?

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he Met Office is always looking for ways to educate and inspire young people to learn about the weather. With support from the Department for Education it is launching the Weather Observations Website – or WOW – which is aiming to become the largest source of observational weather data in the UK and may help to co-ordinate the growth of the amateur observing community. Observations can be taken in a variety of ways from professional observation equipment, to a basic thermometer to an ad-hoc observation such as ‘it’s snowing’. If your Troop would like to sign up to WOW then visit the Met Office website for instructions on how you can

get involved. www.metoffice.gov.uk Another great initiative is the Opal Climate Survey. The Met Office would like 40,000 people to take part in the survey and help us gather results from around the country which could help inform our future research. The survey itself is a series of fun experiments which take place outdoors and will teach Scouts valuable skills such as using a compass and measuring wind direction.

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3 Fully-trained staﬀ at centres accredited by British Activity Holiday Association (BAHA), Adventure Activities Licensing Service (AALS) and Adventuremark.

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Don’t miss out! To find out more about the amazing adventures on oﬀer at a centre near you call 0800 655 6564, quoting ‘scouting 11’ or visit www.kingswood.co.uk/scouting.

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