The Balanced Programme

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The Balanced Programme

• Review of Modules G and H

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Balanced what does that mean??

• The Balanced Programme is the programme we offer
  young people. They experience a wide variety of
  activities, events and experiences through
  participating in Scouting.
• Think of it like a balanced diet a little bit
  of everything!

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Programme Zones -a quick and easy guide
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BUT... how can all this be delivered?

• Use a variety of Methods to keep it fresh and
  interesting

• Games
• Visits
• Outdoor Activities
• Discussion

• Networking Activities
• Residential Experiences
• Technology

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To balance or not to balance... How can you check?

• Fill in a Balanced Programme Checker
• Make sure that all Zones are covered during the
  year/term
• Ensure a variety of Methods are used to deliver
  the activities
• Remember it is a bit like having a balanced diet
  a little of everything

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Now for the creative bit...

• Think of past activities which everyone enjoyed,
• Hold a forum with your Section to come up with
  ideas,
• Look out-with Scouting for important dates to
  tailor programme to include
• Fit ideas into available meetings
• Adjust activities to fit to time available
• Use Balanced Programme Checker to make sure
  different zones are visited and a variety of
  Methods are used.

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BUT.. where can you get your ideas from?

• Section Forums
• Programmes On Line
• Calendar dates
• Local events
• National events

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Awards and Badges

• Module J

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Membership and Moving-On Awards

• Membership Badge - presented when you have taken
  your promise and become a Member of The Scout
  Association
• Moving-On Award - presented when you successfully
  move from one Section to the next.

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Participation Awards (known as Joining in Badges
in younger Sections)

• Shows how many years you have been in Scouting (6
  18 year age range)

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Activity Badges/Staged Activity Badges

• Requirements listed on Scoutbase and in the
  Section Programmes resource
• Six Staged Activity badges
• Activity plus badges for Scouts and Explorers

Beavers 12x
Cubs 33x
Scouts 69x
Explorer 28x
Staged 6x
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Partnership Awards all Sections

• Three Awards
• Joint activities between two or more Sections or
  an appropriate external organisation

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Challenges Beaver, Cub Scout

• More of a challenge than activity badges
• Requires more effort and more diverse skills than
  a single activity badge
• Easy to achieve from a well balanced programme

Beavers 6x
Cubs 7x
Scouts 9x
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Award Schemes Explorer Network

• Chief Scouts
• Bronze (Beavers)
• Silver (Cubs)
• Gold (Scouts)
• Platinum Award
• (Explorer Scouts)
• linked to Bronze D of E Award
• Diamond Award
• linked to Silver D of E Award
• Queen Scouts Award
• linked to Gold D of E

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More info where can you go?

• All the information you have seen in this
  presentation is available in more detail from
• www.scouts.org.uk
• All the Section resources
• Your Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leaders)
• The Leaders of the Section you are working with.
• It is really important that you are comfortable
  with the content of the Section you are working
  with.