​Young Leaders at 20th Oldham
Young Leaders are an important part of our team. They are part of our planning, and help us to deliver our varied and interesting programme.  Being a Young Leader counts as the volunteering element of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and also enables Explorers to work towards becoming a Queen's Scout - the ultimate award for young people in UK Scouting.

If you are aged 14 - 18 and would be interested in joining us, please get in touch, we welcome Young Leaders to work with all 3 of our sections.  You do not have to have been a Scout to become a Young Leader.
Becoming an Explorer Scout Young Leader

The training for our Young Leaders is delivered at the GMN County Headquarters, and covers all of the modules below:
Essentials and Expectations
Taking the Lead
That's the way to do it!
Understanding behaviour
Game on!
Making Scouting accessible and inclusive
What is a high quality programme?
What did they say?
Communicate it
​First Aid
This training is then complemented by the YLs completing the 4 missions below, and thereby earning the 4 additional parts of their badge.

Mission 1
​Game

Plan and run a minimum of three games with the section you are volunteering with.  At least one game should be indoors and one outdoors.

The games should be varied, incorporating:
  • at least two different types of leadership style (Modules B and C)
  • three different types of games; for example some games may be more energetic and active, while others may be more creative or reflective (Module E)

To complete this mission you could:
  • run a game at the beginning or end of a section night
  • run a wide game on a camp
  • run a game that ties into a badge the section is working towards
  • run a game that reinforces something the section has learned

Mission 2
​Activity

Plan and run an activity (not a game) with the section you are volunteering with. 

The activities should include:
  • planning and organisation
  • delivery
  • gathering any equipment or materials needed

To complete this mission, you could:
  • choose an activity badge to run as part of the programme, providing all of the information and materials required for the section to achieve this
  • run a segment of a camp pfrogramme, such as a pioneering activity or obstacle course, planning the route for a hike, initiationg some team challenges, or organising and leading a campfire
  • record the was in which your section's programme activities could count towards different badges and awards
  • ​run an activity for the section, relating to one of your own hobbies or interests

Mission 3 Programme Planning

Take the section's programme ideas to a programme planning meeting.

This mission should include:
  • asking the young people in the secion to contribute their ideas to the programme
  • capturing the ideas and suggestions from the young people and exploring how these could be incorporated into their programme
  • attending and contributing to a meeting (eg programme planning meeting, leaders' meeting, District, County or Area meeting)
​To complete this mission, you could:
  • attend a section planning meeting
  • plan and run a meeting (eg section planning forum or running activities from the YouShape resources)
  • organise and run a forum for the young people in your section, gathering their ideas and suggestions, and feeding these back to the section leader
  • ​plan and run a Sixers' or Patrol Leaders' forum, ensuring that the young people understand how they can input their ideas into the section programme

Mission 4 Delivery

Take responsibility for organising and running part of the section programme.

This mission should include:
  • planning and organising a selection of activities on a theme
  • delivery of those activities
  • elvauation and review of the activities with the section
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To complete this mission you could:
  • plan and run a linking event with either the section above or the section below, working with the leaders of those sections to arrange everything
  • plan an event, night or activity, ensuring it is appropriate for the age range of the young people, and is well-suited to the venue
  • include members of the section in the running of an evening
  • ​plan and run a Challenge Award with the young people, ideally choosing one that has been achieved by the fewest members
  • plan the monthly, termly or yearly programme of activities needed to achieve the award
  • plan a camp for the section (under the supervision of a leader with the appropriate Nights Away Permit)
  • help the young people in the section to explore a particular topic, or to develop some specific skills