{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EOur activity finder\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur Scouts Activity Finder continues to go from strength to strength. We\u2019ve now over 1,600 activities to help young people gain skills for life. We\u2019ve added more than 150 activities over the past year alone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of these new activities can help members celebrate specific events, from International Women\u2019s Day, Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah and Easter to Saint\u2019s Days, Diwali, and Lunar New Year. We\u2019ve also created activities for young people to learn about Korea to mark the 25th World Scout Jamboree.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe passing of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II saw over 17,000 visits to our programme activity resources. These activities celebrated her life and explored her legacy and connection to Scouts, and they\u2019re likely to have reached around 240,000 young people.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003EWhat volunteers think of our activity finder\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the last 12 months, around 385,000 users have created 1.25 million visits to our activity pages.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter visiting these pages, they\u2019ve given our Activity Finder a Net Promoter Score, which measures volunteers\u2019 satisfaction by asking if they\u2019d recommend the Activity Finder to another volunteer. Our Activity Finder was given a score of \u002B26 on a scale of \u2013100 to \u002B100, with \u002B26 being considered \u2018good.\u2019 We\u2019ve seen satisfaction improving continuously from the original \u201332 when we first started our work.\u003Cbr\u003EWe know these activities are hitting the mark, as 80% of users have rated the activities 4 or 5 out of 5.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EProgress a year on\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to volunteers\u2019 input, we\u2019ve started making it easier for volunteers to plan programmes and help more young people gain awards.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EImproving our digital programme planning tools:\u003C/strong\u003E We\u2019ve made sure our activities now meet accessibility guidelines, introduced new occasion and event calendars, and added the option to download session plans in an offline format. We\u2019ve also made new videos with Scout Adventures volunteers, showing people how to play our most popular games.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDuke of Edinburgh Award:\u003C/strong\u003E In 2022, our dedicated local and national volunteers supported 6,600 young people to get their walking boots on and start their DofE Award journey. Happily, 3,600 young people pitched their tents and earned their awards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur top awards:\u003C/strong\u003E This year, 37% of eligible 4\u201313 year olds and 4% of 14\u002B year olds achieved our top awards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWorking with our supporters\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the last year, we\u2019ve created a range of activities with our supporters, who bring their external expertise and knowledge into our programme. These supporters include Disney, Dungeons and Dragons, Gas Distribution Network, Arup, BBC\u2019s Wild Isles, The Rail Industry, UK Power Networks, Go Outdoors, Rolls-Royce and Nominet.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are a few opportunities for young people made possible by our partnerships:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInmarsat:\u003C/strong\u003E Over 200 budding astronauts entered a science skills competition judged by Scouts ambassador Tim Peake, with two winning Scouts going to watch a new satellite launch in Florida.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHSBC:\u003C/strong\u003E More than 109,000 young people earned their HSBC Money Skills activity badge this year. 70 HSBC UK volunteers are trained to deliver Money Skills sessions, reaching 500 young people so far.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELawn Tennis Association:\u003C/strong\u003E Over 1,000 volunteers have signed up for tennis training, securing over \u00A3100,000 of free tennis kit for local groups.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWarhammer:\u003C/strong\u003E Helped us give free crafts kit to young people, helping them achieve more than 100 top awards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EMaking improvements\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EVolunteers told us we still have a long way to go to make it easier to deliver programme activities. Our 2022 Scout Experience Survey found that:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile almost half (45%) of Section Leaders use our programme resources occasionally, only 19% use them \u2018regularly\u2019 or \u2018always.\u2019 This hasn\u2019t shifted since 2018 (44% and 17% respectively).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESection Leaders gave HQ programme resources a Net Promoter Score of -37 out of a possible -100 to \u002B100, which has increased from -46 in 2018.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo improve these, we plan to invest more in an inclusive, user-centered approach that\u2019s been steadily increasing the resources popularity since 2018.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u2019s next\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the next year, we\u2019re prioritising:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommunity Impact:\u003C/strong\u003E Making sure 39% of section leaders say young people have been involved in projects to help other people or the environment by the next Scout Experience Survey.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYouth Shaped:\u003C/strong\u003E Increasing the number of young people achieving the Youth Shaped Award to 100,000 between April 2023 and March 2024.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EScouts and Explorer top awards:\u003C/strong\u003E Increasing support for volunteers delivering the Scouts and Explorer programme, working towards our 2025 target of 40% of Scouts and 10% of Explorers achieving their top awards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENights Away:\u003C/strong\u003E Increasing the support we offer for Nights Away across all sections. 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