Virtual Meeting Guidance

To support local Scout operations to continue digitally

While face-to-face Scouting is suspended, we can still hold meetings with our Leadership Teams, Executive Committees or our Sections with young people using video conferencing software such as Microsoft Teams, which has the facility to share audio, video, documents and screens.

Safeguarding & Practical Guidance – Meetings with Young People

The following document contains safeguarding guidance, practical tips and best practice for virtual meetings with young people. This applies to any online meeting software. 

Microsoft Teams Tutorial Document

The following document and video contains a brief introduction to starting and running a meeting on Microsoft Teams.

More resources will be added as and when they are created.

If you are looking for any further guidance or support please email both Darren Bailey (District Commissioner) darren.bailey@northumberlandscouts.org.uk and Sean Mulligan (Deputy District Commissioner) sean.mulligan@northumberlandscouts.org.uk