New District Youth Team

I am delighted to announce that we have a new District Youth lead team in place. Following Lucy Taverner’s move to County we have been looking for someone to lead the Youth team and four people expressed an interest in the role.

They all met with Kyle and I and both he and I were impressed and pleased to hear all about the fantastic ideas and thoughts they had to help support Wetherby District Scouts become even more Youth lad and focussed.

As we felt all of them had the ideas, commitment and passion for the role we have set up a District Youth Lead Team which all four will become members. One of them will act as the District Youth lead, where they will also become Trustee for Wetherby District Scouts. (subject to the Trustees approval)

The key remit of the team is a follows

Purpose: As part of the District Leadership Team, our Youth Leads make sure Scouts is shaped by young people aged 4-25. They champion, encourage and lead work in their area, supporting volunteers to empower young people and embed their ideas and decisions into Scouts locally.

Key Tasks:

• Develop young people aged 4-25 within Scouts
• Make sure young people have regular opportunities to take the lead, such as promoting peer leadership and the Young Leaders’ Scheme.
• Inspire and motivate young people. Make sure they know about the opportunities available to them in Scouts, including options when they turn 18.
• Champion and encourage participation in the YouShape award and other top awards.
• Embed young people aged 4-25 in decision-making locally.
• Support and encourage volunteers to put the views and ideas of young people at the core of programmes.
• Make sure young people are at the heart of Trustee Board decisions.
• Create opportunities for young people to provide feedback.

They will no doubt be communicating their specific plans soon including running and participating in events as well as visiting different Groups. I am sure everyone across the District will give them all the encouragement and support they can to ensure that young people’s voices and views are heard in the shaping ot the delivery of the Scout programme across all the District

The 4 members of the Youth Lead team are as follows

• Sylvie Hollinghurst (District Youth Lead)
• Elizabeth (Fozz) Sheehan
• Daniel Walton
• Alex Richardson

Many congratulations to all of them and I look forward to seeing and hearing about their ideas and plans come to fruition.

Simon Cocker

District Lead Volunteer