COVID-19
Last Updated: 26/10/2020
Current Readiness Level
AMBER
Digital programme delivery | Small groups can meet indoors and outdoors (max. 15 + leaders) | No residential activities
What this means
The Coronavirus pandemic has meant that we've had to make some major changes to Scouting, but we're doing our best to adapt and keep going.
Scouting from home
While we're all stuck at home, you can still work on badges and lots of groups are now beginning to run
online, virtual meetings.
We’re still working to support all our young people at home to continue learning
#SkillsForLife. Take a look at the CRE8 challenge and the Take you to the top challenge to take part in local weekly
challenges, as well as the Great Indoors badge , which is a collection of over 100 fun activities
to help our young people have fun and keep learning.
Summer Scout Fest
The Summer Scout Fest is a series of challenges that have been created by Merseyside Scouts for our members to have a go at while were all stuck at home. They include things like cookery, exercise and community support. You can find them on the news page of the County website, here's a link
As lockdown measures start to ease, Scouts UK are working with youth sector partners and the National Youth Agency government body to determine what a safe return to face-to-face Scouts may look like.
As such a Readiness Framework has been introduced outlining what is allowable at certain stages of the pandemic. The Readiness Level for England is decided by Scouts UK however in the event of a local flare-up, adjustments to this will be made at a regional/county level.
Our framework defines our Readiness Levels as:
RED
Rate of infection is remaining consistent or growing
- Digital programme delivery
- No face-to-face activities or meetings
- No residential activities
AMBER
Rate of infection is reducing consistently in all parts of the country
- Digital programme delivery
- Small group sessions can take place outdoors and indoors, maximum of 15 young people
- No residential activities
YELLOW
Number of cases is low and decreasing, full Track and Trace system in place
- Digital programme delivery
- Small group sessions can take place outdoors and indoors, maximum group sizes TBC
- Camping permitted within the UK, excl. Scotland
GREEN
No new cases or a vaccine is readily available
- All scouting activities can resume in line with government guidance