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Session 1 - Opportunities to grow
Session 2 – Recruitment and retention of adults
Session 3 – Recruitment and retention of young people
Session 4 – planning for growth<br>
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Session 1 – Opportunities to grow
- Why young people and adults choose Scouting
- What development in Scouting means and how it relates to growth<br>
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Growing the Section 13 Why do adults and young people join Scouts? fun and friendship
To be part of something / support the local community
Give something back to Scouting
Family involvement / support children in Scouting
Babysitting service
International opportunities
Adventure
Personal growth and development<br>
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Growing the Section 13 Why does Growth Matter? Growth is important because:
it’s a visible sign of success
It means we are doing more and achieving our mission
It generates a feel-good factor<br>
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Growing the Section (13) The fairy godmother – make a wish!
If you had a fairy godmother – what would you want for your Section / Group to promote recruitment and retention?
Think about what barriers there are to recruitment and retention at the moment.
What could your fairy godmother do to sort this out?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Fostering growth
Create opportunities for more young people to be involved
Improve or maintain a good quality programme with more opportunities for adventure and residential experience
Improve retention between Sections
Recruit more young people and adults
Appreciate volunteers and work with them in a flexible way
Understand parents and forge active partnerships with them
Make scouting flexible and open to all
Have a positive impact on the local community
Be more representative of the local community<br>
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Session 2 – Recruitment and retention of adults
Actively recruiting adults
Importance of parents and former members
Being flexible
Adults in Scouting model
Support and resources for adult recruitment and retention<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Group Task
Look at these reasons for not volunteering.
How could you engage with these potential volunteers to make them change their mind?
What could you do in the future to make sure that people don’t give these reasons?
10 mins – be prepared to share your thoughts<br>
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How could we engage this volunteer?<br>
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How could we engage this volunteer?<br>
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How could we engage this volunteer?<br>
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How could we engage this volunteer?<br>
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Resources https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources//search?cat=268 https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/growing-scouts/<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Induction
When you started…
Did you feel welcomed and supported?
What were you told and who did you meet?
Did you receive training and did it come at the right time?
Do you feel supported in your role now, and what makes you feel like that?
How can you help a new volunteer get a great start in Scouting?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) The Adults in Scouting model<br>
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Growing the Section (13) The Appointment Process<br>
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Resources
https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/growing-scouts/recruiting-and-retaining-volunteers/four-ways-to-keep-amazing-volunteers/<br>
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Session 3 – Recruitment and retention of young people
Young people in Scouting
Methods of recruitment
Retention between the sections (programme planning, youth engagement, moving on)<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Practical steps
How can you recruit new members into your section?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Supporting growth
Word of mouth / referrals
Former members
School assemblies
Open events and scouting showcase
Local media
General public
Local community<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Barriers<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Overcoming Barriers<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Waiting lists and registers of interest
If a young person is on a waiting list, they are not getting to experience Scouting.
How can we get young people off waiting lists and in to Sections?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Keeping young people in Scouting
Programme
Youth Involvement
Movement between Sections TRIANGLE OF SCOUTING SUCCESS Programme Communication Leader team<br>
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Session 4 – Planning for Growth
Assessment tools
Action plans
Development plans
Support and resources<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Growth and Development
Step 1 – Where are we now?
Step 2 – Where do we want to be?
Step 3 – How are we going to get there?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment Some sections have no girls<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment There are 15 young people in each Section<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment 50% of young people achieve their Chief Scout Award before moving on to the next section<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment All young people in sections have a chance to provide input on and discuss the programme<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment 50% of young people go from Beavers to Cubs<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment There are young leaders in each of the sections<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment All sections have one residential experience a year<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment There are no young people on waiting lists<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment No increase on last year’s census figures<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment All leaders and assistants are reviewed at the review date set<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment Programme planning meetings are held once a year<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment Leaders leave out the programme zones they find hard to deliver<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment Young people play their favourite games every week<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment Five of the parents are involved in helping the section<br>
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Growing the Section (13) RAG Assessment The section attends District and County run termly activities and residential experiences<br>
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Growing the Section (13) Where do we want to be?
What do we want our Group or section to look like in the future?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) How are we going to get there? – DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
Decide on priorities and break them down into realistic targets and manageable tasks.
Involve everybody
Focus on quality and/or growth
Ensure targets and timescales are realistic
Keep it simple<br>
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Growing the Section (13) 5 minutes – 3 actions
While a development plan for a Group or Section should include as many stakeholders as possible – you can still come up with your own action plan.
Following this training course, what 3 actions could you take to grow Scouting in your patch?<br>
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Growing the Section (13) How to validate this training.
Explain the role you play in recruitment and retention of young people and adults and explain why growing Scouting is important.
Give examples of new members (adults or young people) who have joined Scouting as a direct result of your actions and the steps you took.
PLUS TWO OF THE FOLLOWING
Work with others to produce and implement a development plan for your section or group
Run or take part in a recruitment event to help grow the Section and group
Give examples of how you are being flexible and meeting the needs, wants and time commitments of adults when recruiting them
Demonstrate how you’ve effectively moved young people between sections.<br>
