#Skills For Life

PROVIDING SKILLS FOR LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Our vision

By 2023 The Scouts will have prepared more young people with skills for life, supported by amazing leaders delivering an inspiring programme. We will be growing, more inclusive, shaped by young people and making a bigger impact in our communities.

We believe that skills for life can prepare better futures for:

  • Young people – by giving them the character, employability and practical skills they need to succeed

  • Volunteers – by equipping them with better skills, tools and support to deliver inspiring programmes

  • Society – by bringing people together and improving the lives of those in our communities.

East of England Scouting covers Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Each week we deliver programme activities to over 55,000 young people across the region to give them the Skills For Life to get on in life.

Programme

We have a fully searchable Programme Hub that anyone can use to select activities for all ages 6-18.

Join Us

We have volunteers who do many different types of support to Scouts. This can be Beaver leaders, treasurers, skill based such as kayakers and mountaineers.

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OUR VALUES

Integrity

We act with integrity.
We are honest, trustworthy and loyal.

Respect

We have self-respect
and respect for others.

Care

We support others and take
care of the world in which we live.

Belief

We explore our faiths,
beliefs and attitudes.

Co-operation

We make a positive difference,
co-operate with others & make friends.

PROGRAMME HUB

Feedback from leaders like you across said that you needed a central place to get programme activities from. So we have designed a hub for you to access programme ideas. You can easily filter and search the hub as well as using the out of the box Spring Into Scouting Challenge weekly activities.

There are activities suitable for video sessions (e.g. Zoom), home assignments and socially distanced face to face. We will also be adding new activities which follow the changing Covid restrictions.

ENTER HUB

  • We enable young people with #SkillsForLife thought a quality programme

  • The Programme Hub is here to help you plan and deliver a fun, quality programme

  • The Online Programme hub is a place for East of England Scout Volunteers and Young people to; upload and download fantastic programme ideas, and resources, from presentations to plans, documents, videos, escape rooms etc. – We want to see them all!

  • This online programme hub is to complement all other methods of planning your programme

  • The Programme Hub is here to Support you now for either an online or a blended programme and here for the suitable future to help you also for programme sharing when Scouts seems back to ‘normal’

  • You can search for items to help your planning e.g. ‘quiz’

  • You can upload ‘tags’ to help people discover your resources e.g. ‘Teamwork Challenge’ ‘Digital’

  • Take a look and don’t forget to upload your resources!

Keeping Safe Online

When you are running online video meetings (Zoom, Teams, etc), make sure that privacy protocols are followed. More information can be found here.
If Zoom bombing occurs, (uninvited guests illegally gaining access to the meeting password), ensure safeguarding procedures (Yellow card) are followed immediately.

SPRING INTO SCOUTING

Following on from the success Regional Summer Challenge and Winter Challenge, East of England Scouts are excited to launch the Spring Into Scouting Challenge.

Each week we will be sharing with you a Challenge or Activity for you to complete with your Sections in order to achieve our Limited Edition Spring into Scouting Badge.

Follow us on EastEnglandScouting on Facebook to share in your successes and to let us know how you are getting on with our varied activities.

Flexibility

Each young person who participates in the Programme, including badges and awards, should face a similar degree of challenge, and requirements can be adapted according to each young person’s abilities.

WK1 - Step Up Challenge

Step Up Challenge

The First Week is – The ‘Step Up’ Challenge – we want you to climb to new heights with this energetic challenge. From your own home scale to the heights of the Four British Peak’s.

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WK2 - Feed the Birds

Feed the Birds

This week we want  you to encourage the birds into your gardens by making a Bird feeder.

Simple Bird Feeder
Fat Balls for Birds
Hanging Bird Feeder

WK3 - Spring into Nature

Spring into Nature

There are green shoots everywhere and spring flowers in bloom. Mother nature
is waking up! In our third week we have two different activities to try out.

Grass Seed Heads
Hedgerow Survey

WK4 - Spring Photography

Spring Photography

This week we are challenging you to get outside into the lovely Spring Fresh Air and take some lovely photographs. Use our guides to help you – we hope you enjoy being creative.

Spring Photography One
Spring Photography Two

WK5 - Spring Bakes

Spring Bakes

This week we are challenging you to get creative in the kitchen with these Spring inspired recipes. Don’t forget to share your creations with us!

Chocolate Nests
Spring Cupcakes
Spring Brownies

WK6 - Scouting Monument

Scouting Monument

As our final week of the Spring into Scouting Challenge we want you to use recycled, household or natural materials to create a Scouting Statue.

Scouting Monument

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