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Description

In patrols, attendees will learning a skill and teach it to another patrol, who will in turn teach its skill back. They will validate those skills by performing tasks that require them to be used. After time to reflect, attendees to give a short presentation to describe their experience and how it relates to being a PL/APL.
Attendees will receive a certificate and special woggle to be worn on the uniform to show they have completed the training.

Resources

52 scouts attending, meaning two patrols of 8, six patrols of 6
"Blow the dixie" kit x 2
Pioneering staves and rope for three patrols
Maps and compasses for 3 patrols
Coleman shelters and ground sheets for x 6 patrols
Field first Aid Kit
Post-its, marker pens
Certificates and woggles (https://thewogglemakers.co.uk/)

Instructions

Preparation: Scouts will be placed into patrols to ensure they're fully mixed and only knowing one other scout from their own troop. An ice-breaker will get patrol members to pair-up and learn three facts about each other. Each person introduces their partner by name and says these facts back to the other patrol members and finally they elect a PL for the day.

Flag break: Takes place and scouts will observe the smartness of each patrol.

Opening: A leader will give an introduction, covering the process for the day and what's expected of PL/APLs.

Session 1: Patrols are taught one of two skills (knots / bearings) by a leader.

Session 2: Patrol A members teaches those from Patrol B the skill they've just learned (Knots).

Session 3: Patrol B members teaches those from Patrol A the skill they've just learned (Bearings).
Lunch: Patrols discuss the challenges they faced when teaching the other patrol, or learning from fellow scouts. They also put ideas on post-its about what they'd like to do in their own troop to be more youth led.

Session 4A: Patrol A works as a team to building a mini pioneering project (ballista) to validate their learning and demonstrate team leadership and team work.
Session 4B: Patrol B goes on a mini-orienteering course to validate their learning and demonstrate team leadership and team work.

Session 5: Patrol A and B swap.

Session 6A: Patrol A holds a forum to discuss the challenges faced when validating their skills and shaping activities in their own troop. They prepare a 3 minute presentation in which all patrol members contribute and cover different aspects of what they've discussed.
Session 6B: Patrol B takes part in a team building exercise to "Blow the Dixie".

Session 7: Patrol A and B swap.

Wrap-up: All patrols deliver their presentation. A leader will summarise their ideas on being youth led.

Close: The patrols assemble for the close, observing whether there's been a difference compared to the start. Attendees and receive their certificates and woggles.

Follow-up: At their next troop meeting with the attendees from their troop, will give a presentation to the remainder of the troop to cover what they did, how the it can be youth led and give ideas on what positive action they would like to be taken. SLs review the training day, follow up sessions and how they've changed at next Troop Scouters' Meeting

Tags

• Leadership Challenges
• PL Training
• team building activities

Badge Links

• Orienteer - Set map
• Pioneer - Indoors
• Pioneer - Knots
• Team Leader - Represent
• Team Leader - Teach
• Teamwork - Goal
• Teamwork - Team-building
• Teamwork - Troop forum