Welcome to the first edition of our County Newsletter!
The aim of our newsletters are to provide you with a comprehensive overview of our upcoming events, training and exciting developments, all conveniently consolidated in one place.
We encourage you to check back on the County website inbetween newsletters though, as we are always adding more!
The next newsletter will come out in August 2023.
In this edition:
- County survey
- Transformation Updates
- Upcoming Training Courses
- Upcoming County Events
2023 County Survey
Back in 2017, the current County Team set out to understand the needs of our volunteers and how best we could support them. To do this we sent out the first County Survey to capture the views and opinions of our Volunteers, the result of which led us to form our County Vision and Objectives for our first two years. We did this again in 2019 and updated our objectives based on what you told us.
We are now ready for the next phase and would invite you to share your opinions and ideas of how we should shape the future of Scouting in Humberside over the coming few years.
Please could we ask you to take a few minutes to complete our survey to ensure that we can support our volunteers in the best possible way going forward.
Transformation Updates
We’re continuing to roll out changes to improve our volunteer's experience in Scouts. Find out how we’re transforming volunteering in Scouts.
The first three areas changing are:
1. Embedding a positive volunteering culture
We want Our Volunteering Culture to be something we're all proud of. It's there to help our new & existing volunteers thrive, giving them clear expectations and a shared understanding of what it really means to be a volunteer in Scouts.
2. Taking a more teams based approach to volunteering, including changes to role names and how we share tasks
Our new principles are:
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We volunteer flexibly as part of a team with a shared purpose.
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Our teams and titles are easier to understand and more appealing to new volunteers.
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Teams agree how to share tasks between them and this can change over time.
To find out what this means for you and your teams visit the Volunteering Together pages of scouts.org.uk.
3. Executive Committees are becoming Trustee Boards to make their role as Scouts Trustees clearer and more focused
From April 2023, Executive Committees and Executive Committee Members became Trustee Boards and Trustees respectively.
Trustee Boards will focus on governance activities. Support activities (such as fundraising, premises management or administration) currently led by Executive Committees will move to other teams in the Group, District or County.
Being clear about Trustee Boards' governance purpose helps trustees to understand their responsibilities and carry these out in an effective way.
Separating governance and operational tasks will also help as we recruit new volunteers - and to retain those already part of our teams. For example, the person who's great at managing the hall or running fundraising events might not have the skills, interests or time to be a trustee - but they can still be involved, as part of the Leadership Team or Support Team.
More information can be found on the Moving to Trustee Boards section on scouts.org.uk.
We can also share that development of the new Membership and Learning systems is progressing well. Testing is underway with feedback and suggestions from volunteers being incorporated along the way.
If you want to get involved, there are currently opportunities to provide feedback on some of the new Learning via the Testing Hub.
Upcoming Training Dates
Click on each Training Course to find out more and to book your place.
Mandatory Assessor Refresher Training - Tuesday
Tuesday, 14th May 2024
7-9:30pm
Mandatory Assessor Refresher Training - Saturday
Saturday, 18th May 2024
9:30-11:30am
Cluster Training Weekend - Saturday Modules 8,9 and 11
Saturday, 25th May 2024
9am-4:30pm
Cluster Training Weekend - Sunday First Response
Sunday, 26th May 2024
9am-4:30pm
Young Leader Training - Module K
Saturday, 1st June 2024
9am-4pm
First Response Training - Course 24/10 (Face to Face)
Saturday, 1st June 2024
9:30am-4:30pm
First Response Training - Course 24/7 (Face to Face)
Saturday, 6th July 2024
9:30am-4:30pm
Cluster Training Weekend
Saturday, 7th September 2024
9am-4pm
First Response Training - Course 24/9 (Face to Face)
Sunday, 8th September 2024
9am-3:30pm
First Response Training - Course 24/11 (Face to Face)
Sunday, 6th October 2024
9:30am-4:30pm
Click on each Event to find out more and how to book on.
Upcoming County Events
*Fully booked* Beaver Badge Day
Saturday 11th May 2024
*Fully Booked* Cub Badge Day
Sunday 12th May 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* May Kayaking Taster Session
Sunday 19th May 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* May 2 Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 25th May 2024
10am-3:30pm
Young Leader Training - Module K
Saturday, 1st June 2024
9am-4pm
Young Leader Training - Module A
Sunday, 2nd June 2024
9:30am-12pm
*FULLY BOOKED* June 1 Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 8th June 2024
10am-3:30pm
June Kayaking Taster Session
Sunday 9th June 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* June 2 Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 22nd June 2024
10am-3:30pm
Scouts PL & APL Camp
Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* July Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 6th July 2024
10am-3:30pm
Scouts of the World Award - Discovery Weekend
Friday 12th - Sunday 14th July 2024
*FEW SPACES LEFT* Explorers Water Activity Day - 13th July 2024
Saturday 13th July 2024
Explorers Water Activity Day - 27th July 2024
Saturday 27th July 2024
Network Summer Camp 2024
7pm Friday 16th -
12pm Sunday 18th, August 2024
Young Leader Training Weekend - Modules C, I & J (and A)
8pm Friday 13th -
12pm Sunday 15th, September 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* September 1 Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 14th September 2024
10am-3:30pm
Explorers Water Activity Day - 21st September 2024
Saturday 21st September 2024
Scouts Badge Weekend - Astronautics!
Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd September 2024
Squirrel Badge Day
Saturday 28th September 2024
*FULLY BOOKED* September 2 Sailing Taster Session
Saturday, 28th September 2024
10am-3:30pm
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