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Our programme to do list...

To ensure all sections across our county provide a benchmarked and consistent quality programme we will:

  1. Improve and enhance support and training for scouting skills and adventure skills for our leaders
  2. Increase the range of activities and opportunities offered to youth members at county level
  3. Support section leaders to ensure they can/are delivering an amazing programme, 50% of which will be outdoor based, (meaning either taking place outdoors or have an outdoor theme)
  4. Consult you and your young people on what events and activities we should be running as a county for young people
  5. Look into organising a county camp for all sections
  6. Look at running county events at different locations around the county
  7. Publish an annual programme of county youth events, giving you lots of notice, so you can plan them into your programme
  8. Ensure that the county’s programme of events is published using all of our channels of communication
  9. Appoint a county programme ambassador for each district
  10. Advertise county events at district events
  11. Develop a group / section joint camp challenge
  12. Develop a patrol camp challenge
  13. Promote our goal and the benefits gained from groups having at least 1 nights away permit holder in each section of their group
  14. Organise a county explorer scout contingent to Gilwell 24 and/or Scarefest
  15. Continue to provide opportunities for young people to take part in international experiences
  16. Devise a series of download and run section night programmes for each section  

 

To ensure a sound county structure that can support leaders in running exciting programmes, we will:

  1. Recruit 2 county leaders for each section
  2. Open and develop a scouting skills active support unit to provide a point of reference and training for leaders across the county
  3. Build a skills directory of people who hold activity permits and those with specialist skills and interests and provide a focal point for contact between those seeking help are those willing to help you achieve adventurous activities and specialist badges with your section
  4. Work with districts to identify any current gaps in activity permit holders and support those that would like to gain permits

 

To ensure that scouting across South London is truly shaped by young people in partnership with adults we will:

  1. Establish a county youth shaped team to move our youth shaped programme forward. They will report to and be supported by the county leadership team

  2. Support our districts in appointing a district youth commissioner for their district to ensure that young people have a voice on the district team

  3. Provide practical support to leaders to help them empower young people and involving them in planning and decision making

  4. Improve methods of generating feedback and acting on that feedback from young people

  5. Develop the scout network at county level and provide opportunities for county scout network events

  6. Encourage youth members to teach adult members relevant communications skills

 

To ensure scouting across South London makes a positive impact in our communities we will:

  1. Spread good practice regarding community service including ideas for scout community week
  2. Respond positively to requests from other organisations for participation in local events or projects
  3. Improve opportunities for cross-district and cross-county working for young people
  4. Promote engagement with the Associations national partnerships that enable scouting to make a positive impact on specific social issues (Million Hands project).