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Providing a balanced programme

Module 12

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ObjectivesBy the end of the course you will be able to:

• Explain how the balanced programme meets the Scout Association’s educational objectives

• Describe how the Programme Zones, Methods and Underlying Ways of Working help ensure the creation of a balanced programme.

• Plan a balanced programme

• Use a wide variety of sources, methods and themes to generate exciting and relevant programme ideas

• Involve young people in planning through the use of Sectional, District and County forums, conferences and committees

• Use the Self Review process to support and enhance programme planning

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Why do young people need developing?

Age

Development

Dependent

Independent

interdependent

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Scouting is Complimentary

• Scouting aims to compliment school and home by training in:– The Body– The mind– Faith and beliefs– Relationships– The community– Their surroundings

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We use a balanced programme

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Personal Development

• The Body• The mind• Faith and beliefs• Relationships• The community• Their surroundings

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The Body

To live as healthily as they can and enable others to do so as well.

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The Mind

To continue to solve problems, grow throughout life, express themselves creatively and develop their gifts and talents

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Faith & Beliefs

To grow in relationship with their god, articulate and express their faith, to live out Scouting values and to respect the beliefs of others

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Relationships

To relate to and work with many other individuals, each with their own feelings, gender and culture and to develop mature friendships.

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The Community

To relate to and work with many other individuals, each with their own feelings, gender and culture and to develop mature friendships.

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Their Surroundings

To respect the environment and live responsibly in it.

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What we do = zones

The way we do it = Methods

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Zones

•Getting to Know Other People •Learning About Yourself •Exploring the World Around Us •Discovering Creativity and Practical Skills •Discovering Beliefs and Attitudes

•Outdoor Scouting •Fitness •Discovering the World Around You •Creative •Beliefs and Attitudes •Caring and Community •Global

•Scoutcraft and Adventure •Global •Community •Fit for Life •Exploring Beliefs and Attitudes •Creative Expression

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Methods

• Activities outdoors • Games • Design and creativity • Visits and visitors • Service • Technology and new

skills • Team-building activities • Activities with others • Themes • Prayer, worship and

reflection

• Games

• Make things

• Singing, stories, drama

• Visits and visitors

• Outdoors

• Activities with others

• Help other people

• Themes

• Prayer, worship and reflection

• Team challenges

• Try new things

• Help others

• Play games

• Explore their world

• Undertake prayer and worship

• Listen to stories

• Follow themes

• Go on visits

• Make things

• Meet new people

• Act, sing and make music

• Chat

• Go outdoors

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Underlying ways of working

•Have fun •Make friends •Try new things •Keep the Promise •Make progress •Share in groups

•fun •getting on with others •activity •keeping the Promise •personal development •working together •responsibility

•Activity •Fun •Teamwork •Leadership and Responsibility •Relationships •Commitment •Personal Development

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Balanced Programme: Football?

Sharing

Group Work

Leadership

Ball Skills

Physical Fitness

Mental Fitness

Creative Expression??

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A Balanced Programme is…

• Relevant• Progressive• Meaningful

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Where do you find one?

• By visiting another section in another group. Have you tried….?

• Lots of activities• “They’re enjoying themselves”• Working together delivers commitment• Take turns providing leadership• Older scouts are expected to take on responsibility.

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Getting the Balance

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Making it Happen

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www.scoutbase.org.uk

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www.scoutbase.org.uk

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www.scoutbase.org.uk

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www.scouts.org.uk

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Planning

“The beauty of not doing any planning at all is that failure comes as a

complete surprise”

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Plans

• Long term – year– Key dates / events

• Mid term– Term– Programme zones, visits

• Short term– Meeting activities, methods

• Meeting– Detailed plan

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Planning for Scouting

• Long term plans– Annual overview– Fixed dates, terms, holidays, events.– Wide involvement– District / County / Group– (Example)

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Planning for Scouting

• Medium Term Plans– 12 Weeks or so.– Adds detail– Who, exactly what…– Make bookings– Sanity Check….– Examples…– Communicate

• Short Term Plans– Specific Detail

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Try it out

• Use the medium term plan to produce a meeting plan for one week.

• Swap & use the checker to review your programme.

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Branding

• How we ‘package’ the programme is vital to its success.

• A “walk in the woods” has limited appeal.• A wildlife safari…means so much more.

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“Next week we are going on a Nature Walk. Bring a change of shoes.”

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“Leaf rubbing next week with Crayons”

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“A hike to test your map-reading skills”

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“We are going to dress up in bin bags for fun.”

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The Big Task

• Using Essentials choose a programme zone for your section.

• Prepare a medium/short term plan for 2 months (planning the activities for 8 meeting nights)

• Brand your ideas

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Self review

• Terms / years programme• What went well• What could have been better and how• How balanced were the:

– Programme zones– Methods

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Top Tips

• Balanced, branded, exciting programmes provide better scouting for more young people. FACT.

• Invest in programme. It costs money.• Publish your programmes to everyone

including parents.• Visit others and swap ideas.• Use district and county teams for support.

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Hurdles

• No leaders.• No Transport.• No Money• Old material that’s been used over and over.• Dinosaurs and the Scouting Mafia

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Recognising Achievement

The Balanced Programme is all about joining in, or participating.

There is much less emphasis on passing tests, and a much greater emphasis on encouraging young people to learn from taking part.

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The Badge and Award Scheme

• 7 Types of Award• Challenges are Participation not standards

based.• Activity are standards based.• Staged badges span ages and sections.• Overview and finding out.