2013 national scout youth forums, scout senate and yakkery...

National Scout Youth Forums, Scout Senate and Yakkery

Full Report

23rd Australian Scout Jamboree

AJ2013 2 – 12 January 2013

Maryborough, Queensland

Prepared by:

Steve Tyas

National Adviser – NYC & Youth Forums

Scouts Australia

13th February 2013

2013 National Scout Youth Forums, Scout Senate and Yakkery Full Report

February 13, 2013

13 Feb 2013

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Stephen Tyas

National Adviser:

National Youth Council and National Youth Forums

Scouts Australia

[email protected]


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Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5

With Thanks… .................................................................................................... 6

Delegates .......................................................................................................... 7

Scout Senate Delegates ................................................................................... 7

Evening Youth Forum Delegates ........................................................................ 8

Youth Forum Facilitators ..................................................................................... 9

Yakkery Activity Team ........................................................................................ 9

Special Guests at Scout Senate .......................................................................... 10

Topic 1 – The Australian Scout Medallion ................................................................ 12

Recommendations ......................................................................................... 12

Yakkery Recommendations ............................................................................. 14

Topic 2 – Bullying In Scouts ................................................................................. 18


Topic 3 – Indigenous Youth In Scouting ................................................................. 20


Topic 4 – Interstate Activities ............................................................................... 22


Topic 5 – Leadership Development ........................................................................ 25


Topic 6 – Publicity in Scouting .............................................................................. 26


Topic 7 – Uniform ................................................................................................ 29


Topic 8 – Scouts In Action Weeks .......................................................................... 31

Topic 9 – Rover Scouts ........................................................................................ 35

Topic 10 – The Promise & Law .............................................................................. 45

Topic 11 – Areas of Personal Growth...................................................................... 49

Coordinator’s Report and Recommendations ........................................................... 56

Topic Outcomes ............................................................................................... 56

The Yakkery .................................................................................................... 56

Evening Youth Forums & Scout Senate ............................................................... 57

Jamboree Committee Support ............................................................................ 58

Delegate Selection ........................................................................................... 59

Topic Selection ................................................................................................ 60


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Budget ............................................................................................................ 60

Appendix 1 – Yakkery Participation Log ............................................................... 61

Appendix 2 – Yakkery and Youth Forums Program ................................................ 62


February 13, 2013

Introduction This is the full and final report emanating from the National Scout Youth Forums,

Scout Senate and Yakkery at the 23rd Australian Scout Jamboree held in January 2013

(AJ2013) at the Maryborough Showgrounds and Equestrian Centre, Queensland.

The report contains reports on the following topics:

Title Sourced From

1. The Australian Scout Medallion Senate & Yakkery

2. Bullying In Scouts Senate & Yakkery

3. Indigenous Youth In Scouting Senate

4. Interstate Activities Senate

5. Leadership Training Senate

6. Publicity In Scouts Senate

7. The Uniform Senate

8. “Scouts In Action” Program Yakkery (NYC)

9. Rover Scouts Yakkery (NRC)

10. The Promise & Law Yakkery

11. Areas of Personal Growth Yakkery

The purpose of the Yakkery is to obtain input from a large group of Scouts from the

combined Scout section membership base of Scouts Australia. The Jamboree provides an

opportunity to canvass the thoughts of a large number of Scouts at one time. At this

Jamboree, the Yakkery was a part of the “Do It” activity zone. This zone was designed

for patrols who are in camp as Duty Patrols. To achieve the Jamboree Award, patrols had

to complete three out of the five activities in the Do It zone. The Yakkery was therefore

NOT a mandatory activity. It was a short duration activity that involved engaging patrols

with a game of Giant Twister, and then directing them to one of a series of Topic Bases.

With the assistance of a member of the Yakkery staff, patrols then contributed ideas to

the topic at their base.

The Scout Youth Forums were a series of evening events that each Jamboree troop

was invited to send one delegate to. Scouts discussed and recorded their ideas on a

series of topics of the group’s choice. After three such evening forums, their ideas were

taken to the Scout Senate which was held all day on the last day of the Jamboree. At

this event, Scouts nominated by each branch plus representatives from each evening

forum collated all the ideas and prepared a series of reports. They formally presented

them to National & Branch Commissioners, and other special guests, at an afternoon

presentation.


February 13, 2013

With Thanks… The task of putting together a series of youth forums and a “yakkery” at an event the

size of a Jamboree is challenging.

I would like to thank the following who’s cooperation and support ensured success:

Chris Neilsen, Chair, National Youth Council, Scouts Australia

Alison Maynard, Vice Chair, National Youth Council, Scouts Australia

John Clarke (NCYP) and members of the National Team

Pieter Van Der Kamp (Chief Director) and the Jamboree Committee, AJ2013

Kirsty Brown, Camp Chief, AJ2013

John Parr, Onsite Activities, AJ2013

Paul Parkinson, Peter Blatch, and Bryan Brown, for venue and catering support

Stephen Smart, Jamboree Registrations Database Administrator

Rob Fredericksen, BC Scouts, ACT

Shane Earnshaw, BC Scouts, WA

Phil Crutchley, SC Scouts, NSW

Carolyn Corkindale, BC Scouts, SA

Phil Harper, BC Scouts, Tasmania

Joan Dillon, BC Scouts, Victoria

Steve Marshall, BC Scouts, Queensland

Shane McCorkell, Chief Commissioner, NT

Nick Banks, BC BYC, SA

Janet Stephens, Tasmania Contingent

Samantha Roald, ACT Contingent

Contingent Leaders

Members of the National Youth Council, past and present

Jamboree Camp Ground Admin staff

The Yakkery Team

The Facilitators (you were the linchpin in this whole process.)

The Jamboree Line Leaders who encouraged their Scouts to participate

The Jamboree Troop Delegates and Branch Delegates; and most importantly…

The Scouts of the 23rd Australian Jamboree!


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Delegates Congratulations to the following Scouts who were nominated as delegates to the National

Scout Forums and Scout Senate at AJ2013:

Scout Senate Delegates

These Scouts worked hard on the day of the Scout Senate, and many also at one of the

evening youth forums:

Name

Troop No. Branch

Name

Troop No. Branch

Zane Bailey† B28 NT Freya Langerman-Thompson

D15 ACT

Sophie Bean H13 NSW Elyse Lenehan H55 ACT

Caleb Berechree† H15 Tas Kate MacClure O12 NSW

Karli Blunden D24 Vic Patrick Martini B04 WA

Tymekah Byrne O39 Qld Kai Matsumoto† O38 NSW

Liam Camilleri† B59 Vic Lexie McLeod† H05 Vic

Jyden Chancellor D63 NSW Tristan Miller† H55 ACT

Lola Collingbourne O53 NSW Rowina Nathan* O10 Vic

Nathan Comben† O33 ACT Lachlan Nicholson† D32 Vic

Hero Cook† B12 SA Heather Nugent† B32 ACT

Tahge Cull† B27 NSW Jasmine Papillo† H53 SA

Erica Dalton† B09 NT Samantha Payne† H36 SA

Jasmine D'Arcy B10 NSW James Pearce† H22 NSW

Willem De Blanc† B23 WA Callum Rosser B17 NSW

Xanthia Dubler* D61 Qld Isaac Stewart† O55 NSW

Catherine Everett B04 WA Paige Telford† H07 SA

Emily Ezzy† H46 Tas Holly Wardell O33 ACT

Amy Hammond D68 SA Daniel Warwick† H51 Vic

Laura Harrison† O11 Tas Hugo Webster H55 ACT

Charlee Howard-Osborne†

D10 Qld Thomas Young† D28 ACT

Sophie Kennedy† D53 NSW Armaan Zoeb† H04 WA

Madison Kydd† O22 Qld

* NYC Delegate † Branch Delegate (remainder were camping ground forum delegates elected to attend the Senate)


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Evening Youth Forum Delegates

The following Scout participated in the evening youth forums during the Jamboree.

Name Contingent Name Contingent

Liam Abdilla Vic Nathan Ibele SA

Phoebe Abrahams WA Ellen Ingham SA

Conor Ammett Vic Savannah Inouye WA

Monty Anderson NSW Sion James SA

Luke Ashcroft Vic Josh Jenkins Vic

John Astley Vic Lachlan Jetson Vic

Timothy Attard Vic Emma Johnston Vic

Harrison Babister NSW Max Jones Vic

Thomas Baker NSW Robert Jutrisa NSW

Tom Beresford SA Rohin Kehal WA

Rachel Blume NSW Trent King Vic

Timothy Brandt NSW Scott Klinkermann Vic

Michael Brien NSW Emily Lyon WA

Lachlan Buckanen Vic Callum Mahon NSW

Megan Cameron Qld Lizzie Martin NSW

Royce Carnelutti NSW Georgia Matthiesen WA

Alex Carter ACT Luke McAlpine ACT

David Chlonta Qld Ashley McCallum SA

Michael Cliffe Vic Jessica McConkey Qld

James Cole-Sinclair Vic Siobhan McGinn SA

Alison Colgan NSW Beckett McNeil NSW

James Collins NSW Aedhon Meehan Qld

Adrian Collins Qld Jemima Michell Qld

Emma Connolly WA David Nelson NSW

Daisy Coppa-Szitarity Vic Sharon Nguyen NSW

Josh Creek SA Bernadette Nitz Vic

Ethan Davies NSW Michael Olive Qld

Patrick Denny Qld Annabelle Parkinson Qld

Tom Durrant Vic Ian Patterson NSW

Maureen Edwards NSW Lucy Pennington NSW

Diederik Evanson NSW Michaela Phillips SA

Gabby Fallon WA Gabe Reisner NSW

Ben Fitton NSW Clare Reuther SA

Will Gardiner WA Stephen Scollay NSW

Christopher Gardner Vic Lindsay Small NSW

Zachary Geddes Vic Brendan Sydes Qld

Tim Goldney SA Megan Thomas SA

Nathaniel Golub Vic Joel Tomlinson WA

Darien Gray Vic Luke Trezise Qld

Benjamin Gunthorpe Vic Ethan Van Hilst NSW


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Name Contingent Name Contingent

Will Hall Qld Will Weber Vic

Timothy Hannan Vic Andrew Welch SA

Rebecca Heenan Vic Hugh Wetherill Vic

Samuel Holmes NSW Thomas Wilson NSW

James Hull NSW Gerry Wright Qld

Youth Forum Facilitators The role of facilitator is a tough balancing act, and these Rovers and Leaders deserve

special thanks for working hard with groups of Scouts to develop their ideas (especially

as they came to work outside their normal Jamboree assignment):

Name Branch Name Branch

Lizz Affleck SA Vicki Knopke Qld

Annie Asquith Vic Guy Knopke Qld

Leah Bach ACT Alison Maynard NSW

Phil Bryant NSW Johnathan Morey NSW

Jenny Danslow Qld Andrea Porteous Vic

Peter Fowler Vic Steve Reynolds NSW

Wayne Kerr Vic Samantha Roald ACT

Janet Stephens Tas

Yakkery Activity Team Under the leadership of Alison Maynard (Yakkery Manager) the Yakkery team worked

very hard in a hot and humid tent not just during the day, but afterwards to reconfigure

the tent for the evening sessions and then help with the youth forums:

Name Branch

Alison Maynard NSW

Johnathan Morey NSW

Lizz Affleck SA

Steve Reynolds NSW

Annie Asquith Vic

Guy Knopke Qld

Samantha Roald ACT

Invaluable extra assistance was kindly received from Phil Bryant (NSW), Sue Currie (Vic)

and Libby Hatton (Vic).


