An exerpt from POR;
Rule 9.36 Archery
a. The person in charge of archery should
have reached the standards of the
Community Sports Leaders' Award of the
Grand National Archery Society and should
instruct archery according to the standards
of the Grand National Archery Society.
b. Shooting at targets representing human
beings or animals is not permitted as a part
of any Scout activity, nor on property owned
or leased by, or used in the name of, the
Scout Movement.
Another exerpt
The District Commissioner is responsible for approving all activities for Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. This will usually be by means of an informal system agreed between the District Commissioner and each Group Scout Leader or District Explorer Scout Commissioner
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Quote from archery factsheet!
Archery must be instructed to the standards of the
Community Sports Leadership Award of the Grand
National Archery Society. (The instructor does not
need to hold a current GNAS Community Sports
Leader award but must operate the range and the
instruction to the standards of that award.) The
instructor is responsible for ensuring that the
activity happens safely and that the equipment and
range are safe for both the shooters and other
people
http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs120406.pdf
I am surprised that the instructor doesn't have to hold an award!
But I think ,as with most things, it boils down to the DC giving you permission.
But he has to say that you are capable of operating at the required standard, so proof will be a qualification or proof of course attendance.
May be a county run course operating to the standard of GNAS, but run by scout personell, its cheaper!
Ps I was just checking some POR stuff myself!
