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Graeme Hamilton looks back to the future

What a year it’s been. Beaver Scouts have been celebrating 25 official years with

many events and picnics across the UK.

In 2012 Explorer Scouts and Scout Network celebrate ten years. Let’s see

these celebrations translate into increased growth and retention with even more

fun and adventure for everyone in all five sections in the year ahead.

It’s been nearly a year now since we changed the HQ support structure for

Programme and Activities. I think it’s worth looking at what we’ve achieved so

far to offer improved support to you:

• A focused core team addressing the issues that are raised regularly by

leaders and supporters

• Project teams with a range of internal and external people to provide the

best outcomes for successful programme support

• A team of people who can provide HQ support for you locally when it’s

needed

• A project management focus, allowing us to work more effectively

across sectional boundaries

• Increased opportunities to meet and hear from leaders and young

people from across the country.

I used to say that sorting the programme was like painting the Forth Bridge; a

seemingly never-ending and repetitive job. You have to keep at it, enthuse

leaders new and old, embrace the changing social and cultural styles, and

remember that for everyone who is happy with a change there will be someone

else who doesn’t like it.

The core team, under Alex Minajew’s leadership, has set a course to offer the

best programme support possible to leaders and, in this Olympic year, the

support will be right on track.

Back and forward

Contents

Published by:The Programme TeamThe Scout Association, Gilwell Park, Chingford, London E4 7QWTel: 0845 300 1818

Contributions to [email protected]

ADVERTISINGRichard [email protected] Tel: 020 8962 1258

Cover image: Arthur GarlickContributors: Kira Pollard

For ease of reading, this supplement refers to all variations of ‘county’ groupings simply as County.

4 News and updatesMedia and campaign training and eDofE

5 Link upThrowing a party can also be a great way of establishing great links between Unit and Network

8 It was a very good ten yearsWe cast our eyes over the fi rst decade of Explorer Scouting

12 Perfect tenOne leader from Cornwall shares her personal highlights of serving in the section

14 Go globalA box full of great ideas from ShelterBox

15 PartnershipsNatwest, National Grid and Cots-wold Outdoor

17 Badge of the decadeWe reveal the design you chose to mark a momentous year

18 EventsWhat’s hot in 2012?

ON YOUR MARKSDon’t forget to register your Unit for Our Sporting Adventure, and start planning your activities before the competition kicks off in January. Which Unit will place highest on the medal table? Who will win the most golds?Go to www.scouts.org.uk/oursportingadventure

WELCOME

Graeme Hamilton

Back and WELCOME


4 Explorer December 2011/January 2012

news and updatesA shorter supplement doesn’t mean a shortage of goings on in the Explorer Scout section. We rattle through some opportunities and highlights. Shout about your Unit by emailing [email protected]

NEWS

Scouts Speak Up at party conferencesIn autumn 2011, Scouts from across the UK attended three events at party conferences. Visit our YouTube channel at scouts.org.uk/tv to watch MPs and Explorers debating current issues and arguing the benefi ts Scouting brings to young people.

Scan this code with your smartphone for details of further courses on offer.

eDofEScout participation in the DofE programme continues to grow and we are seeing more and more Silver and Gold completions from 14–18 year-olds. A great tool to help you manage your programme was launched last year, eDofE.

If Explorers in your Unit want to get involved with DofE but are not yet registered, we recommend using eDofE. It will help them manage their programme, wherever they are.

For more information and to register contact your County DofE Adviser, Country Office or the DofE Team at Gilwell Park. [email protected]

Windsor 2012The National Scout Service and Parade will be held at Windsor Castle on Sunday 29 April 2012. The event is a great day, celebrating the achievement and recognising the contribution of both adults and young people. Anyone who has achieved their Queen's Scout Award is entitled to attend the event. Invitations will go out in January, so watch your letterbox and make sure that you respond to say that you’re attending.

You’ve gotta have faithRise to the Challenge is a resource that helps all leaders incorporate spiritual development into their programme. As we all know, supporting young people in their spiritual development is an important part of our purpose and the best way to do this is through activities. The resource, which contains activity ideas covering all aspects of spiritual development, can be found online at scouts.org.uk/faith, along with ideas of many other ways to cover the Values and Relationships zone, such as the faith walk.

