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Blogs | 18th April 2020

How to handle challenging behaviour

It’s difficult for anyone to be ‘well behaved’ 100% of the time, but particularly tough when we’re stuck inside with each other all day long. Knowing that for some young people, tempers can fray quite quickly, we spoke to authors and educators Paul Dix and Noël Janis-Norton to get their thoughts on how families can help to promote positive behaviour.

Blogs | 11th April 2020

5 ways to help young people bounce back

We want to help equip a new generation with the skills they need to help them bounce back in the face of adversity.

Blogs | 8th April 2020

Growing the family

Every Scout would love to bring more volunteers on board, but it’s not always easy to find the right people to support you and your young people. Read on to hear from volunteers who’ve tried and tested various methods to help bring people in, and to find out more about the resources we’ve put in place to help you, every step of the way.

Blogs | 8th April 2020

Films that spark Scout values

From brave orphans in a beautifully animated story to adventure seeking teenagers in a timeless eighties classic, our movie round-up has something for all sections

Blogs | 7th April 2020

One good thing: how keeping a gratitude diary builds resilience

Research shows young people who practise being grateful do better in almost every metric than their less grateful peers. We spoke to Dr Rangan Chatterjee, physician, author, presenter and podcaster, to learn more about the benefits of looking on the bright side, then asked some young people to write their own gratitude diaries and share them with us