1. LIFE CHANGING ADVENTURE
Reaching out to excluded youth

2. INTRODUCTION Scouting in the UK Youth Services in the UK
What do we know?
Our Strategy
Case Study
What funding should achieve
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3. 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.
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4. 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
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5. WHAT DO WE KNOW?
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6. Perceptions: Young People’s Participation
Poorer students access less non-formal education. Scouting covers them all.

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

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

9. OUR STRATEGY
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10. 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
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11. CASE STUDY 1:
PAGE HALL
SHEFFIELD
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12. PAGE HALL
SHEFFIELD

13. Page Hall, Sheffield
Deprived Area
Slovakia join the EU in 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
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14. 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
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15. 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)
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16. 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)
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17. 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

18. VIDEO

19. “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