LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE Reaching out to excluded youth

INTRODUCTION Scouting in the UK Youth Services in the UK What do we know? Our Strategy Case Study What funding should achieve LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Scouting in the UK: Membership approaching 600,000 in UK Scouting Almost half a million young people Over 115,000 adult volunteers UK membership has grown for the last 11 years Scouting has its biggest impact and is valued most in the most deprived parts of the UK. LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Youth services in the UK Cuts to youth services over the last 6 years £40m Youth Investment fund National Citizen Service- £1.2bn £500 unit cost for 4 years of Scouting LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

WHAT DO WE KNOW? LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Perceptions: Young People’s Participation Poorer students access less non-formal education. Scouting covers them all.

Perceptions: Young People’s Support Significant minority want to take part in Scouting through school, more so if from a poorer background.

In Practice: Impact on Young People Scouts reported more confidence in all character traits tested.

OUR STRATEGY LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Better Prepared for a Brighter Future Bring the benefits of Scouting to 200 of the most deprived areas of the UK by 2018. Recruit more adult volunteers Establish new groups Support local volunteers to develop Scouting in their area LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

CASE STUDY 1: PAGE HALL SHEFFIELD LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

PAGE HALL SHEFFIELD

Page Hall, Sheffield Deprived Area Slovakia join the EU in 2004- Many Roma make Sheffield their home In the News: multi-national conflict, potential riots, gang warfare, burglaries Children in the streets with little to do- 90% English not first language Many receiving free school meals LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Page Hall: Project Outline Promote community cohesion by offering scouting to as many young people as possible. Make scouting as inclusive and affordable as possible Increase participation of Roma and other deprived minorities Government Funding The Scout Association worked with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and the YUF (Youth United Foundation) to identify UK Communities in need of support LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Page Hall, Sheffield 222nd Sheffield (Whiteways) Relationship built with community Venue- local school provided free access Adult recruitment- parents Young People- Open night Flexing the Model- timing, subs, uniform, badges (on tote bags) LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

Page Hall, Sheffield Results This inclusive and diverse group is now sustainable with 18 young people in Beavers 22 young people in Cubs A committed team of 11 adults supporting the group (6 different nationalities) LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE

WHAT FUNDING SHOULD ACHIEVE: Targeted at areas that can make the biggest difference From and owned by the community Flexing of programme and format (straight after school, uniform bank etc) Scouting is an extremely cost effective and sustainable way to do this

VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSk0fbzuJO4

“It is fundamental to work with all different backgrounds, cultures, ethnic minorities and religions to ensure that all our scout groups are ‘as diverse as the communities in which we live” Sian Bagshaw