The Scout Association : Official UK Website

New Scout leadership resource launched

Taking The Lead Scouts. . . Taking the Lead is designed to help adult Leaders develop leadership skills with young people in the Scout Troop. It will help you promote the active participation of your Scouts in the day to day running of your Troop. The resource will also help to increase their participation in the decision making process of The Scout Association - at local, national and indeed international levels. Most importantly, it will help young people become better leaders, both within Scouting and in preparation for their adult roles in society.

The resource is divided into four sections.

Section 1 - Being in a team
In this first section we look at some of the issues raised by being in a team.

Section 2 - Self development
In the second section, we encourage the development of the attributes of a good leader.

Section 3 - Leading a team
Here we provide opportunities that allow the Scouts to move towards the responsibilities of leadership.

Section 4 - The wider picture
In this final section, we encourage our Scouts to take the skills they have learned on to Explorer Scouting, the Young Leader Scheme and into the wider world.

Downloads

Download your complete free copy here ( 4.0Mb Adobe PDF. This is a large file and may take some time to download )

Sections (all sections are in Adobe PDF format)
Introduction
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Index

Explorer Scout leadership resource

NHS Logo Taking the Lead is a brand new resource for Explorer Scout Leaders, sponsored by NHS Careers. It promotes the active participation of young people in the Unit and increases their participation in decision-making processes both locally and nationally. Most importantly it will help them develop lifelong leadership skills.

Packed with practical ideas, games and exercises to help you bring out the best in young people, it covers everything from team building and expedition planning to Taking the lead front cover listening skills, running meetings and managing difficult people. There is also a section explaining how Unit members can put their Scouting experience to good use when applying for jobs, college and university places.