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Special Guests at Scout Senate With great pride, the Scouts of the Senate made a formal presentation of their findings

to a total of 64 special guests at the end of the day. They were:

Name Position Formation

Kirsty Brown Chief Commissioner & Camp Chief Queensland Branch

Pieter Van Der Kamp Chief Director Jamboree Executive Committee

Reg Williams Chief Commissioner Scouts Australia

John Clarke National Commissioner Youth Program Scouts Australia

Phil Crutchley State Commissioner Scouts New South Wales Branch

Joan Dillon Branch Commissioner Scouts Victorian Branch

Carolyn Corkindale Branch Commissioner Scouts South Australian Branch

Shane Earnshaw Branch Commissioner Scouts Western Australian Branch

Steve Marshall Contingent Leader Queensland Contingent

Greg Timney Contingent Leader Victorian Contingent

Shane McCorkell Contingent Leader Northern Territory Contingent

Helen Warrinier Contingent Leader New Zealand Contingent

Leah Bach National Adviser: NRC Scouts Australia

Peter Harris Chief Commissioner ACT Branch

Chris Bates Chief Commissioner SA Branch

Steve Tyas National Adviser: NYC & Youth Forums Scouts Australia

Alison Maynard Vice Chair National Youth Council

Terry Brooke Chief Director AJ2016

Peter Blatch National Youth Program Team Queensland Branch

Jan Goodall National Youth Program Team NSW Branch

Sheridan Bunney National Youth Program Team WA Branch

Janis Bates National Youth Program Team Scouts Australia

Jenny Danslow Group Leader Queensland Branch

Peter Fowler Jamboree Troop Leader AJ2013

Stephen Smart Jamboree Database Admin NSW Branch

Nick Banks Branch Commissioner Branch Youth Council South Australian Branch

Natasha Omar Marketing and Communications Scouts Australia National Office

John Willis Branch Commissioner - Performing Arts Victoria Branch

Martin Phelps Troop O39

Gai Johnston Troop O22 Nerang Scouts

Chris Dark Troop H55 Majura Mountain Scouts

Andrea Banks H53 South Australia Branch

Donna Hourigan Queensland Branch

Michael Wright ABC Major Events NSW Branch

Phil Bryant Service Leader NSW Branch

Greg Healy JTL ACT Branch

Vicki Knopke Queensland Branch

Graham Jackson Troop Leader Western Australian Branch

Robert Pitt JTL O13 Centenary - Gympie Scouts

Helen Chick JTL H46 Tasmania Branch

David Whittlesea JTL H07 Camden Park, SA


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Amanda Digweed JTL D10 2nd Toowoomba Scout Group

Braydon Glesen JTL D53

Jeff Stewart O55 NSW Branch

Noel Davar O53 ATL NSW Branch

Victoria Waling O53 ATL NSW Branch

Mary Page JTL B10 NSW Branch

Kelly Johnson National Pen Pal Coordinator Scouts Australia

Kathy Pitt ASL Queensland Branch

Greg Brown AJ2016 NSW Branch

Andrew Elms AJ2016 NSW Branch

Simon Hull Troop Leader Tasmania Branch

Gabriel Dubler Queensland Branch

Jenny Pitel JTL Western Australian Branch

Kevin Pestell DCC Adult Resource Western Australian Branch

Lizz Affleck Chairman Branch Youth Council, SA

Sam Roald ASL, BWRC Crew Leader ACT Branch

Tanya Howard-Osborne Queensland

Jay Howard-Osborne Queensland

Valmai Howard-Osborne Queensland

Kirsty Sandow Queensland

Todd Howard-Osborne Queensland

Ron Howlett Assistant District Commissioner Fraser District

Carole Howlett Region Commissioner Wide Bay/Burnett Region

Apologies were received from:


David Jones Chairman National Executive Committee

Chris Neilsen Chair National Youth Council

Shaun Sandilands Chair National Rover Council

Elston Hynd National Commissioner Adult Training and Development Scouts Australia

Paul Parkinson Deputy Principal (Academic) SAIT

Greg McDougall National Youth Program Team Victoria Branch

Julie Creed National Youth Program Team Tas Branch

Aaron Wardle Project Commissioner Youth Leadership Programs Scouts Australia

Nathan Delaney Branch Leader - Branch Youth Council Victorian Branch

Nick Bennett National Youth Council, WSJ2015 Deputy Contingent Leader

Scouts Australia

Phil Harrison Deputy Principal (Adventurous Activities) SAIT


February 13, 2013

Topic 1 – The Australian Scout Medallion This topic was discussed at all three evening youth forums and was a topic in the

Yakkery. This report is compiled by the Senate based on input from the forums.

Group Members: Catherine Everett, Kai Matsumoto, Lachlan Nicholson, Nate Comben,

Paige Telford, Xanthia Dubler.

Background:

This topic explores the updates needed to the Scout Award Scheme, and the Australian

Scout Medallion (ASM). The ASM is the highest award in the scout section and very little

amount of scouts are gaining the award. Discussions included looking at the relevance of

the ASM to the Scout section. We also engaged in looking at ways the award scheme can

become more flexible. There are also some additions and reflections of badges in the

award scheme. This report also discovers for some recommendations for the future of

the ASM

Summary of Discussions:

Relevance of the Scout Award Scheme

Only some groups find the Scout Medallion completely relevant to them

We found that groups weren’t publicising the ASM to younger Scouts

Making the Scout award Scheme flexible

The National Youth Forum has found that the Scout Award Scheme is sufficiently

flexible to accommodate for Scout Troops and patrol leaders. Some Patrol leaders

didn’t feel that it was initially, but after discussion the Patrol Leaders realized that

they were accommodated.

Updates to the scout award scheme

The criteria for some proficiency and target badges are outdated or are in need of

reviewing.

The future of the ASM

Many scouts feel that by being able to wear a badge alongside their medallion,

once they have progressed from Scouts, would be a great way to show other

people their achievement.

Scouts felt that there were too many levels of sign off for approval of an ASM.

The current description in the Green Book about the ASM is too small and doesn’t

make scouts enthused to achieve the award.

There is a lack of records by held by leaders about what badges are held by each

scout.

Recommendations

Relevance of the scout award scheme


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1. Younger scouts need to be encouraged to begin working on the award scheme

early to make sure that Scouts have enough time to complete the award scheme

before their 15th birthday.

2. We could give a DVD to new scouts that have just linked up or have just been

invested explaining the system and promoting that the Australian Scout Medallion

is there to be completed and emphasis that there is actually an Medallion

involved. This might raise motivation.

Making the Scout award Scheme Flexible

3. No further changes are necessary to make the Award Scheme adequately flexible.

Updates to the scout award scheme

4. The crime prevention badge needs to be removed from the Award Scheme as this

badge is unnecessary and does not intrigue scouts.

5. The Get Out! Scheme needs to be nationalized (refer to appendices)

6. Combination of Top Rope Climbing, Abseiling and Caving (they have the same

requirements e.g. knots)

7. Combination of Sign Language Badge and ‘I Speak’ Badge

8. Move the Air Activity’s target badge into the proficiency

9. Addition to proficiency badges

o Geocaching

o Cooking

o Public Speaking and

Debating

o Designer (fashion)

o Architect

o Knotting

o Recycling

o Basic Hygiene

o Biking/BMX/Mountain

Biking

o Fishing

o Special Talent

The future of the ASM

10. The addition of a miniature ASM badge to be worn on future scout

uniforms/section uniforms

11. There needs to be less levels of signatures to get your ASM approved

12. Better description in the green book about what the ASM is

13. Record books need to be kept at every troop recording every members badge

progress

14. Green level Hikes have to have a national Standard

(e.g. Report, preparation)

15. A shirt that say “I have my ASM”. This Shirt would be

worn by Scouts at troop nights once they have got

their ASM showing outstanding proficiency in scouting.

Appendices:

Get Out Scheme Information:

www.dibbssm.net/getoutnsw/Get Out Scheme Guide.pdf

Display of Get Out awards on shirts:


February 13, 2013

Yakkery Recommendations

As well as a discussion topic for the Scout Senate, the award scheme was looked at by

patrols who came through the Yakkery. Patrols were asked to indicate their engagement

with different elements of the Scout section award scheme.

92 patrols worked on this topic (about 550 Scouts).

What elements of the award scheme are still relevant today? As a patrol,

highlight in green those aspects that are definitely still relevant. Highlight in blue

those that are definitely not. Leave the rest as they are.

Target Badges

The Air Activities badge is considered irrelevant to many Scouts. Many said that it

should be moved into a Proficiency badge. Others said it was irrelevant because it

was only accessible to troops in some states where there was an Air Activities

activity team.

The Water Activities badge was also seen as less relevant to other Target badges.

Many patrols suggested combining Water Activities and Water Safety. Others

suggested moving Water Activities to a proficiency badge.

There is a strong level of relevance identified for ‘traditional’ Scouting activity

badges: Campcraft, Citizenship, Emergencies, construction, environment.

Some suggestion that there is too much “discussion” involved in the Citizenship

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Proficiency Badges

More patrols said these badges were irrelevant than relevant: Anthropology,

Crime Prevention, Literary Arts, and Modeler.

Collector and Commerce badges were about half each way.

Again, some of the ‘traditional’ Scouting themed badges remain relevant:

Abseiling, Bushcraft, Caving, Community, Fire Awareness, Outdoor, World

Scouting.

Animal Keeper, Team Sports, and Trade are strong as well.

There were many suggestions for combining proficiency badges that were similar.

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o combine bushcraft and survival. Or add to campcraft.

o only one badge for sporting

o combine performing arts, entertainer, art, craft, music

o combine sports badge

o Join Performing arts & entertainer

o Combine rock climbing and top rope

o Caving, abseiling, rock climbing

One suggestion was to move Fire Awareness into Campcraft. Another was to

move Community into Citizenship badge. Cultural Heritage could also go into

Citizenship.

Many suggestions for updating badges: ICT, technology, multimedia,

construction, science,

Other Badges

(TSOH – Their Service, Our Heritage. WSEB – World Scout Environment Badge)

Scouts think highly of the relevance of the patrol activities and the leadership

course.

Many patrols suggested combining the Sign Language and Language badges.

There was much debate amongst patrols about where the Anchor Badge exists.

Some states award it, while others don’t.

More patrols said that the Amateur Radio badge was irrelevant, than relevant.

One suggested Life Saving would be covered by Emergencies Target

Further Suggestions by Patrols

Your Patrol’s One Best Suggestion for the Award Scheme:

Proficiency badge camps should be organised and run.

Less badges but keep important ones.

