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Providing a balanced programme
Module 12
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Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
• Explain how the balanced programme meets the Scout
Association’s educational objectives
• Describe how the Programme Zones, Methods and Underlying
Ways of Working help ensure the creation of a balanced
programme.
• Plan a balanced programme
• Use a wide variety of sources, methods and themes to generate
exciting and relevant programme ideas
• Involve young people in planning through the use of Sectional,
District and County forums, conferences and committees
• Use the Self Review process to support and enhance
programme planning
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Why do young people need developing?
interdependent
Age
Independent
Dependent
Development
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Scouting is Complimentary
• Scouting aims to compliment school and
home by training in:
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The Body
The mind
Faith and beliefs
Relationships
The community
Their surroundings
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We use a balanced programme
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Personal Development
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The Body
The mind
Faith and beliefs
Relationships
The community
Their surroundings
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The Body
To live as healthily as
they can and enable
others to do so as
well.
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The Mind
To continue to solve
problems, grow
throughout life,
express themselves
creatively and
develop their gifts and
talents
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Faith & Beliefs
To grow in
relationship with
their god,
articulate and
express their
faith, to live out
Scouting values
and to respect
the beliefs of
others
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Relationships
To relate to and work
with many other
individuals, each with
their own feelings,
gender and culture and
to develop mature
friendships.
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The Community
To relate to
and work with
many other
individuals,
each with their
own feelings,
gender and
culture and to
develop
mature
friendships.
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Their Surroundings
To respect the environment
and live responsibly in it.
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What we do = zones
The way we do it = Methods
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Zones
•Getting to Know Other People
•Learning About Yourself
•Exploring the World Around Us
•Discovering Creativity and
Practical Skills
•Discovering Beliefs and
Attitudes
•Outdoor Scouting
•Fitness
•Discovering the World Around
You
•Creative
•Beliefs and Attitudes
•Caring and Community
•Global
•Scoutcraft and Adventure
•Global
•Community
•Fit for Life
•Exploring Beliefs and Attitudes
•Creative Expression
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Methods
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Help others
Play games
Explore their world
Undertake prayer and
worship
Listen to stories
Follow themes
Go on visits
Make things
Meet new people
Act, sing and make music
Chat
Go outdoors
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Games
Make things
Singing, stories, drama
Visits and visitors
Outdoors
Activities with others
Help other people
Themes
Prayer, worship and
reflection
Team challenges
Try new things
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Activities outdoors
Games
Design and creativity
Visits and visitors
Service
Technology and new
skills
Team-building activities
Activities with others
Themes
Prayer, worship and
reflection
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Underlying ways of working
•Have fun
•Make friends
•Try new things
•Keep the Promise
•Make progress
•Share in groups
•fun
•getting on with others
•activity
•keeping the Promise
•personal development
•working together
•responsibility
•Activity
•Fun
•Teamwork
•Leadership and
Responsibility
•Relationships
•Commitment
•Personal Development
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Balanced Programme: Football?
Sharing
Group Work
Leadership
Ball Skills
Physical Fitness
Mental Fitness
Creative Expression??
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A Balanced Programme is…
• Relevant
• Progressive
• Meaningful
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Where do you find one?
• By visiting another section in another group.
Have you tried….?
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Lots of activities
“They’re enjoying themselves”
Working together delivers commitment
Take turns providing leadership
Older scouts are expected to take on responsibility.
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Getting the Balance
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Making it Happen
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www.scoutbase.org.uk
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www.scoutbase.org.uk
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www.scoutbase.org.uk
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www.scouts.org.uk
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Planning
“The beauty of not doing any planning
at all is that failure comes as a
complete surprise”
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Plans
• Long term
– year
– Key dates / events
• Mid term
– Term
– Programme zones, visits
• Short term
– Meeting activities, methods
• Meeting
– Detailed plan
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Planning for Scouting
• Long term plans
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Annual overview
Fixed dates, terms, holidays, events.
Wide involvement
District / County / Group
(Example)
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Planning for Scouting
• Medium Term Plans
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12 Weeks or so.
Adds detail
Who, exactly what…
Make bookings
Sanity Check….
Examples…
Communicate
• Short Term Plans
– Specific Detail
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Try it out
• Use the medium term plan to produce a
meeting plan for one week.
• Swap & use the checker to review your
programme.
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Branding
• How we ‘package’ the programme is vital to
its success.
• A “walk in the woods” has limited appeal.
• A wildlife safari…means so much more.
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“Next week we are
going on a Nature Walk.
Bring a change of shoes.”
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“Leaf rubbing next week
with Crayons”
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“A hike to test
your map-reading skills”
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“We are going to
dress up in bin bags for fun.”
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The Big Task
• Using Essentials choose a programme zone
for your section.
• Prepare a medium/short term plan for 2
months (planning the activities for 8 meeting
nights)
• Brand your ideas
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Self review
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Terms / years programme
What went well
What could have been better and how
How balanced were the:
– Programme zones
– Methods
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Top Tips
• Balanced, branded, exciting programmes
provide better scouting for more young
people. FACT.
• Invest in programme. It costs money.
• Publish your programmes to everyone
including parents.
• Visit others and swap ideas.
• Use district and county teams for support.
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Hurdles
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No leaders.
No Transport.
No Money
Old material that’s been used over and over.
Dinosaurs and the Scouting Mafia
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Recognising Achievement
The Balanced Programme is all about joining in,
or participating.
There is much less emphasis on passing tests,
and a much greater emphasis on encouraging
young people to learn from taking part.
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The Badge and Award Scheme
• 7 Types of Award
• Challenges are Participation not standards
based.
• Activity are standards based.
• Staged badges span ages and sections.
• Overview and finding out.