An updated edition of the Special Interest Areas Planning Tool for Joey and Cub Scouts is now available!
The key change is that the PDF is now fillable.
You can find the tool in the Achievement Pathways page, under the Special Interest Areas tab.
World Policy Self-Assessment Tool
Have you seen the World Scout Youth Programme Policy? How does your Unit’s program stack up? Have a go at the self assessment tool as a way to Review> your program cycle. What could you do differently next time?
You can find this tool on the Fundamentals page, under the World Scouting tab.
Baden-Powell Scout Award Notification Form Updated
The Rover Scout notification form for the completion of the B-P Scout Award has had further updates and corrections.
It can be found in the Peak Awards tab of the Achievement Pathways page.
Program Icons
We have now made available downloadable program icons for you to use in your programs, promotions, and celebrations.
There are icons for:
- Challenge Areas
- SPICES
- Scout Method
- Special Interest Areas
- Outdoor Adventure Skills
- Milestones
- Plan>Do>Review>
- Intro To Section
Please use them as provided, without altering them. Thanks.
You can find the icons for download in the Other Resources page, under the Program Icons tab.
New Video – This Is Our Program
In January 2019 we launched our new youth program at AJ2019. The National Program Space was a hive of activity, information and learning as we shared what the future of Scouting will look like.
To demonstrate the youth program’s power in fostering the development of young people, through adventurous, fun, challenging and inclusive programs, we’re excited to launch this new video for you to share.
One Program, One Journey
This video represents all that is unique about the youth program currently being implemented by some local Scout Groups across the country on an agreed schedule.
This video represents all that is unique about the youth program currently being implemented by local Scout Groups across the country on an agreed schedule.
You can find the 2 min video on the front page of pr.scouts.com.au. It can also be downloaded from there, for you to use in local presentation. Note that it is 258MB so will take some time to download.
Read more about the video at scouts.com.au/blog/2019/10/28/this-is-our-youth-program/
Plan>Do>Review> Factsheets Updated
The Plan>Do>Review> fact sheets have now been updated to bring them in line with the language of the new program, and remove the old Adventure Begins branding. There is a sheet for each section.
The Plan>Do>Review> Factsheets can be found on the Fundamentals page, under the Plan>Do>Review> tab.
Adult Skills Development Checklist
How is your role as an adult in Scouting progressing the implementation of the program in your unit?
This document provides a series of questions that can be used to reflect on your own personal development as an adult in Scouting, working with young people in units and groups. From there, you can set some goals for your own ongoing development. Don’t forget to use Plan>Do>Review>!
You can find the checklist under the Group Support tab of the Other Resources page of the PR website.
Peak Award Notification Forms Updated
The Peak Award Notification forms have been updated.
The main change is now the ability to electronically complete the form and email it back.
They have also been updated with new branding and removal of the “Pioneers” mark and the “DRAFT” watermark.
The forms can be found under the Peak Awards tab, on the Achievement Pathways page.
Programming Overview Updated
The Programming Overview document has been updated based on recent feedback.
The content has been significantly reviewed and updated to bring it up to date with key messages about good programming using the four Challenge Areas.
It has also been updated with the new branding and to remove the “Pioneers” titles originally featured on this very early resource for the new program.
You can find version 2.0 in the Weekly Program page, under the Programming tab.
Program Planning Templates Zipped
Two Microsoft Excel documents have been created to support program planning for Units. One is The Program Planning blank template, and the other is an example of a completed template.
These files are now combined into a single zipped toolkit for download: Program Planning Toolkit (Interim).
(These are interim while we await the development of an online digital system for program planning and the new program).
.zip files can be “unzipped” on Windows and Mac computers without installing extra software.
Go to the Weekly Program section, under the tab Programming, to find the toolkit.