Welcome to scouting...

These pages are designed to give you a brief overview of scouting and provide a guide to your first few months in the Movement. It will also give you an idea of the types of support available to you and will hopefully answer some of the many questions you are likely to have.

The site provides you with the opportunity to work you way through the sections in the order list to the left or you can click on the subject headings to jump to a section.

We hope that after reading through these pages you will:

• feel welcome and comfortable as a new member of scouting
• get excited about our programme
• Start to learn more about scouting or history and traditions 
• know how to access training and other learning opportunities that will help you develop 
• know about the many resources that can help you along your scouting adventure.

When you start a new job, someone will usually tell you about the company you have joined, where you fit in, what is expected of you and where you can gain support, they will also help you identify any additional skills you may need to do your job. Taking on a role in scouting is no different and that’s the aim of our welcome to scouting web pages!

As an adult volunteering with scouting you have a unique role to play in the lives of young people. Over time you will meet young people who are benefitting from the fun and adventure they have had while in our care. They may not say thank you today. next week or even when they leave but throughout their lives they will remember and use the skills and fun they had as a scout!

We don’t expect you to do this on your own and you will receive lots of support and focused training for your role.

Baden-Powell once said, 'Scouting is not a science... it is a great game'. Enjoy the game, have fun helping others and thank you for contributing to the lives of young people in your local community.

To fulfil our promise of providing ‘life changing adventure’ for a whole new generation of youth, we need more volunteers than ever before. Our volunteers are talented, and they need to feel supported and know that they can add value from day one. 

That’s why we ensure that our leaders, volunteer line managers and supporters have the knowledge, support, sense of commitment, and enthusiasm they need to thrive. Without making this happen for our volunteers, we risk not having the broad impact on our communities across our local community that we know is possible