Queen's Badge

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Produced by The Boys' Brigade in Lanarkshire Section Guidance 1 The Boys' Brigade 2 Bible & Church 3 International

 These guidance notes have been prepared to assist you to complete the questions for candidates. It is not mandatory that you use them, however, they may make your work a bit easier! Above all, remember that it is your views and opinions that are being asked for. These notes are only there to give you some suggestions on how to go about answering the questions.

The questions can be fun, but there are a few sensible do's and don'ts:

Do

• Give yourself plenty of time to complete the questions.
• Discuss the questions with your Company Supervisor at an early stage and decide on the ones that you are going to undertake. (particularly the International Section)
• Set yourself target dates to complete each question. Avoid busy periods such as school exams and make use of the summer months, etc!
• Involve others. Your Company Officers and Chaplain will be happy to help you but you have to ask!
• Ask your Battalion Adviser for help if you or your company is struggling to obtain certain information.
• Ask your Company Supervisor to read over your answers before you write up your Record Book - better to pick up a mistake before the Completion Course.
• Do include any pictures, photographs, maps, leaflets or other support material you have obtained whilst researching the questions.
• Add additional pages, if necessary. Why limit a good piece of work to just one side of an A4 page!

Don't

• Make the questions an ordeal by leaving them to the last minute.
• Expect to be handed the answers on a plate and be prepared to do some work for yourself.
• Don't leave it to your mother to get information for you or to 'phone for it. Yes, you would be surprised how many mothers around the UK are apparently doing the Queen's Badge!
• Take it for granted that your Company Officers have information at their fingertips. Give them plenty notice if you require information from them.
• Try to flannel! The group leaders at Completion Courses have 'been there before' and can recognise genuine effort!
• Keep your Company Supervisor in the dark if your are struggling. He or she is there to help.
• Give your Company Captain a heart attack by landing him/her with your full Queen's Badge Record to be read and commented on, a few days before the final submission date!