Running Scouts as part of the School curriculum

This guidance only applies to a very limited number of schools.  

• Schools which offer Scouting as extra-curricular activity should follow other guidance documents on resuming face to face Scouting.  
• Schools may decide not to resume their Scouting programme lessons and that is fine. 
• Schools who offer the Scouting programme as part of their curriculum should be mindful that other local Scout Groups may still not be meeting face to face and should avoid drawing unnecessary attention until face to face Scouting can resume on a much wider basis.  
• The guidance assumes that if a school resumes their curriculum lessons they may choose to include their Scouting lessons and to follow a programme that fulfils the working arrangements of the school and of the required social distancing. 
• There is no assumption that teachers will inform parents of anything specific in relation to the Scout programme being delivered in school, although it may be courteous to do so. 
• There is an assumption that there will be normal communication between District volunteers and teaching staff.  
• If teachers volunteer elsewhere locally, then the framework will apply in those other locations in relation to whether face to face Scouting is yet allowed in these other locations. 

• Teacher’s learning plan (scout section programme) for the lesson completed 
• Risk assessment completed and written down