New to Scouting?

Welcome to a new kind of Scouting

Thanks for visiting our site. Here you'll find everything you need to know about the work of The Scout Association in the United Kingdom. We believe in helping young people to reach their full potential and becoming positive, active citizens.

New to Scouting?

If you are an adult new to Scouting, you will find information on the opportunities available, ways you can help, how to join and how we make a difference locally, nationally and internationally.

Current Members

If you are a current Adult Member of Scouting, this site will offer exciting possibilities for recording and accessing all of the details that you need to effectively run your Section or Group.

Our membership services database provides fast and accurate updating, allowing you to track your own, and others, personal development. There will also be a host of other information at your fingertips that will make your day-to-day Scouting even easier.

Security

The safety of our Members is our first priority. All information stored here can only be accessed by authorised adults who will use it for Scouting purposes only. Read our Child Protection Policy here.

Aged 6-25?

There are five areas on this website dedicated to young people - one for each of the five age ranges or 'Sections' in Scouting.

Find out about your Section by holding the cursor over the logo at the top of the screen. Click and you'll find yourself inside your own mini-site featuring plenty of Scouting and non-Scouting fun!

About our work

The Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25. Internationally, we have over 28 million young people enjoying the benefits of Scouting across 218 countries.

Personal development means promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are 'learning by doing,' when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.