Gasóga na hÉireann - Scouting Ireland
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Category: Project team - Terms of reference Volunteer and Group Support Department: Neurodivergence Inclusion Project Team Related Documents: Revision: 1
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Description The Neurodivergence Inclusion Project Team will be a support Project team serving Scouting Ireland within the Volunteer and Group Support Department. This team will look at all the policies and strategies within Scouting Ireland and propose changes to make scouting Ireland a more including environment for our neurodivergent adult volunteers. The team will also focus on developing modules within the training systems that ensure that all Scouters in Scouting Ireland receive neurodivergence awareness training and that we in Scouting Ireland work collectively to include everyone (our youth members and our adult members) Definition Neurodiversity is, ultimately, a biological fact of the infinite variety of human neurocognition. Now, the same term ‘neurodiversity’ is also being used to represent a fast-growing sub-category of organizational diversity and inclusion that seeks to embrace and maximize the talents of people who think differently. Duration of Term Project Team duration: 36 months Commencing: 1st March 2023 Termination: 28th February 2026 Aim of the Team 1. Review policies and procedures in Scouting Ireland and propose changes to ensure more
neurodivergence inclusivity 2. Review Terms of Reference for Core Teams, Support Teams and Project Teams and propose changes to ensure more neurodivergence inclusivity 3. Review Training materials and propose changes to ensure more neurodivergence inclusivity and work with existing project teams to incorporate changes • BAS training materials • Group Leader / commissioner Training materials • Train the Trainer Training Materials