Behaviour Policy

Our behaviour policy applies to leaders, children and parents

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All the group’s section leaders and helpers are volunteers who devote a considerable amount of their personal time to training, planning and preparing activities for your children to give them opportunities to grow and develop through activities and games.

We accept that the children are not in School; however we do expect the same level of respect to be displayed toward both the leaders and other members within the group as they would teachers.

Our meetings are for a short period of time each week and it is unfair on everybody if time is wasted trying to maintain control when it is one individual causing the disruption. 

In a worst case scenario, and we will do everything in our power to avoid this, a persistently disruptive child will have to leave the group. 

The basis of the policy is for the young people to follow the PROMISE that they made when they were enrolled in the section. They must also follow the guidelines of the Scout Method which can be found below of this Policy along with the Scout Association’s Child Protection and Anti-Bullying Policy. 

There may be a genuine reason for a child to exhibit behavior which under different circumstances could be deemed to be disruptive. We need to know in advance to enable us to have adequate leaders in place to deal with this. You may be asked to assist in these circumstances. 

As leaders of the Scout Movement we are required to operate within the framework of the Scout Associations Policy, Organisation and Rules. You may hear us talk about P.O.R.

This document is available for anyone to download and view at the Scout Association web site.

• I will keep to the following behaviour code and understand that not doing so will result in a warning or yellow card
  
  

• We will come along to meetings regularly, on time and in proper uniform. Section top and neckerchief)
  
  

• We will come to meetings to enjoy ourselves, have fun, understanding that we all need to respect each other and the promise that we have made.
  
  

• We will join in and work as a team particularly when in our Lodges / Sixes / Patrols.
  
  

• We will show respect to all members of our group.
  
  

• No one will make a noise or cause disruption during quiet times, ceremonies, when games are being explained or during training sessions.
  
  

• Beavers / Cubs / Scouts will accept instructions from Adult Leaders / Lodge Leaders / Sixers / Patrol Leaders. If there are any questions they must be asked considerately such as by raising your hand.
  
  

• No one will deliberately break the rules or disrupt games or activities.
  
  

• If we are warned about our unacceptable behaviour we will stop it immediately.
  
  

• Appropriate language will be used at all times.
  
  

• Nobody will deliberately damage property belonging to the Scout Group or another person.
  
  

• There will be NO bullying, harassment or picking on ANYONE.
  
  

• Good behaviour is recognised by section awards.