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Join Scouts
Squirrels (4-6 years)
Play, learn and get outdoors
Beavers (6-8 years)
Try new things, make friends
Cubs (8-10½ years)
Master new skills, have adventures
Scouts (10½-14 years)
Explore the world, challenge yourself
Explorers (14-18 years)
Take the lead, embrace change
Network (18-25 years)
Be the best you can be
Volunteer
Share your skills, gain new ones
Donate
Help us reach more young people
Info for parents
What do Scouts do?
Gain skills for life
Keeping young people safe
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Scouts with additional needs
Accessibility for all
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Running your section
Get practical advice and guidance
Running things locally
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Discover how we're transforming volunteering
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Staying safe and safeguarding
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PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SKILLS FOR LIFE

We're Scouts and everyone is welcome here. Every week, we help almost half a
million people aged 4-25 develop skills for life. Are you ready to join the
adventure?

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4–6 years

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10½–14 years

14–18 years

18–25 years


WANT TO BE A SCOUT? FIND YOUR LOCAL GROUP

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RUNNING SCOUTS

Activities

Our activity finder is bursting with programme ideas, and can be searched by
section, time, cost, setting, type or learning outcomes.

Discover the activities >
Badges

Master something you love, or try something shiny and new. These badges allow a
young person to gain whichever badge is appropriate to the level they have
reached.

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Nights Away

Whether camping, hostelling, or sleepovers, nights away form an integral part of
Scouts, which every young person should have an opportunity to take part in.

Find your adventure >
POR

Scouts' Policy Organisation and Rules (POR) provides support and guidance to
help us all run Scouts.

Check out the guidance >
Training

Learn more about the training for your role and how you can prepare young people
with skills for life.

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Transforming our volunteer experience

Find out how we're transforming volunteering at Scouts to make it easier, more
enjoyable and rewarding.

Discover the changes to our volunteer experience >


WHAT’S HAPPENING

All the latest news for you and your Scouts

The Big Picture: A Scouts mural is unveiled in the Wirral

Local artist, Paul Curtis, has collaborated with Wirral Scouts in Merseyside to
celebrate Scouts’ vibrant role in their community.

Running a Squirrel Drey on a council estate to reach new communities

Ben, a Group Scout Leader in Darlington, has recently set up a Squirrel Drey
just outside a council estate.

How you can learn about Black history and culture all year round

Discover different ways to keep celebrating and learning about Black history and
culture all year round.


YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST: SAFEGUARDING AND SAFETY IN SCOUTING

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing
first. Here's how.

Questions? Give us a call on 0345 300 1818.

Safeguarding concerns? Contact our team directly at safeguarding@scouts.org.uk




OUR SUPPORTERS

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THE SCOUTS

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 * Scouts Scotland
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CONTACT US


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 * 0345 300 1818
 * Open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday
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