Don’t double up on badge tests (eg red and blue have some same things)

Update the requirements of badges.

Add a badge for Scouts who work hard and doing a good job. Putting in effort.

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Make the pioneer badge harder to achieve and the explorer and adventurer

easier.

More requirements for the ASM (like the Grey Wolf)

You shouldn't have to be a PL or APL to get your scout medallion because it is

very unfair and most don’t achieve because of this.

Keep up to date

good how it is.

too hard to get ASM

change design of faith awareness

More modern day activities into the proficiency badges

Keep it the same just add a few more useful badges

No patrol activity to get your red cord

The award scheme is good for everyone’s hobbies. It shows what you can learn

and work on.

Create badges that are relevant to today.

Smaller badges

Make citizenship optional

More info on ASM

Update ICT badge

Journey needs more information

Colour the edge of the book pages according to the badge

Check for badges being relevant to our age

Make book fit in pocket

Section connection badge

More examples

Change so that red cord is the hardest

Suggestions for Additional Badges:

o Cooking (15 patrols suggested this)

o Social Media Badge - find

out pros and cons of social

media, choose one social

media site and learn how

to use it safely, find

history of social media (suggested 2 times)

o Rock Climbing

o Nights under canvas

badge (2 patrols)

o Bike badge

o survival badge. (3 patrols)

o Cake decorating,

o cartoon/drawing

o hiking km badge (2 patrols)

o Snow sports

o health and safety

o Extreme sports

o Geocaching (4 patrols

suggested)

o Gangshow (5 patrols suggested)

o gaming

o badge for non PL and APL

who show leadership

o service hours badge

o special interest badge

o Disability awareness

badge

o Fishing badge - know

regs, know where and how

to fish, catch or attempt to

catch a fish, 3 hours

fishing time

o Scouting history

o A sports badge for

extreme sports -

skateboarding, parkor

o Bullying Awareness badge

o Military badge - military

stats and weapons safety

o Jamboree badge - for

those who attend a

Jamboree

o Fitness/health

o Adventurous Activities

target badge - knowledge

and skills

o Remote area safety

proficiency

o Knot badge

o Internet explorer badge

o Firearms safety badge


February 13, 2013

Topic 2 – Bullying In Scouts Input for the Senate’s work on this topic came mainly from the Yakkery. The group

pulled together information from the Yakkery to present this report.

Group Members: Freya Langerman Thompson, Amy Hammond, Charlee Howard-

Osborne, Holly Wardell, Lexie McLeod, Patrick Martini, Thomas Young

Background:

A survey was conducted at the 2013 Australian Jamboree in the Yakkery tent. Scouts

answered questions regarding bullying in the scouting movement. The data collected has

been the basis of this report. We, as the Scout Senate of the Australian Jamboree, have

compiled a report on bullying in the Scouting organisation.


The data suggests that there are many types of bullying in the scouting association,

however the data suggests that the two most prominent forms of bullying are sexism

and exclusion.

Our patrol divided bullying into five main categories. These categories are;

Physical

The act of physically using one's own body to harm another person.

Psychological

Using elements of other bullying to make another person uncomfortable.

Verbal

Verbally assaulting somebody in order to make them feel uncomfortable.

Social

When a group of people harass another person together.

Cyberbullying

Using on-line means to harass another person.

Sexism could occur in the scouting movement due to many circumstances. The scouting

organisation is a stereotypically male movement, and due to that, sexism may occur

towards the females of the organisation. Sexism may also occur due to the female

stereotype of being weak, helpless, and obsessed with personal appearance, and also

due to males wanting to show off and look strong.

However, sexism may also be misinterpreted as an honest attempt to help and assist,

and men may not understand that their chivalry is not appreciated.


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Sexism in the scouting movement is not restricted towards females, however, as male

members of the organisation may be discriminated against also. They may be

discriminated against in the area of the kitchen, which is stereotypically where the

women reside.

Exclusion was also one of the main topics brought up by the data. The Scout Senate

describes the act of exclusion as prevention of being included in a group of any sort, and

purposely attempting to make them feel lonely and isolated.

This act can occur in the Scouting movement by a group of people refusing others to

join in their activities. Exclusion can happen a lot more than think, as the Patrol Leaders

can exclude others in their activities by not inviting others to join in their activities.

Recommendations

The delegates of National Scout Forums and Scout Senate 2013 recommend that:

1. An on-line campaign consisting of social media, including the use of youtube

videos, intending to reach out to the scouting community to persuade them to

seek out a trustworthy leader if they are being bullied.

2. Establish a course to educate leaders, so that leaders are able to recognise the

signs if a child is being bullied, and how to talk to them if the child is too

frightened or ashamed to speak up.

3. Encouragement to include both genders in camp activities, and to monitor all

scouts thought scouts.

Bullying in the Scouting movement is a serious issue that needs to be addressed. We

believe that the recommendations that we have put forward will assist in alleviating the

problem.


February 13, 2013

Topic 3 – Indigenous Youth In Scouting The Scout Senate used input from one of the evening youth forums to develop

recommendations for this topic.

Group Members: Jasmine D’Arcy, Emily Ezzy, Tymekah Byrne, Hugo Webster, Sophie

Bean and Rowena Nathan

Background

As a group, we feel that Aboriginal Youth are not highly represented in the Scouting

movement. It is important to involve the Indigenous community into scouting as they

are a part of Australia’s history and culture.

Summary of Discussions

From the Indigenous Youth topic we divided into subtopics of: cultural incorporation,

promotion, bullying, financial issues and location & accessibility.

Cultural Incorporation

We discussed the need for cultural respect in the promise and law. We also discussed

incorporating indigenous knowledge and beliefs into the award scheme and making

another proficiency badge based upon the aboriginal culture.

Bullying

We discussed the importance of bullying situations in aboriginal and scouting

communities. We also talked about more emotional support for aboriginals that are

getting bullied, more aboriginal male and female leaders, welcoming their cultures and

belief and asking them to teach us about them , treating them as equal.

Promotion

We discussed how to promote scouting in remote and rural areas. We spoke about

having a scout day at school dedicated to just doing and learning about what scouts do.

Also, to encourage more hall/dens to be made for rural scouts and areas.

Location & Accessibility

In our discussions we talked about how aboriginal communities are quite spread out and

it may be hard for indigenous youth to access scouting. We then discussed ways to

support this by targeting areas with a high indigenous population, also methods of

transport to the scout hall such as a troop bus or organizing for the scout group to be

placed on a public transport line.

Finance Issues

We discussed that indigenous communities may not be able to afford the registration

fees of scouting, camps, activities and jamborees. From this we discussed that the best

way to solve this would be to have a sponsoring troop and support foundation.


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Recommendations

The delegates of National Scout Forums and Scout Senate 2013 recommend that

1. Before anything is done we consult the indigenous communities to see what they

want to do.

Our other recommendations are:

2. To alter the scout promise from ‘to my god’ to ‘to my faith’. This is to respect all

beliefs systems, especially the aboriginal dreamtime.

3. To include aboriginal culture into the award scheme. For example:

-belief systems into citizenship badge

-aboriginal bush craft into bush craft badge

-aboriginal culture proficiency badge

4. To find large indigenous communities and encourage scout groups to be set up

there to encourage indigenous scouting.

5. To investigate transport options to allow indigenous youth to access their local

scout hall easier.

6. To investigate the financial assistance already out there to assist indigenous

youth and share with the scout groups.

7. To create a support foundation for indigenous youth in scouting to aid them

financially and also encourage sister troops to support/sponsor the indigenous

troop.

8. To get more leaders to support the aboriginal children that are getting bullied

9. Asking them if they are able to teach us their language and culture.

10. To conducted a survey and ask aboriginal children are getting bullied or are the

bullies and see what we can do the help (in both scouting and home lives).

11. Encouraging more aboriginal male & female leaders by promoting the benefits of

scouts and being a leader in the aboriginal community.


February 13, 2013

Topic 4 – Interstate Activities The Scout Senate used input from one of the evening youth forums to develop


Group Members: Armaan Zoeb, Callum Rosser, Karli Blunden, Lola Collingbourne,

Samantha Payne, Sophie Kennedy.

Background

Interstate activities are an important part of scouts today. This is because relationships

are made and they will help each other out. Also it is important because the pressing

problems can be discussed and resolved.

Summary of Discussions

1. Buddy Troops

Mix of face to face and online

Buddy two different troops from different states together

Pen-pal/linking activities (have meet up camps every year between states)

Advertise within scouting the pen-pals

National and Contingent buddies

Buddy troops can be camped together at camps

2. Special Interest Camp

3-6 days

Any time of the year

Camp for a specific activity

Put it on the website for people to join (like subscribing)

In the hosts state

As cheap as possible

3. Mini Jamboree

4-6 days

Year before Jamboree

Preparing for Jamborees

Meet buddy troops

Like shakedown/pre jamboree camp

More centralized in Australia (easier to get to)

Not as expensive as a Jamboree

4. Special Interest Badge

At interstate activities badges can be earned (like jamboree award)

Counts as a Special Interest Badge (towards cords)

Instructions for leaders on the Scouts website

(For Leaders) introductory Skype call

5. Buddy pairing system

One region for one state is paired with another in one other state

Then the troops in the regions are paired

The pairs are then put up to state to confirm


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6. Paperwork

A standardized handbook and setoff paperwork for crossing over the borders in

Australia

7. Online camp Facebook

A troop can register online for an interstate camp so other troops interstate can

come

Can register type of camp (special interest, competitions)

If you’ve been on 5 camps that have been registered you can apply early to go on

a camp (early bird)

8. JOTI/JOTA

All JOTA / JOTI stationary in states as well as regions

Recommendations


1. Buddy Troops

Each troop will have one buddy troop that they will keep in contact with by using online

forums and face to face, such as being camped together during camps. They can stay in

touch using a Scout version of Facebook or ordinary pen-paling.

2. Special Interest Camps

There will be a special interest camp for a specific activity, for getting a proficiency

badge signed off, such as caving or abseiling, or it could be just for fun. This activity can

be for the whole state, or a small camp with your buddy troop. It can be between 3 and

6 days long and will be as cheap as possible.

3. Mini Jamboree

This will be a 4-6 day long camp that will be in the year before Jamboree. The purpose of

the camp is to prepare for the Jamboree that is to come. Also so the younger scouts in

the troop can become used to the length of time you are away for. The camp would also

be more centralized so it is easier to get to for other states. Also the number of people

that would be able to go would be decreased from the large Jamboree. On the camp you

would go with your Jamboree troop so you can finalize patrols. The cost of the Jamboree

would be decreased.

4. Paperwork

The paper work for going over the border into other states would be put into a handbook

that would contain everything a leader needs to go over the border. The paper work

would also be shorter and more compact so that there is not a mountain of paper work


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5. Online camp Facebook

This is a Facebook {page/group/app} for troops or regions that want to register a camp

so people across the state as well as people from outer state can come. It would work by

putting in the details into the website like the type of camp, how many troops needed

and length. This would encourage interstate activities.

