Leadership

What kind of person is needed to run an Integrated Section? They should, in addition to the usual leadership qualities, have the ability to:

• change leadership styles appropriate to young peoples' ages
• relate to different age groups, ranging from 4 to 18
• provide resources for the complete age range, ranging from craft materials to a car engine
• manage two or more Sectional Balanced Programmes

The responsibilities of Leaders within an Integrated Section will be similar to those for Sectional Leaders.

The 'Section' Leader maintains an overview of the Balanced Programme, Awards and Badges appropriate to the Sectional age groups with which they are working; making sure the programme takes account of these and the different methods appropriate to each age group.

Assistant Leaders may work in a similar way or be responsible for a particular Sectional age group. They might stay with that age group or follow the Members as they move through the Sectional programmes.

For an Integrated Section, there needs to be a Section Leader and at least one other adult, preferably a number of Assistant Leaders and Helpers. The Section Leader's appointment will be non-Section specific. Terms, such as Cub Scout Leader, won't apply.

Assistant Section Leaders may have Section specific appointments, depending on how the leadership team is organised. Terms, such as Assistant Beaver Scout Leader, may not apply.

Leadership application forms should state "Section Leader" or "Assistant Section Leader", followed by "(Integrated Section)".

Traditional volunteer names, such as "Akela" or "Skip" may be considered inappropriate for an Integrated Section. The use of other Scouts names or volunteers first names may be chosen instead.

Training

When volunteers in an Integrated Section complete a Personal Learning Plan as part of their training, their Training Adviser needs to take account of the fact they are in an Integrated Section.