{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EOnce your expression of interest form has been approved by your District Lead Volunteer and HQ, you\u0027ll be contacted by a Programme Delivery Executive (PDE) from the Early Years (EY) team. They\u0027ll give you access to ongoing support as shared on this page.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYour PDE will introduce you to your Cohort Coach and invite you to attend a Welcome to Squirrels online induction session where you will find out about:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWelcome to Squirrels Facebook page\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOur communication approach\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOngoing support and development such as Squirrel Squad sessions\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWider county role support\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#ca1a10","title":"What support to expect","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ECohort Coaches are new to Scouting and are volunteers who work with Dreys from across the country to facilitate peer support. Coaches are not line managers, rather facilitators, sign posters and coaches who work entirely online and closely\u0026nbsp;with the Early Years team at Headquarters.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYour Programme Delivery Executive (PDE) will introduce you to your Cohort Coach. They\u0027ll then implement The Cohort Approach to support opening and running a Drey.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EThe Cohort Approach\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat to expect from your Coach:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethey\u0027re a person to turn to with questions\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Esomeone to share your feedback with (to get back to HQ)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethey\u0027ll organise and facilitate meetings, every month via Zoom\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethey\u0027ll offer 6 months of support\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethey\u0027ll contact you and your District lead volunteer to introduce themselves, up to 3 months prior to you opening\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethey\u0027ll ask you to share leaders emails and invite them to an initial online meeting, followed by further online meetings\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHow to get the best out of engaging in the Cohort Coach approach\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eattend meetings every month\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Econtribute at the meetings and offer peer support\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eshare ideas and work through challenges\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Cohort Coaches","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[{"type":"Image top","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWelcome to Squirrels are run in the evening via Zoom.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey\u0027re a live webinar which give you a good overview of all you need to run Squirrels.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EUniform and branding\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe badges and programmes\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHow to run a Squirrel section\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EActions and next steps\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESupport available for you\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThey\u0027re run by the Early Years team. Whilst your PDE may not attend, one of the EY team will be their to answer your questions.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EInvites to the webinar are only extended once you\u0027ve been approved by your District lead volunteer and HQ.\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Welcome to squirrels","image":"/media/14071/210510_squirrels_1344.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dadf67f2ffd910","imageFocus":"","imageId":27100,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":false,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe communicate any updates with you via email and Facebook.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDon\u0027t miss out! Update your email contacts.\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027ve found the person who expresses interest to open a Drey, doesn\u0027t always carry on to become part of the Squirrel team, as they often undertake other roles, such as Group Lead Volunteer.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll Squirrel leaders can be emailed with updates, so do keep us up to date (via your PDE or Cohort Coach) as to the correct emails to contact.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","label":"How we communicate"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EWe strongly recommend joining our \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.facebook.com/groups/269160274967827/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Welcome to Squirrels Facebook Page\u0022\u003EWelcome to Squirrels Facebook page\u003C/a\u003E (only extended to those leaders, already accepted to run a Drey).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u0027s a really upbeat space, where Dreys share their ideas and successes.\u00A0 The Early Years team also use it to advertise events such as Squirrel Squad sessions or invites to feedback on the programme.\u00A0 (These updates are emailed too, but you\u0027ll only receive them if we have your email!)\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Facebook"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EAnyone registered on scouts.org.uk with a Squirrel role, will receive the Squirrels Membership email. This is a separate email to one HQ sends out, so please keep us up to date with your emails when leaders are added.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe person who registers you should select:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGroup section: Squirrels\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERole variant: Squirrel team leader (or other specific role) Squirrel Scouts\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVisible role title: Team leader (or other specific role) - Squirrel Scouts\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Registering your role on scouts.org.uk"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp class=\u0022h5\u0022 data-v-32acde55=\u0022\u0022\u003EProgramme Delivery Executives (PDE) (Early Years)\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPDE are part of the team HQ employ to support Squirrel Scouts. 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