{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe grow when we offer a great programme for young people, create new spaces for young people to join, and recruit new volunteers to support them.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe\u2019ve bounced back from losing around 1 in 4 youth members during the pandemic, and the last 12 months represent our fastest growth since World War II.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur growth goals by 2025:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe\u2019ll have 547,000 young people aged 4\u201318 in Scouts\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe\u2019ll have 88,000 front line volunteers (Section Leaders, including Assistant Section Leaders and Section Assistants)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe\u2019ll have 19,500 Young Leaders\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProgress on growth\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis year, youth membership is up 16% to 412,986. This means 59,769 more young people are now gaining Skills for Life, who weren\u0027t last year. While growth has been strong in all sections up to aged 18, we\u2019ve seen the strongest growth in Beavers, our section for 6- to 8-year-olds. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EOur waiting lists have grown to over 90,000 young people who\u2019re hoping to join us. To create more spaces for these young people to join our movement, we need even more adult volunteers to support us to open new sections. Our current waiting list number is the equivalent of over 5,000 sections. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EWe opened 389 new sections this year, but while we recover from the pandemic, we had to close 620.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWe\u2019ve seen an increase of nearly 4,000 front line volunteers, Section Leaders, Assistant Leaders, and Section Assistant roles. Since there\u2019s been a reduction in manager, governance and supporter roles, our overall volunteer numbers are down 2%. We think this is due to the changes we\u2019ve made in recording numbers, as well as our continued efforts to ensure data accuracy and compliance.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ETo help us grow, we\u2019re rolling out a suite of resources. They aim to help with recruitment and retention of new volunteers and young people, and support with the opening of new sections. We\u2019ll also continue to identify funding for supporting local growth over the coming year.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u2019s next\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThanks to volunteers\u2019 efforts across the country, supported by our staff teams, we believe we\u2019ll return to pre-pandemic membership numbers during 2024. To achieve this, we\u2019ll need a concerted effort and resources. We think it\u2019s vital for meeting our longer-term growth ambitions, and for delivering our other strategic priorities, such as our new section, Squirrels.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EOur main strategic challenge is having enough volunteers to support as many young people as possible. There\u2019s a key interdependency between our ability to improve the experience our volunteers have with us, and our growth ambitions. These changes are to make volunteering easier and more fun, meaning we can better attract new volunteers, and keep our current ones onboard.\u003Cspan class=\u0022Apple-converted-space\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"type":"Image top","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0027He\u0027s absolutely loving it and I\u0027m really impressed. The leaders are really supportive and welcoming, and it\u0027s been really good for Toby. 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