Behaviour Policy

Our Behaviour policy runs across the whole Group

All of our leaders are volunteers. We are not paid anything, we all have full time jobs and we give up a lot of time to ensure that the Young People have fun. This means that we should not have deal with Young People who do not behave in the way expected of them.

We therefore have a clear “yellow card, red card” behavioural policy, so that Young People and parents all know exactly what is expected and how we will deal with any Young Person who breaks the rules.

Yellow cards will be given for the following:

• Talking when they should be listening, including talking over leaders and other Young People
• Purposefully ignoring the instructions of a leader
• Messing around and wandering off when they should be joining in with activities
• Using inappropriate language, including swearing and name calling
• Intentionally destroying or damaging property belonging to the Group or to another person
• Talking, giggling, making gestures or otherwise misbehaving during flag break and flag down

Any Young Person who receives five yellow cards over the course of a term will be suspended from their section for one week. We may also set limits on the number of yellow cards that can be received in the run up to an outing or camp.

Red cards will be given for the following:

• Fighting with other Young People
• Bullying of any kind (physical or verbal)
• Receiving two yellow cards in one evening or during one trip or camp

Any Young Person who receives a red card will be suspended from their section for one week. If a Young Person receives two red cards (at any time) there will be an additional one week suspension and a meeting between a leader, a parent and the Young Person to agree what action should be taken. Any Young Person receiving three red cards may be asked to leave the Group following consultation with parents and Scout authorities.

Any Young Person with leadership stripes receiving a red card, or regularly receiving yellow cards, will lose their stripes.

We would much prefer not to have to deal with misbehaviour, but it is not only unfair on us, it is also unfair on those Young People who are behaving and want to get on with activities, so the above code will be strictly enforced. Your Young Person’s attendance will be taken as acceptance by you of these rules.