1. NEW TRAINING PROGRAMME

3. MODULE THREE
SECTION LEADERS

4. OBJECTIVES
Outline the main features of the section with which you are working
demonstrate the main ceremonies used in the section
explain the roles and responsibilities that different people undertake during a section meeting
detail various sources of ‘ready made’ programme ideas

5. Run or facilitate part of a section meeting
explain why different types of games and activities are an important part of the programme
outline the important criteria for games and activities in scouting
introduce (and run) a game or activity to their section

6. TOOLS FOR THE JOB

7. Introduction to the section and programme planning

8. KEY OBJECTIVES
describe the main feature of your section, including the age range, theme, groupings and the decision-making and programme planning processes.
Demonstrate the ceremonies that may be used in your section (opening, closing, investiture, badge presentation, moving in / moving on and so on ).

10. TASK
Prepare a five minute presentation for the rest of the group describing your section to a non-scouting audience.

11. Points to include The section age range The section theme
Groupings of young people within the section
Decision - making within the section
The methods, underlying ways of working and programme zones for the section
the sections programme planning processes.

12. TASK
prepare a role play of one of your section’s ceremonies

13. TOOLS FOR THE JOB

14. Roles and responsibilities

15. Key objectives
Explain the roles and responsibilities that different people undertake during a section meeting.

16. TASK
In pairs, and using handout A, match up the abbreviations and descriptions with the name of the roles written in full.
10 minutes

17. TASK
Brainstorm the responsibilities of the roles outlined, and the kind of tasks for which they may be responsible.
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