Kidscape are a UK-leading, award-winning provider of Safeguarding and Child Protection, Bullying Awareness, Peer Mentoring and Online Safety training. They provide specialist training courses to schools, sports clubs and all organisations that have a duty of care towards children and families.

The Bullying Awareness Training for adults course is specifically designed to develop awareness of bullying and cyberbullying. The session explores recent guidance and offers solutions to how organisations can work together to create inclusive environments and provide effective support for children and young people.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Detail what behaviours constitute bullying and harassment
• Share awareness of the prevalence of bullying
• Recognise the impact and long-term effects of bullying on children and young people
• Detail the differences and similarities of cyberbullying
• Know how to appropriately deal with bullying incidents
• Lead on future plans to reduce the effects of bullying behaviours

The 6th Friern Barnet are offering this course to all adults in the Group who have interactions with young people.  There’s no charge.  Any spare places will be offered to other adults in Barnet Borough Scout District.

Drinks and biscuits will be provided.  There is no need to wear uniform.

See https://www.kidscape.org.uk/training-and-workshops/training-for-adults-who-work-with-children/bullying-awareness for more details of the course content.

The next annual Southern 50 will take place on the 10th February 2024.

The Southern 50 is a prestigious challenge hike, one of the longest running events of its type in Scouting.

It’s a navigation event in the Chiltern Hills that’s been held every year since 1980 through the counties of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, organised by Greater London North Scout County.

There are three routes: 50mile and 50km open to all, and a 30km route exclusively for Explorer Scouts.

Each team must comprise between 3 – 5 participants, all of whom must be members of The Scout Association or Girlguiding UK.

The event is a test of good orienteering skills as well as physical ability and teamwork and unlike other well-known hikes the routes are different each year and so local knowledge will not be of help as the route will not be disclosed until the day of the event. All teams therefore start with exactly the same chance of winning a trophy.

Like any other long-distance challenge, the effort required to last the full course and receive a finishing certificate is an achievement.

Many like to return to have another crack at the trophy or just to improve on their time. Whatever the reason, you’ll enjoy the challenge and find the event very rewarding.

Registration opens at 00:01am 1st October 2023 and closes at 11:59pm on Friday 26th January 2024.

For full details see https://southern50.org/index.php/the-event/how-to-enter