6. JOTA / JOTI

The stations in the states would be stationary and be in a permanent place so the troops

know where to go and what to do. Also it needs to be promoted in scouts.


February 13, 2013

Topic 5 – Leadership Development The Scout Senate used input from one of the evening youth forums to develop


Group Members:

Kate MacClure - O12 NSW

Laura Harrison - O11 Tas

Liam Camilleri - B59 Vic

Maddy Kidd - O22 Qld

Tahge Cull - B27 NSW

Tristan Miller - H55 ACT

Background:

Lord Baden-Powel established the troop system with the intention of making a

manageable and organized system. In the troop system there are Patrol Leaders and

Assistant Patrol Leaders that lead patrols of approximately 6 people.

The current issues in the troop system are:

Insufficient training of APL’s, PL’s and Adult Leaders.

Inconsistent training courses.

Irrelevant training programs.

Lack of program advertising.


Implications of leadership roles were discussed. Ideas to fix these issues were thought of

and through a process of elimination the appropriate solutions were formulated.

Ideas moved from multiple and separate training courses for the Leaders, PL’s and APL’s

about leadership in the Scouting Movement to an idea about a national standard or

guideline for the roles of the PL’s and APL’s.

Recommendations

The delegates of National Scout Forums and Scout Senate 2013 recommend that the

following courses of action be implemented appropriately:

1. A national guideline or standard for PL’S and APL’S should be developed to suit

the Australian Scouting Movement’s leadership requirements.

2. An additional section in the current scout leadership course about understanding

the requirements and challenges of assuming the role of an acting PL or APL.

3. An added section to the leader training that includes extra methods of training for

the PL’s and APL’s.


February 13, 2013

Topic 6 – Publicity in Scouting The Scout Senate used input from one of the evening youth forums to develop


Group Members: Jasmine Papillo, Daniel Warwick, James Pearce, Willem De Blanc and

Zane Bailey

Background: The topic of publicity is an important topic to discuss because the majority

of people think that scouts are tree hugging hippies that tie knots and help old ladies

cross the street. There are four main ideas that we can help change our image.


Scouts Website

Websites exist for Scouts already however the website is more directed to the

general public. We suggest having a website where Scouts can get event

information and talk to other scouts.

Youtube Add Contest

Idea:

To get people to try to make great advertisements and videos for scouts from a youth

point of view. Be able to access these videos to share and show friends.

How:

Scout channel for videos of camps and activities.

Youth need to be able to submit videos.

Have a prize for the best video.

Have a theme for ad; you must appear at least once, must show scouts emblem

at some point.

Must say what you do in scouts, show it’s fun, and show importance of scouting.

Publicise what scouting can do for youth and the community

Lots of people know about scouts and that is exists but are unaware of the actual

benefits scouting provides to young people.

Publication on Mainstream Media

Mainstream media isn’t being used to its full potential to advertise scouting. In

particular when major events are running like Jamboree, Jamborette, Jota and

other big camps at national and state level.


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Recommendations


Scout Website

What the website needs:

1. Constant updates for all scout events - the organiser of the event will be

responsible and able to update the events.

2. Search by area - search for branch, activities, camps, campsites, groups and

more.

3. Chat/forum – communicate with other members search for someone and “random

chat” (talking to an unknown scout. Could be used for part of the award scheme)

4. National and international information – information about Jamborees for

instances, with location, dates and links.

5. Easy to navigate – When you sign in expect to see clear search bar, contents of

site, news feed.

6. Scout Profile – To make friends, see badge work of other scouts, needs to have

name, age, group, branch, activity log, friends list and an online badge record to

be able to discuss badge work progress with other scouts with similar interest

7. Troop suggestion forum for program ideas – It needs to have the idea and who

came up with it and contact if more information is needed.

8. Leader’s area - Easy access to forums and information- ideas for troop

improvement and program.

9. Subscribe to events – get information as it comes, option to get email updates.

10. Links to other sections and useful websites.

11. Regular competitions.

12. Be able to have mobile access, not needed to be an app though.

Youtube

13. Make a YouTube channel for Scouts to submit videos to. For its launch we should

have a video or advertisement competition with prizes. Aim videos to people

external to Scouts to gain public interest.

Publicise what scouting can do for youth and the community

14. TV ads

o No stupid slogans i.e. the South Australian ad

o Year of the scout ad was really good

o “Scouts, come here, have fun”

o Short and sweet

o High energy

o Demonstrations

o National support for demos – ideas

o Merchandise to advertise

o Provide a Scouting presenter


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15. YouTube ad

o See discussion for TV Ad above. Also relate to YouTube Competition

discussion.

16. Posters and pamphlets

o Need to be used more, many Scouts have not seen the posters to be used for

advertising.

17. Merchandise

o Make available in kits for groups to use

Publication on mainstream media

18. Partnerships with media stations like radio and TV to get further advertising


February 13, 2013

Topic 7 – Uniform The Scout Senate used input from one of the evening youth forums to develop


Group Members: Caleb Berechree, Elyse lenehan, Erica Dalton, Hero Cook, Isaac

Stewart, Jyden Chancellor.

Background:

The current National Policy on Uniform is that all uniformed members are required to

wear the Scout shirt of their current section, their scarf, and Scout belt. Elements of the

policy vary from Branch to Branch, including the colour of pants. In 2012, the National

Youth Council Frankston 2011/12 patrol investigated a variety of complaints individuals

had with aspects of the uniform. The topic of the uniform was suggested at a session of

the National Scout Forum at AJ2013. As delegates of the National Scout Forums we

believe the uniform is not only for formal use but also for unifying Scouts as one youth

organization which is recognized nationwide.


The topic for discussion was collated from multiple youth forums during Jamboree 2013.

The main topic was uniform branching off into badges, shirts and pants. Major problems

included uniforms not accommodating for weather and girls, unclear placements of

badges and need to compact as well as having national standards for uniforms so as to

unite Scouts.

Recommendations


1. Girls’ shapes and sizes should be accommodated for in both Scout pants and

shirts because there is no girl accommodation in the uniform and is

uncomfortable due to shape and sizes being too large.

2. Scout beige zip-off pants should be cheaper or another option should be sold for

both males and females because pants are too expensive and unpopular.

3. Navy blue, khaki and beige pants and shorts should be available from the Scout

Shop due to inconsistency of colours across the nation.

4. A warmer and cooler version of the uniform should be available because the

current uniforms does not accommodate for weather and climate.

5. The scout emblem should be added to the corners of the collars (with a possibility

of it being embroidered) as it is smart and would make the Scout uniform more

noticeable.

6. A breathable version of the Scout shirt should be added because the material is

not breathable.

7. A national standard should point out a specific placement of badges and advise

that target be kept in rows according to level.

8. The green book should provide coloured diagrams and clear placement of badges

in an obvious position in the book as it does not provide a clear outline and

diagram of badge placement.

9. A national standard for [the wearing of] Grey Wolf/ Australian Scout Medallion/

Queen Scout/ Baden Powel Scout Award because it is unclear/inconsistent across

different states and troops.

10. Different lengths of cords should be provided as the standard size does not fit

everyone.


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11. Target and proficiency badges should be square so they tessellate and fit better

because there is limited space on the sleeves of shirts.

12. Patrol Leader (white) cord, which is worn in some states to signify that one has

become a Patrol Leader, should be woven together as the white cords are

uncommon and have no fastener.


February 13, 2013

Topic 8 – Scouts In Action Weeks This topic was included in the Yakkery at the request of the National Youth Council

Brownsea Island Patrol, who are developing a paper reviewing the Scouts In Action

national program.

Have you participated in a Scouts In Action week?

Have you been a PL who has helped run a program from Scouts in Action?

None in Patrol have heard about SIAW 42

Less than half of the Patrol have heard about SIAW 30

Half or more of the Patrol have heard about SIAW 25

All of the Patrol has heard about SIAW 5

No. of PLs who have helped run a program for SIAW 9

What ideas does your patrol have for future SIA themes?

Highlighted bullets show the most popular responses.

Health and safety Water Safety x12 Depression and Mental health, mental disabilities (incl. autism etc.) x11 Fitness & Healthy lifestyle x11 Cancer x7 Fire safety awareness x5 Firefighters Health and Hygiene x5 Disability x1 Wheelchairs for disability Blind experience (walking stick), blindness x2 AIDS x3 First Aid x3 Road Safety x3 Drug awareness, safety x3 Emergency services x2 Survival x2 Health and Safety x2 Diseases x2 Healthy Eating x2 Obesity x2 Be safe Awareness of uncommon illnesses Cerebral Palsy Smoking Allergy awareness Safe sex awareness Sun safety Accidents Safety

Natural world Environment (incl. Clean Up Australia and nature) x46 Natural Disasters x9 Water Awareness (incl. saving water etc.) x8 Animals (inc. birds) x8 Animal Welfare x8 Pollution x4 Recycling x2 Climate x2 Space x2 Conservation x2 Fish x2 Agriculture x2 Disaster Education Plants Wildlife rehabilitation Bush Regeneration Waste Trees Deserts Insects Whales Pandas Orang-utans Gardening Marine Study Palm Oil Over-population Horticulture


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Sport and physical/ adventurous activity Sport x18 Water sports x1 Sailing x3 Swimming x2 Water activities (incl. mud) x8 Hiking x3 Adventurous activities x3 Geocaching x3 Sportsmanship x2 Motor sport x3 Life saving x2 Skateboarding x2 Flying fox Rules of golf Obstacle courses Equestrian (Horses) Technology Information Technology/ technology x9 Aircraft and Flight x7 Social media Invention Multimedia The Arts Language x4 Sign Language x2 Heritage x2 History x2 The Arts World war heritage Law Reading Media Fine Arts and Entertainment Drama x4 Circus x2 Movies Fairy tales Myths and Legends x3 Magic x2 Science Fiction Art x2 Music x8 Comedy x3 Entertainment Craft night x2 Food Cooking x6 Food x6 Food safety

Bush Tucker International food Pizza party night Vegetarian night Cheese night Traditional Scouting Skills Community groups/ service x12 Religion x7 Knots x5 Construction x5 Teamwork x3 Camp Cooking x3 Citizenship x3 Amateur radio x2 Astronomy x2 Leadership x2 Faith awareness Bush skills Outdoor activities Morse code Endurance Adventure Care of tents Inter-troop activities Badges Scouts Scouts will be Scouts Service Navigation Law and Promise 'Community Challenge' Loyalty Risk assessment Bushcraft Good Deeds Scouting Skills (basics) History of Scouting Discrimination/ violence awareness and prevention Bullying x14 Racism x3 Discrimination awareness x2 Abuse x2 Violence x2 Homophobia (anti-) Assault Sexual harassment Child abuse The world Culture x5 Multiculturalism x5 World Peace x2


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Refugees x2 Indigenous communities, culture etc. x2 ‘Pick a country' International Harmony War prevention World hunger Human trafficking World issues Helping others Poverty x19 ‘Street Kids’ and Homeless education x7 Elderly x5 3

rd world awareness x4

Helping the disadvantaged x2 Child labour x2 Helping disabled and less fortunate How to help someone in distress 40 hour famine Science Physics and science x3 Colours x2 Weather x2 Electricity Things on wheels Transport Mechanics Games Games x10 Board games x2 Arcade Games Computer Games Activities Reverse handed night Handyman Stuff Capture the flag Crazy dress Party Cross dress party Fireworks Barrel rolling Fashion Show Disco Meet new people

