Explorer Scouting in GLSW
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The Young Leaders Scheme
The Young Leaders (YL) Scheme has been carefully thought out to ensure that an Explorer Scout working with younger sections are given the support and training they require to develop as leaders. It is specially designed for this age group. However, it has also been designed to tie in with the new adult training scheme – part of the reason for its later publication.
The Young Leaders Scheme is based around the following modules:
- A. Prepare for take off
- Essential info to operate safely – e.g., Yellow Card, risk assessment and Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR)!
- B. Taking the Lead
- Concepts of leadership – styles of leadership, effective leadership and evaluation
- C. That’s the way to do it
- General understanding of demonstrating and teaching skills
- D. Kids behaving badly
- Basic understanding of challenging behaviour
- E. Game on
- Basic understanding of the types and use of games in Scouting
- F. Special People
- Basic understanding of special needs
- G. Programme Plans
- Understanding planning and running a balanced programme
- H. Programme Plans Plus
- More advanced – planning a programme for 3 months
- I. What did they say?
- The importance of good communication
- J. Awards and Badges
- Understanding the place that Awards and Badges have in the 6–25 balanced programme
- K. First Aid Masterclass
- Basic First Aid
Each module in the scheme (with the exception of module K – First Aid Masterclass) is designed to take 1–2 hrs. They can therefore be delivered as stand alone modules in an evening – or a number of modules could be run on over a weekend.
At the end of each module each young leader's certificate of achievement is updated and perhaps a new one for each module can be issued for each module completed.
There are also a number of suggested projects – one of which must be completed each year.
Much more information is available in the resource Young Leaders Essentials which also offers a number of suggestions as to how a Young Leaders Unit (YLU) could be run and operate.
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