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When the Explorer Scout Unit and Scout

Network meet together it provides

many benefits to both sections

including:

•Making new friends

• Sharing ideas and activities

• Larger support network and peer group for

undertaking the top awards

• Larger group of people to get group discounts

for external activities.

Try some of these activities to look back at what you’ve

enjoyed over the past year and how we can continue to

have fun and grow the sections.

Find someone who…A good icebreaker that will allow members to get to know

interesting things about each other.

Before the evening:•Make a grid of attributes and achievements that might

apply to the Explorers and Scout Network members at

your meeting (an example is on the next page).

• Print out enough copies of your grid for one per person.

During the evening:• Give each person a copy of the grid and a pen.

•Members must then talk to other people and ask them

if they are able to tick any boxes on the grid.

• Only one name per box is necessary and a person can

only be used for one box.

Spice it up• Add in a prize for the first person to find people for all

of the boxes.

• Add an element of bingo for a row, half the grid and full

house.

•Make it even trickier by only allowing members to

communicate with hand gestures to ask the question or

insist that those answering can only say yes or no.

Programme ideas

Link upWhat more opportune time is there to meet up with Explorer Scouts in your area than to celebrate the tenth birthday of both sections?



Is at university

Has been to Gilwell Park

Enjoys sailing

Regularly rides a bike

Got lost on the way here

Is a member of a sports club

Enjoyed maths at school

Lives in a flat

Has been abroad this year

Likes Indian food

Speaks more than one language

Has never been abroad

Has an older brother

Has animals at home

Has a younger sister

Has a satnav

Watches football

Has been to a rock concert

Enjoys cricket

Is a member of a Network Committee

Exercises regularly

Uses hairspray or gel

Is vegetarian

Wants to be a doctor

Has been to a World Scout Jamboree

Is wearing clothes made abroad

Has parents that drive a German car

Lives in a large city

Travels by train

Lives in a village

Travels by bus

Has crossed the Channel on a ferry

Has flown in the last year

Is on a diet Is interested in politics

Left the house before 7.30 am today

Has visited the Isle of Wight

Is looking for a job

Has been to Wales in the last year

Reads the Daily Mail

Find someone who...


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Programme ideas

Pass the ParcelMusical

statues Before the evening:• Buyaprizeandsomesweets.

• Listsomequestionsthatyouwanttoaskthemembers

tofeedbackon,suchas‘Whatwasyourfavouriteevent

oftheyearandwhy?’

• Cutthequestionsoutandattachonetoeachsweet.

• Wrapupthewinningprize.

• Addasweetandquestiontoeachlayerthatyouwrap.

During the evening:• Sitthemembersinacircle,tryandmixupExplorers

withNetworkmembers.

• Playmusicandthenstopitatrandomintervals.

Whoeverisholdingtheparcelhastounwrapalayer

andansweraquestion.

Don’tforgettowritedowntheanswerssothatyoucan

includetheseinyournextplanningmeeting.

All of these activities and more are on Programmes Online – www.scouts.org.uk/pol. Let us know what you think of them at [email protected]

more info

Before the evening:• Writealistoftrueandfalsestatementsthatyouwant

memberstoansweraboutScoutNetwork.

• Cutthemupandputoneinsideeachballoon.

• Blowuptheballoonsandscatterthemaroundthe

meetingplace.

During the evening:• Playmusic,whilemembersdanceandmovearound.

• Stopthemusicatrandomintervals.Whenthemusic

stopseveryonemuststandabsolutelystill.

• Thepersonwhomovesfirsthastopopaballoonand

answerthestatementthatisinside.

• Carryonuntilalloftheballoonshavebeenpopped.

Tip: Itiseasiertoinsertthepieceofpaperbeforetheballoonhasbeenblownup.

PlayingthisgameshouldallowyourExplorerstofindout

moreaboutNetworkandhelpthemtomakethe

transitionwhentheyreach18.

Playing party games is a good

way of linking the sections and

helping Explorer Scouts move

up to Network



It was a very good ten years

Since their introduction a decade ago, many things have happened in the Explorer and Network sections. We take a walk down memory lane

In 2001, George W Bush was the President

of the United States, Manchester United

were Premier League champions and the

first of the Harry Potter films was showing

in UK cinemas.

