Managing Behaviour
Key Principles Safety The safety of everyone involved is the most important factor; be it physical or emotional danger. Do not try to deal with the situation, or the behaviour, until you have made sure everyone is away from danger and therefore have decreased the likelihood of it happening again. Listen & talk Make sure […]
Online Communication Guidance
Guidance to support the safe use of online tools to communicate with young members and their parents
Get outdoors!
Whether groups are preparing for local group/district camps or beginning preparation for Common Ground, with the arrival of spring, it really is the perfect time to get outdoors and participate in activities that are more challenging in the colder/darker months. We recently shared useful educational peace resources and activities for groups, youth leaders and schools to use when supporting […]
Games for Groups
Download a quick-reference guide to over a hundred groups to play with groups of all ages. These games can be used as ice-breakers, energisers, or to fill time between activities. Many need no equipment at all – these are marked with an asterisk. Full descriptions of many of these can be found in the Games, […]
Centres and Campsites Guest Terms & Conditions
A PDF copy of Woodcraft Folk (registered charity) Terms and Conditions – Centres and Campsites and Woodcraft Folk Enterprise Ltd Guest Terms and Conditions – Centres and Campsites can be found in the side panel of this web page. Please read these terms carefully as they make up your agreement with us. Deposits paid to […]
Bored Meetings
This training course for young members aims to build the values, skills and knowledge needed to work together to make change happen. It can be used to support groups planning and delivering their own campaigns or social action projects, as well as to build the confidence needed to participate effectively in the local, regional and […]
Children’s Rights Training
Woodcraft Folk is committed to the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This commitment underpins the organisation’s engagement in the IFM-SEI Kids Got Rights project, which aims to raise the awareness of young people and adult about the Rights of the Child. The Scottish Government has produced a short, self-led training […]
Political Education Toolkit
What do we mean by political education? Political education is all about wanting, talking about and making change that we want to see in society. This can include the way young people might like to see their society change and progress. This can be a very small change, starting with their Woodcraft Folk group or […]
Outcomes for Young People
An effective programme of activities for a Woodcraft Folk group needs to explore our aims & principles in a way that is appropriate to the age and understanding of young members. Woodcraft Folk’s Outcomes Matrix is designed to help translate these big ideas into outcomes that leaders can use as a basis for activities, by […]
Gender Equality Handbook
Activities for all ages exploring gender equality
Peace for All
A collection of educational resources and activities on peace for a range of ages.
Peace Education Handbook
Activities for all ages exploring conflict and peace