{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAt Scouts, we want every young person to enjoy adventure, have fun and feel challenged. Our volunteers can make changes to our activities, badges and awards so everyone can join in.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/running-your-section/planning-your-programme/\u0022 title=\u0022Planning your programme\u0022\u003EOur programme\u003C/a\u003E is designed to be fun, rewarding and challenging. When you\u0027re making changes to activities, badges and awards, you should focus on improving access to badges and awards, rather than reducing the challenge of their requirements or changing the focus. This may include adapting some or all of the requirements, or providing additional support for the young person.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/19245/squirrels-crouching-outside.jpg","width":7000,"height":4667,"altText":"Three Squirrels in red jumpers crouch on the grass looking engaged while more Squirrels stand behind them.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003ETips for making changes to activities, badges and awards\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETalk to the young person, if appropriate, and their parents and carers to learn more about their support needs. Use our guidance on \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/equity-diversity-and-inclusion/including-disabled-and-neurodivergent-people/planning-individual-support/\u0022 title=\u0022Planning individual support\u0022\u003Eplanning individual support\u003C/a\u003E to create an Individual Support Plan for the young person.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAll our \u003Ca href=\u0022/activities/\u0022 title=\u0022Activities\u0022\u003Eactivities\u003C/a\u003E have guidance on how you can change them to be more accessible. Look for the subheadings \u2018Change the level of challenge\u2019 and \u2018Make it accessible\u2019.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERun activities that are accessible for the entire Section rather than changing the requirements for a single person, so they don\u2019t feel singled out.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThink about adapting individual challenge activities into team challenges, so all young people can use their strengths to achieve a team goal.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou could involve all young people in decisions when looking to alter requirements to help them understand the reasons for changes.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHelp young people understand that being fair means everyone gets to join in, even if activities differ.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EA Cub Section is planning a hike for their Our Adventure Challenge Badge. One young person in the Section is a wheelchair user. The volunteers want to get the Cubs involved in decision making, so they find local country parks and Wildlife Trust sites with wheelchair accessible routes and ask the young people to decide where they\u2019d like to go. They show the young people how to identify wheelchair accessible routes on the country park maps and ask them to plot out the route they\u2019re going to take. 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