Beaver Scout Programme Updates

Key Messages  Outdoor and adventure  Shaped by young people  Teamwork and leadership skills  Community Impact  Progression and personal development  Focus on top awards Meeting the needs of young people and adult leaders, now and towards 2018

Key Changes (Overarching)  Core themes: Outdoor & Adventure, World, Skills  Chief Scout Awards more robust  Less duplication of badge requirements  Young Leaders’ Scheme updates  Quality programme checker  Brand refreshed  Removed: Zones, Bottom Line, Partnership Awards

New Beaver Badges and Awards 6 Challenge Awards and 4 Activity Badges required to complete Chief Scout Bronze Award Challenge Awards: My World, My Skills, My Outdoors, My Adventure, Teamwork, Personal Challenge Increase from 12 to 19 Activity Badges Increase from 6 to 14 Staged Activity Badges Activity Plus available

Challenge Awards My Adventure My World My Skills My OutdoorsTeamworkPersonal

Updated Items Membership AwardJoining In Awards Moving on Award (Beavers to Cubs)

Publications – consultation  There are too many resources  People don’t know what their purpose is  A successful programme can run without them  Resources are often left at home and not looked at again  They are not particularly functional  Young people want to remember their time in Scouting

Beaver Resources

Leader Resources

A Quality Beaver Programme Key Measurements:  Chief Scout’s Bronze award  Challenge awards  Activity badges  Activities outside the meeting place  Delivery of the programme  Activities with others  Youth involvement  Nights away opportunities

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Implementation and Support How will you implement the programme updates in your section? What support may you need? Where do you think you can access that support? How will you make sure that your programme is a quality Beaver programme?