There are four missions which are designed to allow Young Leaders to put the learning from their modules, into practice. By completing these missions, they will be able to gain confidence and become a valuable asset on the leadership team within their section and group.
Completing a mission, is similar to completing a validation of adult volunteer learning. It’s important that section team leaders are aware of anu upcoming missions, and what they entail.
Any evidence for a mission, can be uploaded to Scoutworks. Once the required evidence has been uploaded and reviewed, you will earn your mission badge.
An outline of each mission, can be found below
Mission 1: Game
Plan and run a minimum of three games with the section you are volunteering with. At least one game should take place 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, or
- run a game that reinforces something the section has learned
any other ideas, subject to agreement with your District 14-24 Team and Section Team Leader.
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, and
- 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 the camp programme, such as a pioneering activity or obstacle course, planning the route for a hike, initiating some team challenges, or organising and leading a campfire.
- record the ways 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.
- any other ideas, subject to agreement with your District 14-24 Team and Section Team Leader.
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 section 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/ Region 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).
- decide who should attend a meeting and invite them along.
- organise and run a forum for the young people in your section, gathering their ideas and suggestions, and feeding these back to the section team leader.
- organise for someone to take notes, minutes or points of action.
- plan and run the Sixers’ or Patrol Leaders’ forum, ensuring that the young people in the section understand how they can input their ideas into the section programme.
- any other ideas, subject to agreement with your District 14-24 Team and Section Team Leader.
Mission 4: Delivery
Take the section’s programme ideas to a programme planning meeting.
This mission should include:
- asking the young people in the section 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/ Region 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).
- decide who should attend a meeting and invite them along.
- organise and run a forum for the young people in your section, gathering their ideas and suggestions, and feeding these back to the section team leader.
- organise for someone to take notes, minutes or points of action.
- plan and run the Sixers’ or Patrol Leaders’ forum, ensuring that the young people in the section understand how they can input their ideas into the section programme.
- any other ideas, subject to agreement with your District 14-24 Team and Section Team Leader.