{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, we conduct the Scout Experience Survey (SES), as we try to better understand our members\u2019 attitudes and experiences. In this survey, we asked our young people, aged 13\u201317, questions about Scouts\u2019 key Theory of Change outcomes:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAdventure\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESkills for life\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWellbeing\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELeadership\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECitizenship\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EConnectedness\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERunning the survey is a great way to find out if, and in what ways, the\u0026nbsp;impact of Scouts is changing throughout our Skills for Life strategy.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re proud that, since 2019, Scouts has seen significant improvements in youth outcomes, especially in the areas of adventure and wellbeing. This trend highlights the positive impact Scouts continues to have on our young people\u2019s lives.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EScouts is thrilled to report one of the SES\u2019s key findings. Our young people are now significantly more physically active. The heartening news is our young people engage in, at least, 30 minutes of physical activity more frequently than their counterparts in 2019. This illustrates the effectiveness of the range of Scouts programmes in promoting a healthy lifestyle to our young people. We\u2019re also pleased to report that our young people, compared to 2019, are more satisfied with life generally.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese high-level results are supported by a number of positive feedback areas:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E95% of our young people take part in activities they hadn\u2019t tried before Scouts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E94% developed life skills that\u2019ll benefit them in the future.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E85% of our young people say they\u2019re happier since joining Scouts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re pleased to see that all these measures improved since last year.\u003Cbr\u003EOther positive impacts of Scouts, revealed in the SES, include:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E68% of our young people say they\u2019re healthier through being part of Scouts.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E84% of our young people say Scouts has made them more confident.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E78% of our young people tell us that, through Scouts, they\u2019re happier to help in their local area.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E40% of our young people say, through attending Scouts, they do better in school.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E66% of our young people say Scouts has made them more confident about getting a job in the future.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese results highlight the positive impact our activities, Groups and volunteers are having on young people\u2019s personal development and engagement.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SES also shows our young people are finding Scouts more challenging, but still enjoyable, than in previous years. This is a clear improvement on last year\u2019s results, which saw around half of our young people feeding back that some activities could be more challenging.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"imageWithLink","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/x3ynd5ea/impact-of-scouts-on-young-people.jpg","width":1033,"height":481,"altText":"Graph showing the impact of Scouts on young people.","caption":"","link":{"name":"Impact Of Scouts On Young People","id":null,"url":"https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/x3ynd5ea/impact-of-scouts-on-young-people.jpg","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"}},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003ESummary\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SES shows that, since 2019, Scouts has made tangible progress towards improving outcomes for our young people. There are clear improvements to be seen across adventure, wellbeing and skills for life, where increased physical activity and higher life satisfaction all demonstrate Scouts\u2019 positive impact on our young people\u2019s lives.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re still committed to improving the experience of our young people in Scouts. The insights from this survey, along with other feedback from our young people and volunteers, feed into the programme activities we\u2019ll develop in the year ahead. The SES gives us a sharpened focus, showing us where new programme development should be targeted to respond to our young people\u2019s needs.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re developing programme resources that focus on healthy relationships, as well as good mental health and wellbeing. 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