Shirt making Spys Fun x2 Hobbies Advertise (Scouting) in schools and to the community Wood turning Chilling Personal Skills Friendship x2 Finance x2 Occupations x2 Fundraising x2 Get together Social Skills Awkward situations Anger management Communication Listening Compassion Other (Spelling &) Grammar x2 Beach x2 Politics x2 Monsters Zombies Hippies Heroes and Inspirational people Military Prepare for long stays away City and country living Destruction Building Tests Physical things Build it week Time Dead people Appreciation Charities Crime prevention Dirt Privileges in life Ninja week Gross stuff Australia

Ideas to make the Scouts In Action Week better

More advertising/ better promotion x29 SIA Camp x4 Run for more than 1 week/ more often x4

Make it more well known x3 Letters in mail (to all scouts) x3 Getting more people to speak out x3


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Get external people involved x4 Encourage Troops to work together x3 Tell more people x2 Involve community x3 Get it ‘out there’ x2 Radio x2 Groups working together x2 Make it a full day x2 More fun x2 Involve Street Kids in program Make a Jamboree themed around a SIAW theme District themed camps Put in Scout Magazines TV ads

Media attention Make it compulsory Promote at (AJ) Opening and Closing Ceremonies Make it more fun for younger Scouts Promote at camps Make it run cross sectional Make it a challenge or competition Involve Guides Fun activities District involvement Incorporate badgework Different theme for each level Combine sections Like a District rally

Make woggles (in addition to badges) Play games Tell stories Better organisation - info out sooner, advertising International guests Ensure that it's advertised as SIAW and not a normal night Dressing up More programme awareness Go into schools More games Promo days Ask for ideas at the end of the night Bring a friend More getting out and about activities More interactive x3 Like that the themes are open ended and there is no set programme but the ability to adapt the suggested programmes Awesomer Include more Troops More engaging Skype it around the world More learning Disguise as a game Fundraising Accountants


February 13, 2013

Topic 9 – Rover Scouts This topic was included in the Yakkery at the request of the Chairman of the National

Rover Council.

Patrol Demographics

Yakkery staff were able to collect demographic information for this topic.

139 patrols visited this topic.

Patrol members are from:

Count

Urban/ city group (Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane) 43

Urban/ city group (other than Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane) 28

Rural/ country group 24

Unknown 31

Total 111

No Answer 28

Branch

Count

Victoria 29

NSW 31

SA 9

Qld 22

Tasmania 4

NT 0

WA 6

ACT 8

International 0

Total 109

No Answer 30


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Rovers Are…

We asked patrols what they know Rovers to be.

Comments on Rovering - Rovers are:

Count

After Venturers 37

Old/ older 29

Leaders/ like Leaders 28

18-26 years old 22

At the end of Scouts 19

18+ 16

Will become Leaders 12

Few and far between - not many Rovers and/or Crews 11

Freer - freedom, fewer boundaries 9

18-25 8

Before Leading 6

Responsible 4

Tall 4

18-21 3

For men and women 3

20-something year olds 2

Young adults 2

More hidden than other sections, not as obvious, keep to themselves

1

Mature 1

Short 1

Total 111

Some other comments:

Dick Smith was a Rover

"Maximum age is 26

Not many Rovers left because they all

become Leaders or leave before they

become Rovers

Don't know what they do when the hide

in the Den"

20-25

They're cool because they drive me

places"

"Adults

Part of the Scouting movement"

18-20

Drunken Joeys

Sign own A1 forms

18-20 something

Longest section

Better than Venturers

An older version of Scouts

Interested in what other sections think

of them

Cubs with cars

Part of the Scout movement

Best out of everything

Can be a Leader if they're mature

enough

Are around to do the heavy lifting

Not as many of them as they become

leaders

Generally have to go Scouts to

Venturers to Rovers

Been to all other sections

17-21 year olds

Adults - but least mature of all Scout

sections

Irresponsible

Finished school

Most experienced of Scouts

Greater commitment to Scouting


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Challenging

Bigger Scouts

Safety is their 3rd priority (referring to

Rover film at Opening Ceremony)

Better than Scouts

Rovering is boring

Unsure about what they're doing next

week

Good movie at the Opening Ceremony

(AJ Challenge It 'Safety' Video)

Adult Scouts

18-22 year olds

"(Rovers) do tramps and stuff'

Have red woggles ('I want to be a Rover

Scout'?)"

"Rovering is a waste of time

Rovers make really good Leaders for the

young kids"

"Sometimes youth helpers

Different

With some activities the rules are

different

Can do stuff Scouts can't

Life skills"

Mainly on Facebook

Independent

Like Scouts that act like Leaders

What Rovers Do

We asked patrols what they know about what Rovers do.

Comments on Rovering - what Rovers do:

Count

Help out at younger sections 37

Have fun 22

Drink alcohol 18

Run activities 15

Drive places/ have cars 14

Challenge It (AJ activity) 14

Self-governance 13

Organise stuff 7

Are lazy 6

Build things 5

Go camping 5

Nothing/ not much 4

Tease Scouts 3

Go to the pub 3

Drink a lot of alcohol/ get drunk 3

Adventurous Activities 3

Mud 2

Lots of activities 2

Party 2

Chill, relax 1

Muck around 1

Total 91


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This patrol had an interesting

discussion about what the legal

age for drinking alcohol is,

whether it's 12, and therefore

Venturers can drink, or 18, as

well as whether or not there is

alcohol on the Jamboree site and

who can drink it.

Take on lots of resposibility

"Run most of the big events

Look after us (Scouts) (at times)

Do work for us

Help out at camps"

"Like to get people muddy and

know how to make good mud

Rovers don't do what they're

told"

Can tie knots as well

"Pay for their camps

Can work (ie have a job)"

Talk to Scouts

"Like to get Scouts dirty

Do a lot of different activities

because they are older and drive"

"Help at AJ

More badgework"

"Help a lot

Good at light and sound (stage)"

"Race cars

Help Venturers with the Burger

Challenge

Go to roller derby"

"A lot more activities

A lot more outside activities"

Give away free woggles"

Skydiving

If they mess up they deal with

the police, not Leaders

Responsible for themselves"

"Have interesting activities

Rough it

"Volunteer

Don't rough it"

"Amazing builders

(Have) Better places to chill out

in the Scout hall"

Different activities

"Know a lot about outdoor stuff

Do extreme activities compared

to Scouts"

Better activities

"Don't do as much (as Scouts)

Swear a lot

Maybe it's boring"

Do what they want when they

want

Play drinking games

"Learn more skills

Can go on Scout events"

"Can do stuff Scouts can't do like

Banana Bash

Have to look after themselves

when they get hurt"

Bigger stuff

Cool stuff

Do more than Venturers - cooler

"Drinking games

Badges

Know a lot about Scouts' knots"

Organise State Rally/ Pig Skin

More adventure and things"

Always pull pranks

"Can stay up late

Shooting targets

Can do a lot of stuff"

More challenging activities

"Chuck dirt at Scouts

Off road racing"

More activities

Run a lot of activities like Jambo

Outdoor activities

Eat strange foods

"Not supposed to advertise

drinking

Help out at AJ"

Extreme stuff."

More stuff (than Scouts)

"Too busy with life

Greater range in activities

Go clubbing

Meet people

"Help out in the community

Can help out at Cubs"

Have part time jobs

Some blow stuff up

More things with less supervision

"Whatever they want

Rallies"

More awesome stuff

Make funny videos (AJ Opening

Ceremony video)"


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Make funny safety video (AJ

Opening Ceremony video)

Attack people with water pistols

More 'action' without adults

Work hard

Are telepathic

Learn more skills

Have to do it yourself

'Can eat jam donuts while

listening to facts about parasites

and penises'"

"Block toilets

Have more responsibilities than

Scouts"

More exciting stuff than Scouts

"Fundraising

Make us wet

'Care for the rest of the section

bars'

Help all sorts of people

"Drinking games

Sleep in really late"

Run activities sometimes like

Fantastic Race

"Stay out late

Shouldn't have to help out with

younger sections, but most do"

Have lots of responsibility

Bring couches to camps

Pyromaniacs

Lots of things like paintball and

other extreme sports

Drive buggies

It's helpful to the Scouts that

they help out weekly

Don't do combined nights with

Scouts - would like more

intersectional activities"

Should know how to play with fire

safely

Rover Scout Traditions

We asked Scouts what they know about Rover Scout jargon and traditions.

Comments on Rovering - Rover jargon and traditions

Count

Red shirts/ are red/ wear red/ red 62

BP Award 27

Don't have leaders 17

Service 10

Knight 7

Squire 6

Rover Advisor 6

Rover Knot 6

Knighthood 5

Bootings 3

Den 2

Crew 2

Swords 2

Round table 1

Rovering to Success 1

Crew Leader 0

Secretive 0

Total 86


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Called the RA a 'supervisor'

Have 14 main badges

Different badges to the rest of us

They have a Leader

Described the knot as 'a lot of

colours on their shirt'

Wear different uniforms

Different shirts

Called Rover knot a ribbon

Different badges

Myths and legends

Small groups

Badges are hard to get

Described knots as 'ribbons'

Red woggle - 'I want to be a

Rover Scout' - one Scout has one

One will drop out at 25 so that

they don't get kicked.

Different law

Leaders don't help

Didn't know what the book was

called, just that it exists.

(Called the Rover knot 'ribbons

on their shirt')

"Leaders just to look after the

stupid stuff' - ie Rover Advisors

No A1s"

Meet weekly

Pathways To Rovers

We asked about Scouts’ intentions to continue to Venturers and Rovers.

Continuing in the movement (count of Scouts rather than patrols)

Count

Yes, to Venturers Only 406

Yes, to Venturers and Rovers 256

No, not to Venturers or Rovers 66

No, not to Venturers 43

Maybe, to Venturers 105

Maybe, to Venturers then Rovers 207

Total 1180

Reasons for leaving/ being unsure

Other committments 35

Will/ may/ probably be busy with school 29

Too far into the future 27

No/ few Rover Crew(s) nearby 21

Part-time work 17

Have done Scouts, want to move onto other things 14

Not enough time 11

Will/ may/ probably be busy with Uni 8

Don't know what Rovers do 8

Leaving Scouts after Jamboree 5

No/ few Venturer Unit(s) nearby 5

Don't like the local Venturer Unit 5

Don't know what Venturers do 2

Don't like the local Rover Crew 0


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Other comments:

No to Venturers due to parents

Depends on the Rover Crew

"Local Rovers and Venturers

aren't organised

Not interested in Rovers

We go to Venturers and then we

quit.

"Unsure because it's a lot of

organising, other responsibilities

Takes a lot of determination to

complete Venturers"

Only one Rover

Doesn't want to go to Rovers -

wants to be a leader straight

away.

