South East Scotland Regional Scout Council
Development Resources – New Section
Opening a new Section
During the course of the development project around 30 new sections were started. Along the way resources were picked up from other projects and some were developed by ourselves. Below are a sample of the most useful, they can be downloaded and adapted to fit a variety of section start-up situations.
If you are planning to start up a new section, please do inform your District Commissioner and the Region as they will be able to give you some support during the process. Also, remember to see the postings in our development section about funding and recruitment for additional info and advice.
Overview
- Opening a new Group or Section (UK)
- Guide to Opening a New Scout Group or Section (UK, pdf)
- Example template for you to develop your own plan: Planning for new provision (UK, Word)
Open Night Resources
- Open Night Tips for Success
- More tips for running an open night or taster evening
- Example Taster Night programme 1
- Example Taster Night programme 2
- Example Taster Night programme 3
- End of the first week letter to parents Beavers
- End of the first week letter to parents Cubs
- Parent Sign Up Sheet
Presentations for parents
- Scouting PowerPoint for Beaver Scout parents (pdf – PowerPoint available from Region)
- Scouting PowerPoint for waiting-list parents (pdf – PowerPoint available from Region)