A lot of exciting things have taken place since

then, and the number of 14–25 year-olds in

Scouting has increased.

The 2011 census counted 36,346 Explorer

Scouts, 9,030 of whom are Young Leaders. Add

to these 4,885 Scout Network members, over half

of whom volunteer elsewhere in the Movement.

That’s more than double the 19,245 Venture

Scouts that were recorded in the 2001 census.

Here are some of the major events of the first

ten years:


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TH ANNIVERSARY

2002 Explorer Scouts and Scout Network sections are launched, including the

Young Leaders’ Scheme

Queen’s Scouts assist at lying in state of HM Queen Elizabeth,

The Queen Mother

20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand (28 Dec 2002 to 8 Jan 2003)

Steve Moysey remembers the Jamboree fondly:

‘I was a unit leader at the Thailand Jamboree, responsible for 30 Explorer Scouts

from Somerset. It was the first major international event the section had been to

since launching, and my first time really working with that age group (I was only

20 myself). The preparation meant that the unit had really bonded by the time we

boarded our flight, which was full of Scouts travelling to Sattahip. The Explorers

were fantastic, lapping up the culture of a country many had only dreamed of

visiting. The shade of green our youngest participant, Tom, went after riding on

an elephant will stay with me for ever.’

ScoutBase website was relaunched Commonwealth Queen's Scout Award celebrations

2003 Roverway in Portugal

2004 12th World Scout Moot in Taiwan

Peter Duncan named ninth Chief Scout

Scouting magazine and supplements become free publications First Gilwell 24 event for Explorer Scouts

Though we all know Gilwell 24 as one of the biggest events in the Explorer

Scouting calendar, it was not always thus. In fact, the first Gilwell 24 nearly didn’t

take place. Event organiser Dave Gillard reveals all: ‘It was not long before the first

event, and bookings were low. We weren’t sure whether we’d be able to go

ahead with it. A phone call to the campsite manager and a deep breath, and we

decided to go for it, even if it made a loss. The feeling of relief when late bookings

came in was quickly replaced by elation after 24 hours of fun, adventure and the

odd nervy moment. Looking back it’s amazing to see how the event has grown.

Here’s to the next ten years!’

2005 EuroJam

THTH



2006 Relaunch of the Scout Network section Roverway in Italy

In the Tuscan hills outside Florence, a genuine coming-together of European Scouts happened

at the culmination of a series of marathon journies. Roverway combined serious walking,

cultural exchange and international friendship in a way that profoundly affected the small

number of UK Explorer Scouts and Network members that ventured out.

2007 Centenary of Scouting celebrations

HM The Queen reviews Queen’s Scouts at Windsor Castle, including award holders from

Commonwealth countries.

21st World Scout Jamboree UK

It really was a case of the whole world in one field as Hylands Park in Essex played host to

40,000 young people from over 200 countries. The largest UK Contingent in history acted as

ambassadors for UK Scouting, and campers were welcomed at the UK Pavilion which resembled

the Houses of Parliament. It was a real measure of the successful establishment of Explorer

Scouting that such a diverse contingent of members was able to be there.

Live ‘07 at the O2 arena

50th JOTA / 11th JOTI

2008 Programme update to Explorer Scouts First Scouts of the World Award trial

2009 Roverway in Iceland

Bear Grylls named tenth Chief Scout

It was at an Explorer Scout event (Gilwell 24) that Peter Duncan handed over Baden-Powell’s

wood beads to the most adventuresome Chief Scout since the Founder. Bear received a

rapturous reception as he backflipped onto the stage. Explorer Scout Leader Matt Richardson

was excited by the appointment. ‘It’s great someone so well known has such a positive attitude

towards young people,’ he said.


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Make your own historySo here we are. There’s no denying that

both sections have taken time to grow their

own identity, and that the transition from

Venture Scouting was complex and gradual.

But the numbers don’t lie, and the

improvement in retention of teenage

members has been significant in reversing

the declining trend that Scouting was

experiencing at the start of the millennium.

One of the proudest moments was just

18 months ago, when we were able to

report a surge in teenage membership of

over 20 per cent in less than ten years. This

achievement is down to the dedication you

have shown to the sections, as leaders,

mentors, members and supporters. The

Young Leaders’ Scheme has meant more 18

year-olds taking on adult appointments than

ever before, bringing with them leadership

skills learnt in Young Leader Units.

