Explorer Briefing Cheshire Explorer Briefing Welcome Graham Proctor

Explorer Briefing Cheshire

Explorer Briefing Welcome Graham Proctor Assistant County Commissioner (Explorer Scouts) Cheshire, UK @Explorer_Scouts explorers@cheshirescouts. org. uk Carol Frain Dof. E and QSA Awards Advisor Cheshire, UK David Metcalfe Assistant County Commissioner (Diversity & Inclusion) Cheshire, UK Cheshire

Explorer Briefing Agenda Cheshire 1. Explorer Scouting at Home 2. #Lockdown. Life. Skills 3. Awards 4. Explorer Belt Update 5. Comms and website update 6. Diversity & Inclusion 7. The Future 8. Questions

Explorer Briefing Explorer Scouting at Home Cheshire There are countless things that you can be doing at home to stay busy but with so many other pressures right now, we know that Explorers may be feeling overwhelmed. However, there are over 100 activities available online designed specifically for Explorer Scouts. You’ll be amazed at how much you will be able to achieve from home.

Explorer Briefing #Lockdown. Life. Skills Complete one challenge every day during the month of June! The idea of the challenges is to provide you with experience of practical skills which will become useful in your daily lives either now or when you are older. Some are really easy, but some you might never have done before. Have a go at completing them then upload evidence of you carrying out each one on social media, email or using the submission form on the Explorer Scouts page. Remember to use #Lockdown. Life. Skills when posting. Unit leaders may use these ideas for their online meetings. Cheshire

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire Top Awards, Lockdown, Achievement, the Future…… ∙ Most common lockdown questions ∙ Expeditions ∙ Completing and moving to next level of an award ∙ Useful links and any other questions…

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire Can Nights Away @Home count towards my awards or badges? Nights Away Staged Activity badge – All nights spent taking part in an organised Scouting activity can count. (e. g. April Camp@Home, Virtual Cu. Be, planned evening with groups) Chief Scout’s Platinum Award – You can count 1 Night Away @Home towards your award. This 1 night cannot be used subsequently for your Queens Scout Award. Chief Scout’s Diamond Award – You can count 2 Nights Away @Home towards your award. These 2 nights cannot be used subsequently for your Queens Scout Award. Queen’s Scout Award – NO Nights Away @Home can count towards your award. Any nights away on your Completion form, dated whilst face to face Scouting is suspended, will not be accepted. Full details are here https: //www. scouts. org. uk/volunteers/scouts-at-home/activities-and-badgesto-do-at-home/adapting-the-programme-during-coronavirus-crisis/nights-away-at-home/

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire I will be 25 before I can rearrange my expedition or residential, can I finish my award? • UK Scouting has said that no-one will miss out on their Top Awards because of Coronavirus Lockdown. • If you had an expedition or Residential booked this summer, or there is another activity that you cannot complete, please let your Network Commissioner or District Commissioner know. • Please also send an email to awards@cheshirescouts. org. uk so that we can help support you once face to face Scouting resumes. • • An extension of up to 1 year can be granted so that you can complete your award.

Do more. Share more. Be more. Cheshire I cannot carry on with my chosen activity for Volunteering, Skill or Physical, can I change it? Yes! If you are doing your Chief Scout’s Award then let your Explorer Leader or Network Commissioner know. If you are doing your Dof. E award, you can submit your proposed changes via e. Dof. E. Please wait until they are approved before continuing. There are many suggestions for activities you can do on both Dof. E, Cheshire and UK Scouting websites.

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire Expeditions Dof. E and Chief Scout’s Award expeditions cannot take place whilst face to face scouting is suspended. The Dof. E is working on some ideas to offer options for adapting expeditions and will outline these when the government guidelines allow it. Now is a good time to plan, test meals at home, practice map reading, think about your aim. Details are here: https: //www. dofe. org/dofewithadifference/achievement-for-all

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire I’ve done everything apart from my expedition, what do I do now? Bronze: Sign up and start doing the Volunteering, Skill and Physical for Silver. When expeditions can start again you can use your Silver practice expedition as your Bronze qualifying to achieve your Bronze Award. You will receive a 2020 Certificate of Achievement from Dof. E for the 3 completed sections. You will receive your full Bronze Dof. E certificate once your expedition is approved. Silver: As long as your are 16, sign up and start doing the Volunteering, Skill and Physical for Gold. Don’t start any of your Gold expedition planning until your have completed your Silver practice and qualifying expedition. You will receive a 2020 Certificate of Achievement from Dof. E for the 3 completed sections. You will receive your full Silver Dof. E certificate once your expedition is approved. Gold: Unfortunately you will have to wait for face to face scouting to resume in order to complete your award.

Explorer Briefing Awards Cheshire Dof. E with a Difference The Dof. E have announced a number of temporary changes designed to help progression at this time. Details are here: https: //www. dofe. org/dofewithadifference/programme-changes Dof. E with a Difference: https: //www. dofe. org/dofewithadifference UK Scouting https: //www. scouts. org. uk/volunteers/scouts-at-home/activities-and-badges-to-do-athome/adapting-the-programme-during-coronavirus-crisis/why-were-adapting-theprogramme/

Explorer Briefing Explorer Belt 2021 Update Cheshire Sign up closes this Sunday 7 th June at 9 pm www. cheshirescouts. org. uk/events/explorerbelt 2021

Explorer Briefing Comms and Website Update Cheshire

Explorer Briefing Comms and Website Cheshire Twitter: @Explorer_Scouts @grahproc @Dof. ECheshire. Sco @Cheshire. Scouts Facebook Cheshire Explorer Scouts Cheshire Scouts Instagram Cheshire Scouts

Explorer Briefing Diversity & Inclusion Cheshire Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. All Members of the Movement should seek to practise equality, especially in promoting equal access to Scouting for all young people. The Scout Association opposes all forms of prejudice and discrimination, including racism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. (POR 2020)

Explorer Briefing What the Future Holds Coming soon. . . ● Better communications ● Cheshire Challenge 2020 ● Boosted Young Leader support ● More youth involvement into programmes ● A revived Network section ● A County Explorer Camp ● More adventurous activities ● More international opportunities ● Even more Explorer Scouts Cheshire

Explorer Briefing Q&A Cheshire

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