Scouting is a youth shaped organisation. We encourage our members to shape and plan their own programme whilst discovering new skills and opportunities. This makes sure that their Scout experience is the best that it can be.
Our young people gain the confidence to speak up and shout out about issues that matter to them. They do this through forums and taking on peer leadership roles.
Contact our Youth TeamYoung volunteers from Wales attended the second Youth Lead Support Weekend at Gilwell Park, Scouts UK’s headquarters, earlier this month.
They were among 60 Youth Leads from across the UK who took part in sessions and workshops to help them deliver youth-shaped scouting in their local areas.
Youth Leads are volunteers between the ages of 18 and 25 who ensure Scouts is shaped by young people aged 4 to 25. They play a key role in the leadership and management of their Area or District, ensuring young people are at the heart of decisions made locally, as well as helping to raise awareness of opportunities available to young people in scouting.
Read MoreOur YouShape Award makes it even easier to for you to have a youth shaped programme, where what you do each week is decided on and led by young people’s ideas.
At the same time, the YouShape Award also helps young people work with volunteers to learn valuable skills for life, such as communication, teamwork and leadership.
The Award is available to Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers
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