"Depends on how difficult it is to

get to the Group

Lots of other friends have

stopped"

Parties"

Could be moving to England

Not enough activities, would be

pointless

Girlfriend doesn't like it

"Costs too much

Hard to fit social life into Scouts"

"All my friends are quitting

Don't enjoy it any more"

"Rovers sounds gay'

Don't do much - camps and

activities

Don't learn anything new"

Venturers have to organise stuff -

lazy

Would need to start up a Crew of

their own.

No friends there"

Two aren't sure they'll finish

Scouts - Leader issues

At an age where they don't want

to be in Scouts anymore

3 don't have a Rover Crew in

their area, but if one started up,

they would join it.

Scouts is annoying

"Mum hates Scouts

Travelling

Worry about Uni"

"No group

It's crap

Don't like being in Scouts"

"Keep injuring self at camps

Scouts is hard enough to get to

Lazy

Friends not doing it

Undecided"

"Keep injuring self at camps

Scouts is hard enough to get to

Lazy

Friends not doing it

Undecided"

Will go if there's a Crew near

where they are going to Uni in

Brisbane

May not like Venturers

Just don't want to

Don't want to do some activities

Depends on Venturers

Travelling"

Not interested

Moving away

"Venturers aren't organised and

only for socialising

Not enough money for Rovers"

Depends on night

Interferes with personal life

"Getting bored of Scouts

'Not enough there' (for Rovers)"

"Venturers don't do stuff

Venturers looks boring"

Rovers drink too much alcohol

Will try to make new Unit to join

Venturers

Brother didn't like Venturers.

Want to go on a Moot

Apparently there are Loans

nearby

Sippy laté group' (local Venturer

Unit)

"Don't know the local Venturer

Unit

Don't like camping outside of the

family"

Joining the army and hence can't

be a Rover.

Don't know where the local Crews

are

Only have one Rover

A friend is also leaving

Starting tennis instead of Scouts

Don't want to

Driving alcohol and time, so my

Scout group doesn't have a Rover

group'

Sport


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Don't like knots or hiking, miss

out on doing stuff with friends,

some people in Scouts aren't

friends.

Do Scouts See Rovers?

We asked Scouts if they ever see Rovers, and if so, where.

See Rovers

Count

From time to time, not often 21

Never 18

Weekly 12

Monthly 4

AJ first time they say Rovers 4

Only once or twice ever 3

Other Comments:

Never see them doing anything but always see them around.

They're very rare in Victoria

Venturers do more with the Scouts than the Rovers do

Lots of ex-Rovers, not many current ones

It's unusual to see a Rover

Came for their BP and then left.

"Always down at the hall doing stuff, come to a Scout night

Helped clean up at Elmore Field Day"

"Would like to see more but there aren't many around us. They make things more

fun and it would be heaps good if they could be there.

They make better Leaders than Scout Leaders."

"Regularly during Gang Show, not the rest of the year

I think our Leader is going to become a Rover and leave us.

Only see one member of the Crew."

Don't see Rovers except for their Leader who is a Rover

Not around the Scout group, but it would be cool, because they run really cool

activities and get us dirty. It's mad!

Some help out weekly and others don't show up at all

Where are Rovers seen

Count

Rovers are Leaders or help Leaders - not necessarily regularly 35

At camps 25

Don't see them at all 23

At AJ 21

Showtime/ Gang Show 12

Helping other sections 11

See Rovers at big events 11

At the hall 9

At District/ Region/ Branch activities 9


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Running activities (not specified which) 9

Know that they're there, but don't see them 4

At Group events 4

In their Den 2

A close family member is a Rover 2

Other Comments:

Rovers never seem to be doing

anything

Rovers don't talk to Scouts,

except for once when they were

really drunk"

No Rover Crew - only have

Venturers

"Help out to run JNN TV

Help at fundraisers"

Rovers don't really socialise with

people younger than they are.

Local Rover Crew doesn't do

anything, they go out every

second night, bowling, laser tag

etc.

See Rovers meeting, doing work,

making watermelon hats and

mucking around

Bunnings BBQ

Scout Hike"

Don't have Rovers

Not really a Rover area, Rovers

are around, but not really.

See them change over for hall

(Scout nights)"

No Rovers in our District but they

are in Districts nearby

"See them at shopping centres

(not in uniform)

Sometimes fundraising"

Subway hanging out with friends

See them helping, but not

participating, at big activities

At their workplace

Doing voluntary work at a BBQ"

"Our Rover helps out as a Leader

Help on fundraising"

"Smoking weed

'They don't hang around in town;

well they aren't in uniform

because they are embarrassed to

be Rovers'"

AGM, Hoadley Hide, 'nearly burnt

down the hall, see them at things

depending on what the thing is -

they're kinda around'

"Seen the mess they've left

Meet on a different day

Seen them in photos

Cleaning the Scout hall,

fundraising.

The old ones left and there aren't

any around any more, but they

were fun while they were there."

At Scout/ Rover integrated

activities

Unsure if we even have Rovers

"Not many Rovers - they are in a

District Crew because there are

so few of them

Do BBQs and car boot sales"

"Rover who is a Leader is treated

like a kid, not a Leader

Rover is at AJ2013 bus security

and patrol security"

Training

'Help run a Jamb

Sometimes see Rovers as they're

on the same night as Scouts

Set up activities - work

"Moved Troops and rarely see

them now

Hardly see them"

At shops giving Scouts discounts

"In different Groups

Don't know Rovers"

The Rovers are a District Crew,

so individual Groups don't see

them often

No Rovers with their Group, but

some within District.

Videos, special nights

Drive Buggies in Bash

Xmas Paegant

Helping out, but not specifically

with the Troop

Mucking around, scaring Joeys,

Venturers, don't see drinking

often.

Drive around places

Special events

"4WDing


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Travelling

Sometimes walking in circles,

sitting, talking, drinking

Our group doesn't have them

Helping Leaders or with Venturers

Met them before but not really

done stuff

Building Mudbash buggy

Doesn't do much with Scouts,

mainly Venturers

Only have some Rovers

Unearth Perth

"See Rovers at my local Chinese

shop

She comes every ANZAC Day"

Hide from Scouts"

Rovers don't have much to do

with the Scouts at big events.

Rovers Christmas appeal

"Community events

Sailing"

"ANZAC Day March

Comedy Capers"

1 hangs around at the hall

Heaps of Rovers out there

"Seen at camps drinking

Selling Christmas trees"

Scout hike Jamboree, JOTA

Regattas"


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Topic 10 – The Promise & Law This topic was included in the Yakkery in order to gauge Scouts’ belief in the relevance of

our Scout Law and Promise.

Are the ten parts of the Scout Law relevant to you? As a patrol, rate each one

in order from most to least relevant to Scouts today.

1 is most relevant.

10 is least relevant.

It is ok to have any of equal relevance.

Responses

Total

Score

Mean

Score

Mode Score most common

answer

Respectful 130 272.5 2.10 1

Trustworthy 129 318 2.47 1

Helpful 131 422 3.22 1

Friendly 127 422 3.32 1

Considerate 129 476 3.69 2

Loyal 129 500.5 3.88 2

Environment 128 528 4.13 2

Cheerful 128 698.5 5.46 6

Courageous 128 710.6 5.55 9

Thrifty 128 733 5.73 10

(Remember, a lower score means more relevant!)

Observations

Overall, Scouts believe in the relevance of the Scout Law.

Most of the existing elements of the Law are considered relevant by Scouts.

Cheerful, Courageous and Thrifty were considered more irrelevant than relevant.

Many didn’t understand the meaning of Thrifty. Once it was explained to them,

many agreed it was important. Many suggested choosing another word.

Comments by patrols:

o Thrifty - something more newer. Eg. Resourceful/careful. No one knows

what this means. / reword / outdated / makes the best of what he has. /

replace with resourceful / wise, handy / update the word / not something

we focus on

o Cheerful - all the time? / positive attitude - is it realistic to demand

cheerfulness? / happy / enthusiastic / should it be a law? / shouldn’t

demand joy and cheer

o Courageous - adventurous, confident / explain further / within reason / old

wording / hard to achieve

o Considerate - can assume most people are so put it low in relevance

o Environment - A scout is happy to be conservative of the environment /

sustainable / not seen as being very important

o The Scout Law adds to the promise.

o Put listening instead of cheerful because cheerful is a part of being friendly

and listening is very important


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o Shorten & easier to remember

o Considerate - same as friendly?

o Everything in the scout law is relevant and important

o Loyal is most important and not common, We need more loyal people.

o Loyal - to those who deserve it

o helpful, loyal, trustworthy and respectful are the most important of the

laws

o Respect, loyalty and trust are very important

Some Scout suggestions for Law alternatives:

o A Scout lives by their ideals.

o A Scout is thankful

o A Scout Is Prepared

o A Scout is honest

o A Scout is loyal to his community and fellow scouts.

o A scout is Faithful

o A Scout is energetic

o A Scout is accepting of others.

Comments on the Scout Promise

"Help other people" sounds like Cubs

Take out "the queen". Why? Because we just don’t feel like she is that important

to Australia. All she does it wave at people.

Queen? Not sure on including.

Take out the queen bit.

Queen of Australia needed? Just "to Australia"

Why is the queen there?

Change Queen of Australia to 'the people of Australia'

Duty to everyone, not just the queen.

Queen should be optional but its not at some groups

Maybe not the queen. Don’t see what she does for Australia

Queen isnt noticed as much in Australia

Secondly, the Queen isn’t really a big part of the Scouting movement and doing

your duty towards a country rather than a person would be better.

"to the people of Australia" because Australia is a democratic country.

Keep the promise the same.

its ok and reasonable.

Should be able to drop lines as needed.


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Some people don’t believe in god.

Allowed to drop God line if desired?

'to do my duty to Australia' is good

Need to take out god. Maybe "Community" or "Society"

"Duty to my beliefs"

Change 'to your god' to "Do what is right"

Scouts is not very religious nowadays and so we can cut out the God bit.

We believe the scout promise is very good, but we don't think everyone believes

in a God. If you put for what I believe in, the promise relate to a larger audience.

Some people might believe in their Mum/Dad or friends.

Leave it basically the same but get rid of 'to my God' because not everyone is

religious. Apart from that we think that it is a good promise and cover the vital

parts.

to help all others'

"to help other countries" not all counties are as fortunate as others.

Maybe "try to do my best" - you can’t always do it.

Some people can’t do their best - "try their best"

It’s relevant and ok.

Don’t think Scouts believe in Promise.

Can’t live by it all of the time.

We wouldn’t change it because it is short and sums up everything.

I wouldn’t change anything to the promise because it is everything. Nothing

needs to be changed because it is truthful and it’s our promise to our scouting

movement and scouts deserve that respect

We shouldn't be singling out who we do our duty to… "To do my duty to others"

We would keep it the same because every scout in Australia knows it and the

creator of Scouts made it so we can at least respect it.

We believe that the promise is dated to the Scouts of today.