What will the next ten years show? It’s

hard to tell, but now it’s up to you to make

new stories, achieve new heights and

continue giving Explorer Scouting the

opportunity to change lives and make

special memories.

2010 13th World Scout Moot in Kenya

2011 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden



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Perfect ten

I have too many highlights since being in Explorers

to remember them all. I was the first female

Explorer Scout in my District. Camping on

Brownsea Island was pretty epic.

Making the gradeA massive highlight for me was getting my Wood Badge

after completing all my training. Two weeks later the

Explorer Scout Leader and I took the Unit on our first

international camp. We went to the Irish centenary

Jamboree and it was definitely an experience... I now

know why Ireland is so green; it rained so much! It was

my first international camp in Scouting and my first time at

a Jamboree.

Swiss highpointOne of my favourite places I’ve gone to with the Unit was

to Kandersteg in the summer of 2010. We had an

absolutely amazing time and I loved every second of it. I've

always wanted to go up a mountain, so it was a dream to

climb up to the Frundenhutte and watch the sun set over

the Alps. It was also quite special watching three Explorers

get invested while we were there. I wonder how many

teenagers have been invested into Scouting over the last

decade...

The centenary sunrise at the Eden Project was another

highlight. It was the first time I’d been but is now my

favourite place in all Cornwall. There were a few crafty

activites put on for the young people; I ended up teaching how

to make Turk’s head woggles and there was also den building.

Being made by the Scouts the dens all looked brilliant.

Investing Explorers into our Unit at Cornwall's highest

point, Brown Willy, is also an awesome moment (especially

when we do a bit of extreme ironing while we’re there).

Teen angelsBut my main highlight about being part of Explorer

Scouting has to be the Explorers themselves. We have

Kira Pollard joined Explorers shortly after the launch

and is now an Assistant Explorer Scout Leader in Bude,

Cornwall. Here are her personal highlights


PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS

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had, and still have, amazing characters in our Unit and all

the laughter and fun we have is so worth all the hard

work we put in. They make the Unit what it is. Happy birthday Explorers!



Go globalShelterBox introduces a new resource pack

Throughout 2010,

international disaster relief

charity ShelterBox, which is

an official partner of The

Scout Association, ran The ShelterBox

Challenge – a resource pack that

focused on the charity’s work.

Over 750 groups from across the

country took part in the challenge

which saw young people explore a

number of themes including water

conservation, photography and faith.

Helping you help usAfter months of work, the charity is

now ready to release their next

resource pack – Go Global.

Go Global is designed to help

Leaders cover all elements of the

Global Zone with their Unit. It’s

crammed full of fun activities that

enable young people to explore the

themes surrounding the work of

ShelterBox.

As well as activity ideas, there are

loads of extra resources that make

covering global issues easy for leaders.

Some of the activities are ideas that

can be adapted to suit your Unit.

Others have easy-to-use ‘how to run’

guides and a series of extra resources

on the Young ShelterBox website.

‘We’ve always understood that

many leaders find it difficult to explore

international issues with their group’

says James Webb, Young ShelterBox

Officer. ‘We created Go Global to give

them a helping hand.’

Go Global will be available from the

Scouts area of the Young ShelterBox

website – www.youngshelterbox.org

– this winter. To discover more and

register your Unit for the programme,

visit the website or email

[email protected].

Include your name, address, section,

District name and number of Explorers

taking part.

Units that register for Go Global will

also receive a special pack of goodies

to help you further in covering the

Global Zone.

Test your Unit’s team and communication skills by blindfolding them and giving them a length of rope, then challenging them to make it square. How will they fare?

Example idea


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PartnershiPs

We’ve teamed up with NatWest to produce five

activity packs for Explorer Scouts, with a

detailed accompanying resource for leaders.

The packs cover specific areas of money management to

help Explorers look after their finances, both now and in

the future. With activities such as how to run a fundraising

campaign, organise a camp or be a treasurer, the packs

aim to make the subject of managing money relevant and

appealing.

The packs are:•Money and your life

• Staying on budget

• Bringing the fun into fundraising

• Running your own event

• Running your own business.

Online tools available are:• Goalsaver app

• Budget planner tool

• Cutback tool.

