CONSTITUTION OF: ‘The Youth Cadet Force’
ADOPTED ON: 1st June 2021
The name of the Group shall be: ‘The Youth Cadet Force’
The aims of the Group shall be to:
The aims and ethos of the Youth Cadet Force is centred around the individual development of each member of our organisation. Through a form of high standard discipline and intense learning and development our aim is to support the young people locally and nationally to apply themselves as model citizens within our community. Our ethos is underpinned by these following 4 strands for success:
We aim to foster a learning environment with a strong connection to the British Military that will allow each child to learn and develop in their own way to become strong mentally and physically, more independent in the openness and more aware of their own abilities and skills as well as of those around them.
Our learning & development programmes are robust, challenging and rewarding to allow each child to make their own progress. Often regarded as the hidden curriculum the YCF will always aim to support the school’s national curriculum in the United Kingdom to ensure that we support, build and develop with a full holistic view for our young people.
The learning & Development plans will be split into differentiated levels for a long and contrasting learning experience so that no child feels board and not challenged but equally so no child feels it is too hard and unachievable to them. The topics we will cover are as follows:
In order to achieve its aims the Group will lead weekly training evenings, twice a week on a Tuesday and Friday evening to deliver skill lessons that focus on the syllabus that has been listed above. In addition the group will have training weekends and week long camps to teach, review and adapt the learning to allow all cadets to adapt and progress forward.
a) Membership of the Group shall be open to any child aged 7-18 years. Children who remain with the group at 18 will be given the chance to transfer to an adult member and become an instructor. Adult instructors shall also become members of the group as an ‘adult instructor’ to deliver the training of the syllabus as detail above and shall be managed by the Management Committee.
b) Membership shall be available to anyone without regard to gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual preference, religion or belief.
c) All adult volunteers shall be given the title of ‘partner’ in their membership and will be encouraged to share their ideas and vote in AGM meetings when proposed ideas are shared by the Management Committee.
d) The membership of any member may be terminated for good reason by the Management Committee but the member has a right to be heard by the Management Committee before a final decision is made.
e) The Group Management Committee will be governed by the Managing Partner, Senior Partner, one Associate Partner and up to 2 parents members. Parent members shall not hold the power to vote.
a) The Group shall be managed by the Managing Partner and supported by the Senior Partner.
b) The Members of the Management Committee shall be: the Managing Partner, the Senior Partner for Admin and Finance.
c) The Management Committee shall meet at least 6 times a year.
d) The Managing Partner shall chair all meetings of the Group. In the absence of the Managing Partner, the Senior Partner will assume this responsibility.
e) Voting at Management Committee meetings shall be by show of hands. If there is a tied vote then the Managing Partner shall have the final vote.
f) Any adult member who fails to work by the rules of the group and by this constitution may be given warning of their position and maybe removed from the organisation if they breach more than three times or if they fail safeguarding procedures.
g) The Management Committee may appoint another member of the Group as a Committee member to fill a vacancy provided the maximum number is not exceeded.
a) The duties of the Managing Partner are to:
b) The duties of the Senior Partner are to:
a) Any money obtained by the Group shall be used only for the Group
b) Any bank accounts opened for the group shall be in the name of the Group
c) Account signatures shall be any one signature of the Management Committee.
Any changes to this Constitution must be agreed by at least two members of the Management Committee and sent out for consultation to all group members (adults only) for 7 days before being signed off and agreed.
The Group may be wound up at any time if agreed by two-thirds of all members and by vote. In the event of winding up, any assets remaining after all debts have been paid shall be given to charity.
This Constitution was adopted at the forming of the Youth Cadet Force.
on 9th June 2021