What is development?
Is your Group short of Leaders? Do you want to open a Section that your Group currently lacks? Is your Cub Pack so full that you need to open a second? Is there no Group at all in your locality? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes' - then read on...
And now as an additional service, would you like the development officer to visit your group and help you to put together your own development plan.
The Scouts Wales development plan for 2007/10, is funded by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action and the Scout Association Development Grants Board and provides funds for the employment of a Local Development Officer (LDO).
Thats me folks. My name is Mark Winson. I have been a Cub and Scout in Derby, completing my Chief Scout Award and spending some time as an Assistant Scout leader, before leaving to work in the RAF. Upon discharge, I took up the post of Scout Leader in Caernarfon, for three years, gaining my wood badge. In 2003-2005 I worked part time for WSC as a development officer, being offered this full time post in 2007. After nearly three yearsof work in Clwyd and Montgomeryshire the project has recruited over 200 new adults into Scouting.
In furtherance of development in Clwyd, this web page will keep you informed of the work being done in your area and enable you to place a bid for the development officer to come and work for you.
Current Development Projects
This spring term development has been so pleased to see increases in our annual census once again. Total change in Denbighshire has been 7.9% up from last years disappointing fall. Further success has come from the spring project at 1st Rhuddlan were Carol and Malcom Boyton have been working miracles with the Beaver Scout section and Cub section with so few leaders. This project to boost leaders in the Beaver Colony started with a series of local displays of Scouting, promotional articles in the local newspapers and distribution of leaflets and letters throughout the town and school. The following open nights in the Beaver section and the Cub section (intending only to recruit addtional Bvr leaders) were received well by the community and resulted in the recruitment of two new Beaver leaders, Amanda and Shaun and three new cub leaders, Gerry and husband and wife - Ken and Nikki - welcome one and all. We also recruited a further five occasional helpers to help with the multitude of outings and events that the group run. The Beaver & Cub sections are now both flush with support and will be able to better cope with all the boys and girls - maybe even reducing their waiting lists.
1st Llangollen A second project; to recruit on behalf of this group resulted in the recruitment of three ACSL's and four ASL's, but unfortunately many of these adults were lost the following week and the group remains reliant upon the few existing leaders it has. The issues that surround this project are being examined and reviewed. Despite this disappointment this district showed a 17.1% increase in total membership - WOW!
1st Sandycroft and Mancott This excellent group consisting of family run Beavers and Cubs have been desperate for a Scout troop to be added to the group for some time. Steve and Abbey have welcomed the promotional work done in the local community and the funding that has been secured for starting up this section from HQ. However, the work required in the school has been delayed by the dreaded "Estyn Schools Inspections" and delays have caused the project to be rescheduled for the autumn term. The district and group are happy for this to happen and have a second bite at the cherry.
Flintshire District have been busy with the LDO creating their own development plan. The DC's Pat and new deputy Sheila Jones, having done some preparatory work held a meeting for some key people in the district who also had an input and are now completing the final plan. It was also pleasing to see that for such a large district, Flintshires census figures were positive and averted any fall in total membership.
Wrexham District have been doing the same. The new team here continued from where Sue and Jan left off last year and completed their plan with the help of a well attending consultation meeting. Lets hope that this following year compliments their increase in membership this year, being 13.2% up on last year.
Strategies and initiatives
LATEST APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Successful applications for assistance starting after the Easter holidays going through to August 2011:
1st DENBIGH Alan Hesford has secured development assistance to create a brand new Beaver Colony to compliment the existing Cub Pack and Scout Troop. This group is also in the process of benefiting from the creation of their new development plan, facilitated by myself as development officer.
1st ESCLUSHAM Carol and Alan Orchard have been successful in applying for development assistance to boost their Beaver Colony with new leaders and children.
1st ROSSETT Further development planning work is going on at 1st Rossett, where Phil Bentley and group are looking forward to where they would like to be in the next year.
HOW DO YOU APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE
If you would like some assistance from the development team to:
1. Create a new section within your group
2. Recruit additional adults into an existing section
3. Visit you to help you with recruitment.
4. Mentor your Group with the creation of its own development plan.
Contact Me:
If you would like to put in a application for me to come and work for you; please contact me requesting an Expression of Interest form, which I will supply for you to fill in and pass to your DC for approval.
