{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022lead\u0022\u003EEver since Scouts began, we\u2019ve brought young people together from different backgrounds to enjoy adventurous experiences, learn new skills, and have fun.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore recently, we\u2019ve made brilliant leaps forward to make our movement more inclusive. We\u2019ve made sure our LGBTQ\u002B young people and volunteers can be themselves, our Race Equity project is gathering momentum, and we\u2019re starting Scouts in areas we weren\u2019t serving before.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile we\u2019re proud of what we\u2019ve achieved so far, there\u2019s more we want to do to make our movement as inclusive as possible. We\u2019re not stopping until every young person can join, enjoy themselves and thrive in Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EOur Inclusivity goals\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBy the end of 2025:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ll have opened 500 more sections in areas of deprivation, reaching young people who could benefit the most\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe number of adult volunteers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds will reflect wider society, with a minimum target of at least 5%\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EProgress on inclusivity\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ECreating and protecting Scout groups in areas of deprivation\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Growth \u0026amp; Communities Team has created online tools, delivered workshops, and worked alongside volunteers to agree local plans to recruit adult volunteers and open new provision in areas of deprivation (where possible).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy doing so, we\u2019ve created an additional 434 sections in the bottom 30% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) since 2018, with just 66 left to reach our target of 500 by 2025.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ESquirrels\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn September 2021, we launched Squirrels, our new section for 4 and 5 year olds. At this age, non-formal education can make a real difference, so we\u2019re committed to providing Squirrels for young people who wouldn\u2019t usually access Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur amazing volunteers have opened 1,000 Squirrel Dreys (as at year end), with 25% of those Dreys in IMD 1\u20133.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese Squirrel Dreys are some of our most ethnically diverse Scout groups, with 34% of them having 10% or more young people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and 52% in urban communities.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve boosted volunteer recruitment, with 48% of newly recruited Squirrel volunteers being completely new to Scouts. We\u2019ve created an extensive range of online tools, including guidance, workshops, peer-to-peer guidance, and webinars, to support volunteers starting new provision and furthering their reach. 900 adult volunteers have come along to these sessions during the last year.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ERace Equity\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter creating our Race Equity Project Board last year, we\u2019ve published our vision for race equity, and our roadmap for achieving it.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve recruited a co-creation group of volunteers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds with a wide range of roles in Scouts. This group is helping us co-design the tools and support we offer our movement. This\u2019ll help us reach our target of at least 5% of our volunteers being from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, and for those volunteers to feel welcome and able to thrive in Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPart of the reason we\u2019re sharing tools and support is to promote good examples of inclusion in Scouts, specifically around race inclusion, so we can learn openly about what works best. We\u2019re still sharing these stories, and we\u2019ll keep collecting and sharing them as we continue to learn and grow.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re reviewing how we appoint and support volunteers for senior and UK leadership roles. Our volunteer leadership doesn\u2019t reflect society, or even our movement. We know it\u2019ll take sustained work to attract, support and retain volunteers who aren\u2019t yet represented at these levels.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur data and insights team are creating a brand new dashboard for County Commissioners (and equivalents in other parts of the UK) to easily view and compare data of local Scouts demographics with the local ONS / National census data. This\u2019ll give volunteers more understanding of what their community\u2019s demographic data looks like, as well as help them work towards realistic goals. We released the first version of the dashboard in February 2023.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ECreating a new learning experience\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re creating a learning experience for inclusion that everyone finds accessible and useful. This includes dedicated Equity, Diversity and Inclusion learning, while making sure all our learning supports our drive to be even more inclusive. Hundreds of volunteers across the movement have worked with us to make sure our content:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eis easy to digest\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eis challenging enough to support us to do more\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eoffers useful tips and information for volunteers to put into practice on the ground, where it really matters.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ESupporting members with intimate and personal care needs\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve worked on our Intimate and Personal Care policy, which we\u2019ll publish later in 2023. This\u2019ll help volunteers draw up personal care plans for young people who may need extra support, whether they have asthma, diabetes, or more complex care needs.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EPride events\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELast year, Scouts across the UK got involved in over 30 Pride events. The UK inclusion team supported a group of over 35 local pride coordinators in Counties/Areas/Regions (Scotland) (and even Branches, like Bermuda). Beyond those online meetings, there\u2019s an ongoing online space for the networks to collaborate and interact.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Pride network continues to support and lead on Scouts attendance at Pride in London each year, with a presence in the Family Area and Youth Zone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u2019s next\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter the research we carried out as part of our Race Equity Project, we\u2019re now developing principles and a blueprint for how Scouts can change and adapt to meet the needs of the people we want to serve better. We\u2019ll take learnings from the Muslim Scout Fellowship to see what\u2019s worked, what\u2019s transferable and where we can improve. By doing so, we can create a viable community-led model for Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll review our approach to complaints, supporting members to uphold a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, while creating space for others to learn and grow. We\u2019ll better help our movement to gain the confidence, skills and know-how when responding to any issues, and we\u2019ll improve our systems for capturing learning and making changes when something\u2019s gone wrong. This\u2019ll also help assure potential members of the treatment they can expect from us.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo drive forward the strategic changes we want to make, we\u2019re creating an EDI Programme of Work. It\u2019ll be led by a larger team and will focus on embedding EDI across our movement and supporting cross-organisational learning. 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