Programme Plans

Making it happen

Objective

• Understand the programme zones for your section

• Understand the delivery methods and the bottom line

• Review your programme against the balanced programme checker

• How to implement a programme including risk assessments

• Complete a programme plan

Balanced Programme - Beavers

Balanced Programme - Cubs

Programme Zones – Beavers & Cubs

• Outdoors & Adventure

• Global

• Community

• Fitness

• Creative

• Beliefs & Attitudes

Programme MethodsThese vary slightly between beavers and cubs

• Help Others• Visits & Visitors• Play Games• Make Things• Singing, stories &

drama

• Prayer & Worship• Follow Themes• Go Outdoors• Cubs Only:

– Team challenges

• Beavers Only– Meet new people

Balanced Programme - Scouts

Programme Zones – Scouts

• Outdoors & Adventure

• Global

• Community

• Fit for Life

• Creative Expression

• Beliefs & Attitudes

Programme Methods - Scouts

• Activities outdoors• Games• Design & creativity• Visits and visitors• Service• Technology & new skills• Team building activities

Programme Methods - Scouts

• Activities with others• Themes• Prayer, worship & reflection

The Bottom Line

• By following a balanced programme you should find that you tick all the boxes on the bottom line as you progress throughout the section

• This are general and can apply to any zone – method combination

Why Have a Programme

• To have fun• To promote the development of young people

in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential…

• …as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities

Complete Your Programme Checker

Coffee

Section Snippet

4th April – District Cub / Beaver Jungle Book at Littledale

Volunteers for Bases please!!!!

Dinner

Saturday Night

18.30 – GAME: Hula la Hoop19.00 – Light Fire20.00 – Campfire Skills21.30 – Backwoods Cooking22.30 - Film

Programme Plans

Making it happen

The Paperwork

• Risk Assessment• Activity Detail

– Equipment– Resources– To Do List

• Back Up Programme• Records and Badges• Evaluation

Risk Assessment

• Document the potential risk• Assign a number 1 – 5 based on severity• Assign a number 0.1 – 1.0 based on likelihood• Multiply the two together to get the risk

factor• Document who is at risk, what the likely risks

might be and how to mitigate the risk

Risk Assessment

• Beavers – game of rounders on playing field– Older teenagers known to hang around field on an

evening drinking bottles of lager

• Cubs – pack holiday– Weather report states it’s going to rain heavily all

weekend, with thunder storms

• Scouts – going on a day hike

Activity Detail

• Who is running the activity• What equipment is required• How is the activity run (i.e. instructions)• Where is the activity• When is the activity to take place• Why is the activity taking place

Back Up & Evaluation

• Back Up– More likely required for younger sections– Often wet weather programme– If visitor fails to turn up

• Evaluation– What worked well– What needs modifying– Whether the programme should be used again

Completing Your Programmes

Game

Closing Points

• Objectives– To have fun– To get to know more Young Leaders– To cover module B, C, E and G of the YL training

scheme– To brush up on scout skills– To provide a nights away opportunity

Closing Points

• To Take Away– New friends– Lots of games– Planned programme– Campfire skills– Navigation skills– Backwoods cooking skills (hopefully not food

poisoning) – Leadership skills & an understanding of learning

Closing Points

To promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual,

social and spiritual potential, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities