{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAim:\u003C/strong\u003E We\u2019re steadily growing Scouts across the UK, which is fantastic news. With more adult volunteers and Young Leaders, we can give more young people skills for life.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs we welcome people to our movement, we\u2019re focusing on growing inclusively. We\u2019re making sure\u00A0we reach and involve all the communities in the UK, including Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) areas.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIMDs are widely-used datasets to classify the relative deprivation of small areas in the UK. They give areas a deprivation score \u2013 1 being most deprived, and 10 being least deprived. A key part of our work is focused on growing Scouts in IMD 1\u20135 areas.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EGoals\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur strategy to 2025 includes growth targets by January 2026:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E487,000 young people aged 6\u201318\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E60,000 Squirrel Scouts\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYoung Leaders \u2013 we recorded 19,775 Explorer Scout Young Leaders at our last Census, exceeding our target of 19,500 by January 2026\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E88,000 frontline adults\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E500 more Sections created in IMD 1\u20133\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAt least 5% of our adult volunteers being from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese are the staff-supported workstreams that encompass the delivery for Growth:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Growth and Communities Team\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Uniformed Youth Fund Team (funded by DCMS)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Underrepresented Communities Fund (funded\u00A0by Scouts)\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEarly Years Programme of Work\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EProgress a year on\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve worked across a number of different delivery streams to support volunteers to help grow and develop Scouts locally.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E216 new Scout and Explorer Sections were supported by the DCMS Uniformed Youth Fund team, startup and programme grants across the movement. This gives strong support for our older youth Sections in England.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E128 new Sections opened in England by the Growth and Communities Team from April 2023 to March 2024, with 83 of these in IMDs 1\u20135. The Growth and Communities Team has worked with Lead Volunteers within our Regions, Counties and Districts to drive this.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ve made progress towards having at least 5% of our adult volunteers from Black, Asian or minority ethnic communities, with this figure rising to 3.8% in Census this year.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ve set up an Underrepresented Communities team with 19 Local Growth Officers in Counties across England, as well as in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their focus is on opening new Sections specifically in IMDs 1\u20133 or in areas that serve predominantly Black, Asian or minority ethnic communities.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ve continued to grow Squirrel Dreys across the country, with 6,105 more young people joining our youngest Section. As of Census 2024, this brought the total number of Squirrel Scouts to 16,691.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOver 8,700 more young people are taking part in Scouts compared to last year, bringing us to a total of 445,056 young people and 152,763 adult volunteers. This means we grew by 2% last year.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E1171 more sections in IMD 1-5 locations have opened since the Covid-19 pandemic.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u0027s next\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EContinuing to support the movement to grow and deliver a fun, inspiring and safe programme in all communities by:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EContinuing to open new, and re-energise existing, Sections across the country.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EContinuing to grow Squirrel Dreys across the UK.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDriving growth in Scouts and Explorers in lower IMD areas through the final year of the DCMS Uniformed Youth Fund.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDriving growth in lower IMD areas and Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, including developing pilots for growing Scouts in Black 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