It’s important to talk to the group about what’s happened clearly and openly, but also to provide some reassurance that we’ll get through this together, and that while things will be different, this sort of thing doesn’t happen very often.
You might not be sure about how to speak about what’s happened. Here are some examples to support you:
Beavers and Cubs
‘As you know, everyone had to stay at home earlier in the year to stop the spread of something called Coronavirus. This virus caused many people to become unwell and some of those people to die, but many more recovered than died and are living happily and healthily today.
Lots of things have changed over the past few months and this can make us feel very worried and uncomfortable. If you’re feeling this way please remember that you can ask us any questions and we’ll do our best to answer and support. You can also speak to your parents/carers or teachers or have a look at these websites: (Share links on the right hand side of this page)
It’s also really important to remember that even during Coronavirus, lots of things still went well. We had lots of fun doing… (Insert what your group did, virtual meetings, camps etc.).
This isn’t something that any of us has experienced before and it isn’t something that normally happens. It looks like we may still have a little way to go before everything is back to the way it was before, but it’s really positive that we can now come back to Beavers/Cubs and we’re going to continue to run as best we can.
If anything changes and we need to pause Beavers/Cubs again for any reason, we’ll let you know as soon as we can.’
Scouts and Explorers
‘As you know, everyone had to stay at home earlier in the year to stop the spread of Coronavirus. Lots of things have changed over the past few months and some of you may have had lots of things in your life disrupted by what’s happened. If you’re feeling upset or anxious about any of these things, please remember that you can talk to us and we’ll try our best to answer. You can also speak to your parents/carers or teachers or have a look at these websites: (Share links on the right hand side of this page).
It’s also really important to remember that even during Coronavirus, lots of things still went well. We had lots of fun doing… (Insert what your group did, virtual meetings, camps etc.).
This isn’t something that any of us has experienced before and it’s not something that normally happens. It looks like we may still have a little way to go before everything is back to the way it was before, but it’s really positive that we can now come back to Scouts/Explorers and we’re going to continue as best we can.
If anything changes and we need to pause Scouts/Explorers again for any reason, we’ll let you all know as soon as we can.’