Using the new Checklists for training

We now have 3 really useful Checklists on the website coming from the "Doing our Best Standards":

1. The five Essentials (there is no page 3!)
2. Making guiding happen
3. Safety & safeguarding 

They have been produced with implementation of the new programme in mind and each claims that the "checklist will help you bring it to life in your unit", each has a series of tick boxes.

At the last County Day I laminated 5 sets of the 5E's list and provided non permanent markers & white board cleaners (next time I will pack wet wipes). As part of an "Educational" wide game in the afternoon I was 1 of 20 bases. Leaders had to do a self assessment, in groups, and not always with the people they manage units with on how they were doing implementing the checklist. Where they didn't give themselves a tick, they then discussed an action plan to be able to earn themselves a tick. I was amazed how many leaders came to talk about the 5E's (wish I had laminated more sets of the checklists), also the quality of the discussion was really high quality. Where leaders had to work with leaders who they didn't know to make a "team" there was some really good ideas being shared. We (thank you Mary, who helped explore the outcome with each team before wiping clean the laminated checklists) uncovered a few myths that still seem to be floating around e.g a brownie can't earn an interest badge until they have made a Promise.

I did wonder if the checklists were an output of the Quality pilot. They are a really useful training tool and I can see how I could use them in a number of different training environments. To locate them on the GG website search "doingourbest".