1. Young Leaders’ Training Awards and badges (Module J)

2. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Aim To give you an understanding of the place that Awards and badges have in the 6 to 25 Programme, To help you integrate badges into the programme, To understand what standards to expect.

3. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges 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.

4. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Participation Awards What criteria are important in justifying the award of a Participation Award?

5. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Programme Zones Outdoor and Adventure Community Fitness Creative Global Beliefs and Attitudes

6. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Beaver Challenges Outdoor and AdventureOutdoor CommunityFriendship Fitness Creative Global Beliefs and AttitudesPromise

7. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Cub Challenges Outdoor and AdventureOutdoor Outdoor Plus Community Fitness Creative Global Beliefs and AttitudesPromise

8. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Scout Challenges Outdoor and Adventure Outdoor Outdoor Plus Adventure Expedition Community Fitness Creative Global Beliefs and Attitudes Promise

9. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges 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

10. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Staged Badges Emergency Aid Hikes Away Information Technology Nights Away Musician Swimmer

11. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Partnership Awards all Sections Three Awards Joint activities between two or more Sections or an appropriate external organisation

12. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges 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 Award Schemes Explorer & Network

13. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Letter or spirit? How strict should you be with the requirements? What about handicaps or disabilities? Do you trust the parent? When is a badge or award justified?

14. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges The Challenge Badges What are the requirements for the Outdoor Challenge in your Section? How might you programme elements of the Outdoor Challenge into your meeting nights?

15. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Beavers Preparing for a visit –Pack a healthy picnic meal –Know what to put in your rucksack for a day visit. This could be a cagoule, drinks, lunch and waterproofs, etc –Help put up a tent. Visit –Go on a visit to a place of interest. This could be a park, campsite, activity centre, historic building, beach or similar –Visit a Cub Scout Pack holiday or Scout camp. Adventure –Take part in an outdoor activity, For example, swimming, climbing, grass sledging, treasure hunt, canal boating etc –Attend a Sleepover –Learn and use two knots –Follow a laid out trail.

16. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Cubs Cub Scouts should complete all of the following: –Take part in at least one residential experience (preferably camping) with a minimum of two nights away. The two nights do not need to be consecutive. –Explain to other Cub Scouts what activity they enjoyed most whilst on the residential experience and what activity they found hardest. This could be in the form of a poster, story, photographs or similar. –Learn two new skills and use them, for example: tracking, fire lighting or some basic knots. –Take part in three new outdoor activities that you have not done before, for example, shelter building, pioneering, archery, skiing, abseiling, a wide game or kite flying

17. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Scouts Take an active part in one or more Nights Away, totalling at least two nights, preferably camping, to include many of the following activities: –Help to pitch and strike your tent. –Light a fire and cook at least one meal using an open fire. –Set up a suitable stove, and prepare a meal using a stove. –Demonstrate personal hygiene. –Keep your belongings organised and tidy within your accommodation. –Maintain a tidy and orderly site. –Take part in a wide game. –Take part in a campfire or other entertainment. –Build a simple pioneering project. –Build a useful camp gadget. –Explore the environment of your camp. –With others, successfully complete a two hour activity or project. –Provide a service commitment to the site for about an hour.

18. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Scouts In addition to the above, demonstrate the following basic emergency aid skills during the Nights Away experience: –Understand the initial actions to take in the event of an accident. –Understand the importance of getting adult help and when to call the emergency services. –Know how to treat minor cuts, burns and scalds, stings and insect bites.

19. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges Activities Would you give someone a badge? Two Young People are here to try and persuade you….

20. Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training J – Awards and badges So what are badges all about? The Awards and badges form a progressive scheme from 6 to 25, They include the Chief Scout’s Awards Participation Awards can be used to recognise participation in the Programme. Moving-On Awards improve links between Sections Activity and Partnership Badges encourage individual and group development Badges are awarded on the basis of ‘Personal Best’

21. Young Leaders’ Training Questions