Keep it because it outlines what a scout should do and its known all around the

world and it’s a scout tradition

We believe it is a great thing to look back on and say I Kept That and it’s what

Scouts is about and we to live up to


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It explains everything a scout is to do in a short easy poem

It fits with what a Scout must be and a Scout must learn

Include "enthusiastic" and "responsible"

Leave as is, it explains Scouts and what we are for

We think that a Scout's top priority is to help and care for others and always

believe in the possibilities of the future, so the promise should reflect this.

"obey all scout duties with honour and respect, to represent scouts with pride"

because that is what Scouts are expected to do


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Topic 11 – Areas of Personal Growth This topic was included in the Yakkery in order to develop an understanding of how

Scouts see their personal development while in Scouts.

Is the Scout Program relevant to kids these days? Why?

“Yes” Comments by Patrols:

# said this

It depends on the troop as to whether the program is relevant

Because the troop has lots of kids the leaders have ensured a diverse program

Learning stuff we wouldn’t otherwise learn but is relevant e.g. survival skills;

resilience; leadership; bush cooking etc

5

Learning stuff other people don’t know

Physical activities contribute to fitness 2

Learn stuff now because later in life busy with jobs family etc

Teaches you how to face challenges

Makes you active 2

It’s at a good level : school is sometimes delivered at a lower levels

You get to run it and organise stuff

It’s just awesome

Well thought out

Get a say in what we can do

Confidence 2

Social Skills – Meeting people of all ages 7

Learning from older Scouts is really good – especially because it teaches you how

not to act when you’re older

Camping opportunities that we wouldn’t otherwise get 4

Teamwork 3

Meeting new friends; people that you wouldn’t otherwise meet 31

Learning from new people

Lifelong experiences 2

Environmentally friendly

Helps learn new things 11

Opportunity to travel

Develops leadership 9

Values/direction in life

Personal skills

Not relying on tech

Hard work and good work

Gain confidence 2

Helps you get out of trouble eg Navigation

Responsibility 2

Hiking

Community Involvement

HAVE FUN! 17

Learning life lessons/skills 6

Cool activities 2

Independence 3

Being nice to others

helping in getting job when older 3

Teaches you things to use when older

Life skills 6


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# said this

Break from school

Outside/Outdoors 4

Games 6

Seeing old friends 9

Different life from school

Doing interesting things

Earning badges 4

Helps you for later in life

Discipline

Knots 5

Development

Escapism

Cooking 4

Survival Skills – Bear Grylls 2

Survival Skills – washing and cooking and stuff

Caring for the environment

Respect 3

Loyalty

Teaches older and younger people to get along

Keeps us occupied

Better than sitting at home on a computer

New places

Improves Knowledge at a young age

Learn 1st Aid

New experiences/doing something different 6

Get dirty

Variety of the program allows continued interest

Setting Goals 2

Activities

Organising camps

We go to scouts for the fun games, to see our friends and learn lots about

camping

The scout program is filled with new activities had with friends and is pretty

awesome. With Scouting traditions we become leaders in the community

While climbing the rock wall, flying on the flying fox, playing games like bull rush

is what Scouts is all about. The adventures with friends and hanging around the

fire

The scout program gives youth opportunity to hang with mates and play games

while earning badges

Children looking into scouts will find cool activities, games, camps seeing friends

get fun times away from their parents

Kids today like to have fun and learn awesome stuff that you may not learn

anywhere else other than scouts

We learn heaps of things on our camps around the community & have awesome

experiences there. You can build up on them and learn new things

Me and my friends go to this place every week. It is so much fun as we run around

and learn important skills we can use in life.

Scouts is important for everyone as it teaches you lots of different things from

knot tying to saving someone’s life. Everyone needs those skills because you

never know when you might need them

You make new friends, you learn lots of new stuff and its all fun and great you


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# said this

meet new people that may become lifelong friends

Scouts are fun as we learn new things and meet new people but the best part is

achieving new badges and going outside

The basis of Scouting is awesome the funniest part of being a scout.

Best thing about being a Scout is meeting friends, making them and doing

activities with them.

The people are what makes Scouting fun

“No” Comments by Patrols:

# said this

Camping isn’t really relevant to my friends outside Scouting 2

Not really working at scout group, low numbers

Program is only sometimes relevant, slack groups hardly do anything

Not enough tech

Already learn alot of leadership at school

Tech not up to date enough

Some kids think Scouts is gay/uncool

Too traditional and outdated

People don’t really go camping/use the skills these days

Things that aren’t relevant

Knots

Cooking food (our parents to it for us)

Rules

Washing dishes

Leaders

Punishments

3

Bad things about Scouts

Duty patrol

No sleep

Bus trips

Bossy People

Choose one of the Areas Of Personal Growth and have the patrol

come up with a sentence to explain what it means to Aussie kids

these days.

Social Development

(15 patrols selected this Area)

#

said this

Making new friends 8

Connect to friends

Confidence

People not being left out

Makes leaders

You need friends to fall back on in bad times

Stops depression


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Social Development


# said this

Talk to people/Saying hello to people you don’t know 5

Interacting with people of all ages 2

Heaps of opportunities to meet new people 3

Being with so many different people and new experiences 2

Develop confidence 3

Learning about cultures/experiences 3

Communication skills 2

Going on camps

Dating

Have fun

Gossip

Children have never known a world without internet

Socialisation is an important life skill in society

Important for employment and later in life 2

Helps shy people get over their fears

So you don’t become a loner

Helps define who you are

TACT!

Helps people connect to the rest of the world

Respect

Learning

Allows for more fun

Social media and tech

Appropriate interactions

Keeps you interested, and gives something to do

If you find it hard to be social, scouts helps

Meet people different from school

For when you get older

Social Development is when we develop social skills which help our confidence in

making new friends and learning new skills

Social development allows us to have lots of friends, talk to people & engage in

situations

Seeing my mates @ scouts every week is awesome because I don’t get to see

them everyday

Social development is relevant to Australian kids because nobody likes being alone

Social development is interactions between yourself and EVERYONE, making

friends respecting and learning.

Physical Development


#

said

this

Enjoying activities that are for fitness

Helps stay fit 3

As you grow you need to develop

So you don’t get sick

Getting outside

Fun

So you are healthy when you get old

Making friends along the way


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Physical Development


#

said

this

Learning new things that are fun 2

Active

Keep Healthy 2

Protect yourself

Live Longer

So you don’t get fat 3

People judge you if you are unhealthy

Affects confidence and pride

To be strong 2

Helps you learn

Physical development is about keeping fit, having fun and making friends along

the way

When with scouts we eat healthier, stop kids from getting really fat

Important for body, stay healthy, good lifestyle

Physical development helps you stay active and fit whilst having fun

Physical cause it equals to a healthy body. You can do and try new things

Physical development aids scouts in becoming healthy and fit and strive to new

ways of thinking

Spiritual Development

(1 patrol selected this Area)

Learn things from Scouts Own

Learning other people’s religion

Bird is an outdated symbol for spiritual area – as it is a Christian symbol

The dove is just an animal. Christianity is common in Australia, In India do they

use a cow?

Character Development


Leadership

Tolerance

Relevance

Being Friendly

Being happy/sad

Having a go

Being who you are

Respect

Showing emotions

Being who you are

Having a go

Being cool

Sharing

Caring

Having Fun

How we react to things

How we think about stuff


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Character Development


Team work

Builds confidence

We all have our own character

We are always building our character

Character defines who you are

You need it to be out there

Your are always happy

Proves you are awesome

Scouts use of character development helps us become better people who are more

involved and independent

I like Character development because I don’t know what it means

Friends emotions, involved in things. Contribute to fun things.

Character to be an interesting person

Many scouts thought that the climbing mountains icon could be Character

development because of the adventure included.

Some said the smiley face icon represents emotions better than Character.

Intellectual Development


#

said

this

Moods

Behaviour

Learning 3

Life Skills

State of mind

How you think about things

How you learn

Talking

Thinking 2

Smarter

Manners

Brain Development

Brain storming

Learning to actions

So you don’t need to rely on other people or things

Knowledge

Confidence

More responsible

You can teach others

Helps you with jobs

Interacting with other people

Being able to know things to help others

Important for literature skills and for life today.

Need to be smart to stay in school


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Emotional Development


Supporting others when nervous or sad

Having a good time

Worrying about the future not the past

Consider what other people are feeling

Developing new stuff

Puberty

Friendships

Change/Growth

How you’re feeling about a topic

How you manage in life

How things get to you

Helping people with personal problems/ dealing with situations

Getting used to things and responding appropriately

Emotional maturity

People are happier with developed emotions


February 13, 2013

Coordinator’s Report and Recommendations

Topic Outcomes Outcomes from the forums, Senate and Yakkery have been developed into a series of

reports and recommendations.

A total of ten topics were discussed by Scouts through the Forums, Senate and Yakkery.

Recommendation 1

Reports and Recommendations from each of the Topics be noted and

distributed to relevant Committees and Councils of Scouts Australia for review

and action.

The Yakkery The Yakkery was not a compulsory activity for the Jamboree Award; rather it was a one

of a “complete three out of fives activities” scenario. It was housed in a large marquee

(10m x 15m) in “The Mall”. It was open 8:30am – 11:30am & 1:30pm – 4:30pm daily as

part of the Jamboree activity schedule, except for Market/Future Scout Day.

The activity began with patrols playing a game of “Giant Twister”. This provided an

opportunity for the Yakkery staff member assigned to the patrol to engage patrol

members and transition them to a “Topic Base” when the team fell out of the game. Four

Topic Bases were positioned around the tent, with one topic on each. The staff member

then explained the background to the topic and sought input and ideas from patrol

members.

The Yakkery was staffed by seven full time people, and three part time people. Staff

were Rovers, mostly from the National Youth Council (NYC), with some leaders allocated

to the activity each day by the Program Directorate.

Although we were able to modify the activity to suit the number of staff members, the

Yakkery was understaffed by about 50%. In the past, a key ingredient to the success of

the Yakkery has been to have Venturers as part of the staff. This allows for quality

interaction between youth members of different sections, as well as an opportunity to

promote the Venturer section. It was disappointing that we were unable to have

Venturers staff the Yakkery.

All staff members were allocated two days off over the course of the Jamboree. As the

staff also worked hard in the evenings for the Youth Forums, staff also had Market Day

free to themselves.

Communication about the situation with staffing was poor in the lead up to the

Jamboree.

Despite not being a compulsory activity, the Yakkery saw well over half the Jamboree

patrols come through. An average of 105 patrols per day (about 5000 Scouts in total)

participated. Appendix 1 shows the hourly breakdown.

A difficulty found at the Yakkery was the collection and collation of data, particularly due

to the volume generated. It required a staff member dedicated to typing information

from piles of butchers paper. One staff member used a tablet device to enter information

directly into a digital form whilst listening to the discussion of patrols. The staff felt that


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if every a tablet or computer was available for every topic, it would lead to time savings,

more accurate and timely information gathering.

Recommendation 2

In consultation with the National Commissioner Youth Program and the

National Youth Program Team, The Yakkery should return to being a

compulsory requirement for the Jamboree Award so that it is possible to collect

data from 8000+ Scouts.

