Meetings of the Watch Leaders Council

Meeting of the Watch Leaders Council

The Watch Leaders Council should meet regularly to plan and review the activities and affairs of the Troop. Every four to six weeks would seem about right to keep in touch with what’s happening and to plan ahead.

The Meetings can take place anywhere that is comfortable and convenient for all e.g. in one of the WL’s houses, in the den if its suitable, local coffee shop or youth centre.

In order to ensure that the watch Leaders council is efficient and above all effective there should be an agenda on to which the other watch leaders, the scouts or the Leaders can add topics for discussion. Having an agenda will give Structure to the council meeting ensure that nothing is overlooked or forgotten about

SAMPLE AGENDA

Agenda Watch Leaders Council 29th January In the Scout Den

1 Adoption of the Agenda 2. Minutes of the last Meeting 3. Matters arising not on the agenda 4. Review of recent activities 5. Future Watch Activities 6. Future Troop Activities 7. Future District and National Activities 8. Troop attendance 9. Report from group Council 10. Skippers Notices

Tip:

Never have ‘Any Other Business” AOB on an agenda as this will lead to people raising all sorts of both important and unimportant items at the end of the meeting when everybody wants to go home.

If people want to add things to the agenda then they should do so at the adoption of the agenda when the importance of the item can be decided and a relevant amount of time can be given to it.