{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAt first, such a scheme may seem Leader intensive in an environment where there are insufficient adults available anyway. This need not be the case. Imagination is needed!\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELeadership roles may be similar to those associated with conventional Sections, but they are carried out differently.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhere there is some reluctance for adults to act as Section Team Members, or Scouts to act as Patrol Leaders, talk over and challenge their perceptions of the role.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAn adult may be reluctant to take on a Section Team Leader role in a Section of 18 Members but may be quite happy to do so if asked to work with just six. Similarly, parents may be happy to act as Section Team Members, especially if they live in the same small village where everyone knows each other, and where the den meeting is to take place.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA\u003C/strong\u003E Section Team\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Leader is responsible for:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eplanning weekly meetings (where possible with the Section Team Members)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Emonitoring Members\u0027 progress within the Balanced Programme;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Earranging the monthly Section meetings;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Evisiting den meetings as regularly as possible and helping to arrange transport.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe Section Team Members are responsible for:\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Erunning weekly den Meetings (in the case of Lodges and Sixes), perhaps with a Section Team Member;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eworking with Members to help them through the Balanced Programme;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe organisation and general welfare of Members;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Earranging transport to monthly Section meetings;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eattending monthly Section and programme planning meetings;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Emaintaining contact with parents;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ebeing responsible for funds and equipment\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAvoid situations where a lone adult is running den meetings; always have two adults present, even if it\u0027s a parent or friend who does not wish to work directly with young people. Ensure they have completed a Personal Enquiry \u2013 and have received a Criminal Record Check Certificate.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScout Patrols should be able to conduct their weekly programme on their own, perhaps with the Scout Section Team Leader/Member or some other adult providing advice and guidance where needed. By acting as a \u0027resource person\u0027 the adult could usefully assist the Patrol in undertaking the things they want to do.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOccasional visits to meetings will also be important. Some intensive Patrol Leader Training will be needed, particularly at the start. 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