Recommendation 3

The allocation of a staff to run the Yakkery is critical to its success and should

be included in future Jamborees. Enough staff should be allocated to run the

activity as well as ensure each person is allowed time off. It is highly

recommended that staffing include Venturers.

Recommendation 4

An investment be made into tablet devices for the purpose of collecting input

directly from patrols in order to improve the efficiency of the operations of the

Yakkery. Some consideration will need to be made as to how this is funded,

either hired through the Jamboree, or a capital purchase by the national

organisation for use at other events.

Evening Youth Forums & Scout Senate A two-tiered approach, initially developed for the 2007 Jamboree, was put into place for

the Scout Forums and Senate at AJ2013.

Three Camp Ground evening Youth Forums were held, one allocated to each of the Scout

Camp Grounds, with The Outback Camp Ground being split into three. Every Jamboree

troop was invited to send one delegate to these forums. Appendix 2 contains the

timetable for these forums.

The Camp Ground evening Youth Forums were held in the second half of the Jamboree.

Each evening Forum had a corresponding Briefing Night in the first half of the Jamboree.

This enabled various housekeeping matters to be dealt with and for Scouts to select

topics for discussion the following week. This also gave time for those Scouts to return to

their troops to seek input over the following days, knowing what the topics would be.

All the information collected from the Evening Forums was then provided to the Scout

Senate delegates (the second tier). The Scout Senate was held over the entire last day

of the Jamboree. Attending the Scout Senate were up to four delegates nominate by

each Branch, plus four delegates from each Evening Forum, plus Scout aged members of

the National Youth Council.

The role of the Senate was to use all the information gathered from the Evening Forums

to write up a final series of recommendations. Scouts worked in small groups and

prepared a report on one topic each. Computers were made available to groups to

prepare their reports. Time was allocated for groups to share their work in progress with


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the whole Senate to ensure their message was an accurate reflection of what the

majority of Scouts had been saying.

As the Scout Senate was held on the last day of the Jamboree, Scouts involved had to be

excused from packing up their campsite. In most cases Jamboree Troop Leaders were

supportive of this. As a show of thanks, affected JTLs were invited to afternoon tea and

to attend the final presentation at the end of the day. A dozen or so accepted this offer

(with enormous pride!).

Seven reports were completed in the allocated time and a formal presentation was made

to National Commissioners, Branch Commissioners for Scouts, and other invited special

guests. The Chief Commissioner of Australia gave the formal response. Their reports are

also to be prepared for distribution to relevant committees and councils for review and

action.

Key to the overall success of the Forums and Senate was the involvement of Facilitators

who volunteered their time, over and above their main Jamboree role, to support the

forums and Senate.

Recommendation 5

That the two-tier approach to Jamboree Forums be maintained as an effective

way of reaching out to a large population of Scouts, with the Scout Senate to be

held on the last day of the Jamboree.

Jamboree Committee Support The support of the Jamboree Executive Committee for the operations of the Forums,

Senate and Yakkery has been excellent. These events were treated by the Jamboree as

legitimate activities of the Jamboree which has achieved the following:

The activity being allocated an appropriate budget resulting in excellent housing,

facilities and materials to run a good quality activity;

The activity being included in the Scouts’ Jamboree Award resulting in over half

the patrols passing through the Yakkery over the course of the Jamboree;

The activity having entries in the Scouts’ and leaders’ handbooks, ensuring the

legitimacy of the activity was known and accepted;

Allowing the National Adviser Youth Forums to attend two Jamboree Consultative

Committee meetings, which provided valuable opportunities for networking and

communication with the various directorates, camping grounds, and contingents.

Recommendation 6

That future Jamboree Organising Committees give similar “Activity Status” to

the Scout Forums, Senate and Yakkery, ensuring that it falls under an

appropriate activity directorate and an appropriate person is appointed to

support its operation.


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Recommendation 7

That the National Adviser Youth Forums continue to be invited to attend a

couple of JCC/JOC meetings in the two years prior to the Jamboree, so that

appropriate coordination and communication can occur for a successful activity.

Delegate Selection The two-tiered approach to the Scout Forums required:

a) four delegates to be nominated from each Branch to participate in the Senate;

and

b) one delegate from each Jamboree troop to be nominated to participate in the

evening forums.

From the previous Jamboree, the online Application System had fields set up with which

to administer the nominations for the forums. Access to these fields required applying to

the JEC for rights to access to the data, and working with the database administrator,

Stephen Smart, to activate those fields and provide the ability to generate reports based

on a search of these fields. This ensured that communication with delegates used the

same details as other Jamboree communication, and allowed different queries and

reports to be generated at any time in the 12 months leading up to, during, and after

the Jamboree. Contingent Leaders were given access to select their delegates by making

changes to these database fields. Being able to use this system proved to be an

absolutely invaluable resource.

To allow maximum opportunity for Branch delegates to discuss topics with their peers, it

was asked that Branch delegates be nominated well ahead of the Jamboree. This process

was therefore begun 18 months prior to the Jamboree, when a memo was presented to

Scout Branch Commissioners at the National Scout Program Meeting. This was followed

up twelve months later at a meeting of the National Youth Program Team, which

includes Deputy Commissioners for Youth Program from all branches. The process for

notifying the National Adviser of their delegates was described at this meeting.

Only four branches (SA, Vic, NSW, Tasmania) had nominated Senate delegates by late

November prior to the Jamboree, when letters were sent out to all delegates. Those that

were nominated were able to find out about their role well ahead of the Jamboree

including information such as key dates, and the pre-set topics. WA moved quickly in

early December to make their nominations, and I was able to have letters ready for their

delegates arrival at the Jamboree. Queensland, NT and ACT had to be chased up on site.

It is concerning that late nominations from branches may not have been done in a

democratic way that involved selection by their peers.

Although it was not requested, two Branches (SA, NSW) also ensured all or most of their

Troop delegates had been nominated and entered into the Application System prior to

the Jamboree. This was a great time saver once the Jamboree had begun as it reduced

significantly the number of troops that needed to be “chased” to nominate a delegate.

(Smaller branches found this easier as they were able to elect their delegates at whole-

state “shake-down” camps prior to the Jamboree)

Clear and consistent communication was the key to ensuring a high participation rate in

the evening forums by Jamboree troops. The Camping Ground pigeon holes were utilised

as the most reliable way of getting bulk messages out to troops, although The Billabong

Camp Ground didn’t have such a system and relied on a regular postal service to troop

sites (which appeared to work well). A series of reminders and explanations were issued


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through this method, as the need arose, and depending on the attendance at each

evening Briefing or Forum night.

Critical to keeping this communication an efficient and effective process was having

access to transport to travel between camp ground administration centres. Having a

bicycle permanently available to the Yakkery was essential.

Recommendation 8

That communication with Branch Commissioners for Scouts begins at least 18

months prior to the Jamboree regarding the Forums.

Recommendation 9

Branches support the two-tiered approach to forums by ensuring they have in

place a democratic, youth centred process to select their Branch delegates.

Communication of their delegates must be completed well ahead of the

Jamboree.

Recommendation 10

Read/Write access to the Jamboree Application System by granted to the Youth

Forums Coordinator and that it incorporates fields that support the nomination

of Forum & Senate delegates to assist the administration of the Forums and

Senate.

Topic Selection Pre-Set topics for the Yakkery and Youth Forums were collected from a number of

sources. The National Team, National Rover Council (NRC), National Youth Council

(NYC), BCs Scouts, and the National Youth Program Team were all canvassed for input

and had provided input by early December 2012.

To help ensure engagement in the Forums, Scouts were also asked to nominate their

own ideas for topics at the forum briefing sessions. A process of narrowing down the

topics to a manageable number was then followed.

Recommendation 11

That topic ideas be sourced from a range of committee and councils, including

Branch Commissioners for Scouts, National Youth Program Team, National

Team, NRC and NYC, as well as Scouts themselves. Each of these groups should

be encourage to consider putting forward topics based on current issues that

are being delt with.

Budget An unknown budget was allocated to the Scout Forums, Senate and Yakkery. It proved

very difficult to gauge what sort of activity could be put together for the Yakkery without

knowing a working budget. Nevertheless, when requests were put forward to spend

money on various items, they were okayed.


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Costs included:

Marquee hire and erection, and floor

Consumables including permanent markers, certificate paper, white paper, and

butchers paper

Fans, easels, tables, chairs, etc.

Senate refreshments and lunch

Postage

Printing

Bicycle with helmet

Materials to create the Yakkery Activity (Giant Twister)

Costs associated with attendance at JCC meetings prior to the event.

The amount spent and claimed by the Yakkery Coordinator was $966.28. Additional

expenses amounting to approx.. $300 were claimed by others in the National Contingent

supporting the Yakkery. Receipts have been lodged with the Finance Directorate. All of

the expenses beyond that (mainly marquee, furniture, bikes, etc.) was entered through

the Jamboree EMS system, and managed by the Chief Director.

Recommendation 12

That an appropriate budget, based on previous activity expenses and current

costs, be allocated, and clearly communicated to, the Scout Forums, Senate and

Yakkery to properly resource the activity and ensure successful outcomes. It

would be useful to have access to the EMS for ordering and budgeting.

Appendix 1 – Yakkery Participation Log

Daily Patrol Count

YAKKERY Day: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL 8:30 - 9:30 22 17 12 13 13 10 11 12 110 9:30 - 10:30 21 9 19 20 16 21 31 30 167 10:30 - 11:30 10 11 16 17 17 22 21 34 148 LUNCH 0 1:30 - 2:30 18 11 20 24 20 15 19 29 156 2:30 - 3:30 12 16 20 28 16 27 27 15 161 3:30 - 4:30 11 8 12 8 13 22 15 8 97

TOTAL 94 72 99 110 95 117 124 128 839 patrols

5034 scouts


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Appendix 2 – Yakkery and Youth Forums Program Jamboree Day

Number + Date in January 2013

Session Time &

Location

Troops Reps That Attend

AJ Day 1 Wed 2nd

No Youth Forums Sessions Today

- -

AJ Day 2 Thur 3rd

No Youth Forum Sessions Today

- -

AJ Day 3 Fri 4th

Information Session 1 7pm – 8pm All Billabong + Outback 01-17

AJ Day 4 Sat 5th

Information Session 2 7pm – 8pm All Desert + Outback 18-33

AJ Day 5 Sun 6th

Market Day No Youth Forum Sessions Today

- -

AJ Day 6 Mon 7th

Information Session 3 7pm – 8pm All Highlands + Outback 34-56

AJ Day 7 Tue 8th

Youth Forum Session 1 7pm – 9pm All Billabong + Outback 01-17

AJ Day 8 Wed 9th

Youth Forum Session 2 7pm – 9pm All Desert + Outback 18-33

AJ Day 9 Thur 10th

Youth Forum Session 3 7pm – 9pm All Highlands + Outback 34-56

AJ Day 10 Fri 11th

No Youth Forums Sessions Today

- -

AJ Day 11 Sat 12th

Scout Senate 9am – 5pm Scout Senate Branch Delegates, NYC Delegates, and elected delegates from the Camping Ground Youth Forums.

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