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Description
Running a wide range of activities outdoors
for young people.
This means:
- understanding
the importance of outdoor activities as part of a balanced programme
- understanding
the safety aspects of providing activities outdoors
- understanding
the importance of planning and managing outdoor activities appropriately
- planning and
running activities outdoors
- knowing how
to get the appropriate authorisations required for activities outdoors
- knowing how
to assess the risks involved in activities outdoors and how to manage
groups undertaking those activities.
Questions
- Do you know the importance of activities
outdoors in the delivery of the Balanced Programme?
- Do you know the rules and guidance
about activities outdoors and where to find them?
- Do you know how to plan an activity
outdoors?
- Do you know how to assess the level
of risk in an activity outdoors?
- Do you know how to manage groups of
young people undertaking activities outdoors?
Delivery
methods
To validate
this module you will need to complete two of the following:
- Describe your
role and responsibilities, and those of your line managers with regard
to activities that do not require formal Activity Authorisations (weekly
meetings, visits and trips, activities in Terrain Zero, Class C Waters
etc.).
- Explain how
Policy Organisation and Rules and activities factsheets detail the
requirements and provide guidance for a wide range of Scouting activities
and how to access this information.
- Carry out
a Risk Assessment on an activity and explain how and why Risk Assessments
should be undertaken both before and during activities outdoors.
- Explain the
importance of the Home Contact, and parental permission systems and
provide evidence of having used these for outdoor activities. Explain
the emergency and reporting procedures to be implemented in the event
of an accident or incident.
- Discuss the
identification and selection of adequate and appropriate clothing,
footwear, personal and group equipment taking into account both the
activity and the weather conditions.
- Plan and run an outdoor activity new
to you, taking into account the age, experience, fitness, adult to
young person ratio, Special Needs of the group, the activity involved
and the anticipated weather conditions.
- Manage the process of planning an
outdoor activity, outlining how groups were managed during the activities
through the appropriate use of delegation, decision-making, group
control and good communication.
- Any other ideas, subject to agreement
with a Training Adviser.
And:
Plan, run and review an outdoor activity.
Describe to a Training Adviser what steps they took to ensure it was safe.
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