Scout Leadership Course Session Overview

At the core of the success of Scouting is The Patrol System. This organisation and management system is tried and tested. Here we explore the details behind the method.

Time to allocate for this session

60 minutes.

Recomended programming for this session

This session should take place AFTER the role of a PL but before the Patrol in Council sessions.

Note: There are separate sesssions on the Patrol In Council, Patrol Activities and Patrol Camps. This is more a session on the overall Patrol System.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, Scouts will:

• clearly explain the operation of the Patrol System
• state reasons for using the Patrol System
• identify the responsibilities of each role in the Patrol System

Content to be Covered

During the session, you must cover:

• The definition and an overview of the Patrol System
• The value of the Patrol System in today’s Scouting
• Practical examples of the Patrol System in operation

Measuring Success

The session outcomes will have been achieved if:

• Scouts operate as a Patrol during the course.
• Scouts practise the attitudes of a Patrol and demonstrate effectively the role of the Patrol Leader.
• Scouts show confidence in wanting to run the Patrol System in their own Troop.

Suggested Activities and Resources

Here are the suggested activities for this session:

Activity	Type of activity	Resources
Activity Choice 1: Physical game	A game to show how the Patrol System works
Activity Choice 2: Initiative activity	Any of the short initiative exercises taken from the Solutions and Decisions Session. These activities can be used in this session.	see Solutions and Decisions Session
Activity Choice 3: Patrol System Video activities	Watch the video, get the T-shirt	The video is available on the resource disk.

Participant Handouts

Resources that can be printed or included on a disk to take home:

The Patrol System

Training Adult Leaders

Adult Leaders attending for training purposes should:

• All of the outcomes expected of the Scouts
• Show their understanding of the Patrol System during this and other Sessions.