If you would like advice on your own development initiatives, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mark Winson
Development Officer
Tel: 01286 669642
Mob: 07825 632500
E.Mail mark.winson@scoutswales.org.uk
Is your Group short of Leaders? Do you want to open a Section that your Group currently lacks? Is your Cub Pack so full that you need to open a second? Is there no Group at all in your locality? If the answer to any of these questions is 'yes' - then read on...
And now as an additional service, would you like the development officer to visit your group and help you to put together your own development plan.
The Scouts Wales development plan for 2007/10, is funded by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action and the Scout Association Development Grants Board and provides funds for the employment of a Local Development Officer (LDO).
Thats me folks. My name is Mark Winson. I have been a Cub and Scout in Derby, completing my Chief Scout Award and spending some time as an Assistant Scout leader, before leaving to work in the RAF. Upon discharge, I took up the post of Scout Leader in Caernarfon, for three years, gaining my wood badge. In 2003-2005 I worked part time for WSC as a development officer, being offered this full time post in 2007. After nearly three yearsof work in Clwyd and Montgomeryshire the project has recruited over 200 new adults into Scouting.
In furtherance of development in Clwyd, this web page will keep you informed of the work being done in your area and enable you to place a bid for the development officer to come and work for you.
This spring term development has been so pleased to see increases in our annual census once again. Total change in Denbighshire has been 7.9% up from last years disappointing fall. Further success has come from the spring project at 1st Rhuddlan were Carol and Malcom Boyton have been working miracles with the Beaver Scout section and Cub section with so few leaders. This project to boost leaders in the Beaver Colony started with a series of local displays of Scouting, promotional articles in the local newspapers and distribution of leaflets and letters throughout the town and school. The following open nights in the Beaver section and the Cub section (intending only to recruit addtional Bvr leaders) were received well by the community and resulted in the recruitment of two new Beaver leaders, Amanda and Shaun and three new cub leaders, Gerry and husband and wife - Ken and Nikki - welcome one and all. We also recruited a further five occasional helpers to help with the multitude of outings and events that the group run. The Beaver & Cub sections are now both flush with support and will be able to better cope with all the boys and girls - maybe even reducing their waiting lists.
1st Llangollen A second project; to recruit on behalf of this group resulted in the recruitment of three ACSL's and four ASL's, but unfortunately many of these adults were lost the following week and the group remains reliant upon the few existing leaders it has. The issues that surround this project are being examined and reviewed. Despite this disappointment this district showed a 17.1% increase in total membership - WOW!
1st Sandycroft and Mancott This excellent group consisting of family run Beavers and Cubs have been desperate for a Scout troop to be added to the group for some time. Steve and Abbey have welcomed the promotional work done in the local community and the funding that has been secured for starting up this section from HQ. However, the work required in the school has been delayed by the dreaded "Estyn Schools Inspections" and delays have caused the project to be rescheduled for the autumn term. The district and group are happy for this to happen and have a second bite at the cherry.
Flintshire District have been busy with the LDO creating their own development plan. The DC's Pat and new deputy Sheila Jones, having done some preparatory work held a meeting for some key people in the district who also had an input and are now completing the final plan. It was also pleasing to see that for such a large district, Flintshires census figures were positive and averted any fall in total membership.
Wrexham District have been doing the same. The new team here continued from where Sue and Jan left off last year and completed their plan with the help of a well attending consultation meeting. Lets hope that this following year compliments their increase in membership this year, being 13.2% up on last year.
LATEST APPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Successful applications for assistance starting after the Easter holidays going through to August 2011:
1st DENBIGH Alan Hesford has secured development assistance to create a brand new Beaver Colony to compliment the existing Cub Pack and Scout Troop. This group is also in the process of benefiting from the creation of their new development plan, facilitated by myself as development officer.
1st ESCLUSHAM Carol and Alan Orchard have been successful in applying for development assistance to boost their Beaver Colony with new leaders and children.
1st ROSSETT Further development planning work is going on at 1st Rossett, where Phil Bentley and group are looking forward to where they would like to be in the next year.
HOW DO YOU APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE
If you would like some assistance from the development team to:
1. Create a new section within your group
2. Recruit additional adults into an existing section
3. Visit you to help you with recruitment.
4. Mentor your Group with the creation of its own development plan.
If you would like to put in a application for me to come and work for you; please contact me requesting an Expression of Interest form, which I will supply for you to fill in and pass to your DC for approval.
If you would like advice on your own development initiatives, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Mark Winson
Development Officer
Tel: 01286 669642
Mob: 07825 632500
E.Mail mark.winson@scoutswales.org.uk
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Expression of interest form
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