How to earn your badge:

1. Attend all Young Leader training modules

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   1. Module H - Programme planning
   2. Module C- That’s the way to do it!
   3. Module F - Making Scouting accessible and inclusive
   4. Module J - Communicate it!
   5. Module A - Prepare for take-off
   6. Module K- First aid masterclass
   7. Module D - Understanding behaviour
   8. Module B - Taking the lead
   9. Module I - What did they say?
   10. Module E - Game on!
   11. Module G - What is a high quality programme?

2. Mission one - Games

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   Plan and run a minimum of three games with the section you are volunteering with. At least one game should take place indoors and one outdoors.

   The games should be varied, incorporating:

   • at least two different types of leadership style (Modules B and C)
   • three different types of games; for example some games may be more energetic and active, while others may be more creative or reflective (Module E)

   To complete this mission, you could:

   • run a game at the beginning or end of a section night
   • run a wide game on a camp
   • run a game that ties into a badge the section is working towards
   • run a game that reinforces something the section has learned
   • any other ideas, subject to agreement with Explorer Scout Leader - Young Leaders and Section Leader

    

3. Mission two - Activity

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   Plan and run an activity (not a game) with the section you are volunteering with.

   The activities should include:

   • planning and organisation
   • delivery
   • gathering any equipment or materials needed

   To complete this mission, you could:

   • choose an activity badge to run as part of the programme, providing all of the information and materials required for the section to achieve this
   • run a segment of the camp programme, such as a pioneering activity or obstacle course, planning the route for a hike, initiating some team challenges, or organising and leading a campfire
   • record the ways in which your section’s programme activities could count towards different badges and awards
   • run an activity for the section, relating to one of your own hobbies or interests
   • any other ideas, subject to agreement with the Explorer Scout Leader - Young Leaders and Section Leader

4. Mission three - Programme planning

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   Take the section’s programme ideas to a programme planning meeting.

   This mission should include:

   • asking the young people in the section to contribute their ideas to the programme
   • capturing the ideas and suggestions from the young people and exploring how these could be incorporated into their programme
   • attending and contributing to a meeting (eg programme planning meeting, leaders’ meeting, District, County/ Region or Area meeting)

   To complete this mission, you could:

   • attend a section planning meeting
   • plan and run a meeting (eg section planning forum or running activities from the YouShape resources)
   • decide who should attend a meeting and invite them along
   • organise and run a forum for the young people in your section, gathering their ideas and suggestions, and feeding these back to the section leader
   • organise for someone to take notes, minutes or points of action
   • plan and run the Sixers’ or Patrol Leaders’ forum, ensuring that the young people in the section understand how they can input their ideas into the section programme
   • any other ideas, subject to agreement with the Explorer Scout Leader - Young Leaders and Section Leader

5. Mission four - Delivery

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   Take responsibility for organising and running part of the section programme.

   This mission should include:

   • planning and organising a selection of activities on a theme
   • delivery of those activities
   • evaluation and review of the activities with the section

   To complete this mission, you could:

   • plan and run a linking event with either the section above or the section below, working with the leaders of the sections above and below to arrange everything
   • plan an event, night or activity, ensuring it is appropriate for the age range of the young people, and is well-suited to the venue
   • include members of the section in the running of an evening
   • plan and run a Challenge Award with the young people, ideally choosing one that either has not already been achieved by anyone in the section, or which has been achieved by the fewest members
   • plan the monthly, termly or yearly programme of activities needed to achieve the award
   • plan a camp for the section (under the supervision of a leader with a Nights Away Permit)
   • help the young people in the section to explore a particular topic, or to develop some specific skills
   • any other ideas, subject to agreement with the Explorer Scout Leader - Young Leaders and Section Leader

   Learn more about the Young Leaders' Scheme.