the balanced programme review of modules g and h
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The Balanced Programme
Review of Modules G and H
“Balanced” – what does that mean??
The Balanced Programme is the programme we offer young people. They experience a wide variety of activities, events and experiences through participating in Scouting.
Think of it like a balanced diet – a little bit of everything!
Programme Zones -a quick and easy guide
BUT... how can all this be delivered?
– Games– Visits– Outdoor Activities– Discussion
– Networking Activities
– Residential Experiences
– Technology
Use a variety of Methods to keep it fresh and interesting
To balance or not to balance... How can you check? Fill in a Balanced Programme Checker Make sure that all Zones are covered
during the year/term Ensure a variety of Methods are used
to deliver the activities Remember it is a bit like having a
balanced diet – a little of everything
Now for the creative bit... Think of past activities which everyone enjoyed, Hold a forum with your Section to come up with
ideas, Look out-with Scouting for important dates to tailor
programme to include Fit ideas into available meetings Adjust activities to fit to time available Use Balanced Programme Checker to make sure
different zones are visited and a variety of Methods are used.
BUT.. where can you get your ideas from? Section Forums Programmes On Line Calendar dates Local events National events
Awards and Badges
Module J
Membership and Moving-On Awards
Membership Badge - presented when you have taken your promise and become a Member of The Scout Association
Moving-On Award - presented when you successfully move from one Section to the next.
Participation Awards (known as Joining in Badges in younger Sections)
Shows how many years you have been in Scouting (6 – 18 year age range)
Activity Badges/Staged Activity Badges Requirements listed on Scoutbase and in
the Section Programmes resource Six Staged Activity badges Activity plus badges for Scouts and
Explorers
Beavers 12x
Cubs 33x
Scouts 69x
Explorer 28x
Staged 6x
Partnership Awards all Sections
Three Awards Joint activities between two or
more Sections or an appropriate external organisation
Challenges Beaver, Cub & Scout
More of a “challenge” than activity badges
Requires more effort and more diverse skills than a single activity badge
Easy to achieve from a well balanced programme
Beavers 6x
Cubs 7x Scouts 9x
Award Schemes Explorer & Network Chief Scout’s Bronze (Beavers) Silver (Cubs) Gold (Scouts) Platinum Award (Explorer Scouts)
• linked to Bronze D of E Award
Diamond Award• linked to Silver D of E Award
Queen Scout’s Award• linked to Gold D of E
More info – where can you go?All the information you have seen in this presentation is
available in more detail from…
www.scouts.org.uk All the Section resources Your Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leaders) The Leaders of the Section you are working with.
It is really important that you are comfortable with the content of the Section you are working with.