MODULE 14
YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY
SESSION 1
CHARACTERISTICS, NEEDS AND
INFLUENCES
KEY OBJECTIVES
• LIST THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THE AGE RANGE OF THEIR SECTION
AND THE SECTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW
• DETIAL THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE
AGE RANGE OF THEIR SECTION AND THE
SECTIONS ABOVE AND BELOW
• OUTLINE THE INFLUENCES ON YOUNG PEOPLE IN
THE AGE RANGE OF THEIR SECTION AND THE
SECTION(S) ABOVE AND BELOW
PEST ANALYSIS
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P olitical factors
E conomic factors
S ocial factors
T echnological factors
TASK
10 minutes
• In small groups
• complete a PEST Analysis of the society in
which young people live.
• Record your work on one piece of flipchart
paper.
task
10 minutes
• In small section based groups BRAINSTORM
the characteristics typical of a young
person of the age range of the section in
which you work.
• Record your answers
TASK
30 minutes
• Decide which 6 characteristics from those
brainstormed are the most typical in the
age range in which you work
• record under the heading “characteristics”
• discuss the needs and influences of young
people in that section
• record the the 6 most important needs and
the 6 most important influences
respectively
Young people today
session 2
How scouting responds
Key objectives
• Outline how scouting attemps to respond to
the characteristics, needs and influences
on young people in the 6 to 25 age range
• explain the leaders role in responding to
the characteristics, influences and needs
of young people in their section
Task
40 minutes
• In small groups consider the needs,
influences and characteristics of young
people and how scouting attempts to
respond to these
• be prepared to give a short feed back on
what conclusions have been reached
Scouting responds in the
following ways
• The 3 key principles of scouting are
adaptable to the individual
• the promise and law vary according to age
• the programme is progressive and
sectional
• scouting has 6 personal development
areas
• different awards
• increasing amount of responsibility