Making money make senseThe materials are completely impartial and don’t promote

any NatWest products or services. They build on the

successful NatWest MoneySense for Schools programme,

used in more than two-thirds of UK secondary schools.

National Grid attended Gilwell Reunion in

September to show leaders a new resource it

has created.

The eventVolunteers from National Grid performed hands-on

demonstrations of a few of the activities. The volunteers

had an amazing day meeting leaders from all areas of the

country; seeing the enthusiasm for the activities and the

interest that came from all leaders was really encouraging.

Throughout the day National Grid spoke to participants

of all ages about energy, engineering and careers in

National Grid. It was fascinating for National Grid to hear

that there is a strong interest in teaching young people

science, technology, engineering and mathematics

within Scouting.

Who is National Grid?National Grid is an international electricity and gas

company, whose job is to connect people to the energy

they use. It encourages young people to learn about

energy and the opportunities of becoming the engineers

of the future, in a fun and interactive way.

Working in partnership with Scouting is an ideal way

for National Grid to develop activities that will inspire

young people about engineering.

Resources you can bank on

Activities to encourage engineers of the future

Free to download Get the new Explorer resources from www.scouts.org.uk/natwest

Teach Explorers to look after their finances with a great series of activity packs

Energise your Scouts with new National Grid activities

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NEW BADGE

Badge of the decade

The results are in, the votes have been counted and your choice for the badge to celebrate the tenth birthday can now be revealed

Thanks to everyone who cast their vote

on the badge to be produced for the

Explorer and Network tenth birthday in

2012. We’re pleased to reveal the

number one design.

The perfect blendThe badge is a balanced mix of both sections, so it’s

easy to see why it was your favourite.

As an occasional badge, you can sew it on your

uniform from the start of 2012 for the duration,

worn above the left breast pocket.

‘The badge comprises the green of the Explorer

section and the Network grey,’ said Programme

and Development Adviser Emma Saunders. ‘It also

captures the fun and adventure of both sections

while leaving no-one in any doubt about what

birthday we’re celebrating. I hope Explorer Scouts,

Network members and their leaders enjoy wearing

the badge on their uniforms throughout 2012.’

Get in firstYou can order the badge from Scout Shops in

January. Visit www.scouts.org.uk/shop and look for

Fun Badges. The bargain price is £1. We’d love to

feature pictures of you wearing the badge on our

Facebook page.

Go to www.facebook.com/explorerscouts to

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JanuaryWintercamp.6-8 January.

Gilwell Park Scout Activity Centre.

wintercamp.org.uk

Thornthwaite Winter Camp. 20-22 January, North Yorkshire.

nys.org.uk

FebruaryWinter Survival. 10-12 Feburary, run by Kent

Explorers.

kentexplorerscouts.org.uk

Aprili.Hike – The Three Towers Hike.14 April, Berkshire.

hike.org.uk/events

MayScout Community Week.14-20 May, UK wide.

Sign up your Unit for a community

project at www.scouts.org.uk/

community

International EventsThere are also several international

events happening throughout the

year, which Explorer Scouts are able

to attend. Here are a few for

inspiration:

Roverway 2012. 20-28 July 2012.

Finland.

scouts.org.uk/roverway

29th Asia-Pacific Regional Jamboree22-27 February 2012.

Sri Lanka.

scout.org

Jamboree Denmark 2012 21-29 July 2012

Holstebro.

jamboreedenmark2012.dk

NICES 2012. 28 July – 12 August 2012.

Netherlands.

nices.nl

BrumJam 2012.28 July – 4 August 2012. Worcestershire.

brumjam.org

Essex International Jamboree 2012.18-25 August 2012.

Essex.

eij.org.uk

What are you up to?As 2012 is set to be a year of celebration for Explorers, we give you the heads-upto what’s happening up and down the country

For further information on these, and other events, consult the InternationalOpportunities newsletter at www.scouts.org.uk/intops

If you’ve got an event that’s not listed here, get on the Explorer Scout Facebookpage at facebook.com/explorerscouts to share it.


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• Residential experiences, from camping to indoor lodges. • Over 50 activities across our centres• NEW for 2012 – badge, award and training courses for

young people and leaders

Visit the website for centre contact details and to request a brochure.

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