{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"The result of a year\u2019s work, our website has been designed to make life much easier for members, volunteers and visitors alike.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/2058/hompagebetaarticle_retouched_optimisedrgb.jpg","width":2100,"height":1400,"altText":"A girl Cub standing with her Cub pack smiling ","caption":"","link":null}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022cursor: text; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EWelcome to the beta version of our new website. We are releasing this website as a \u2018beta\u2019, rather than the final version, which is unusual for us. In this digital age, we need to be much more flexible and responsive in how we develop new online services. For Scouts, this means involving our strongest asset \u2013 our members \u2013 from the beginning. We\u2019ve been lucky to test, change and develop our beta website in collaboration with volunteers and now we are making the website available to all, to gather even more feedback. We\u2019ll use this feedback to continue to develop and improve the website, and we\u2019ll keep you updated along the way.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"We would love to hear what you think of the beta website, and hope you enjoy being a part of its ongoing development.","attribution":"Helen Murray, Chief Digital Officer at The Scout Association","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the website is in beta, it means that only some of the information currently on\u00A0\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/home/\u0022\u003Escouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E will be available initially and it won\u2019t have all the full functionality we have planned. Scouts.org.uk will still continue to function as our main site until we\u2019ve created a website that fulfils all of its functions and more. For the time being, you\u2019ll still be able to access member resources and read most of our news from the same pages you usually visit.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the coming months, we will release more content and features, as well as to start to combine the many websites we currently have, into a single source of information. This means that eventually, you\u2019ll only have to go to one place (this website) for everything.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EAs well as providing a new face for our organisation with a fresh, mobile-first design, the website provides access to our new\u00A0\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/programme-planner/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Scouts Programme Planner\u0022\u003Eprogramme planning tool\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch4 style=\u0022cursor: text; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EProgramme Planning Tool\u00A0\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur new planning tool helps you to plan anything from a single session to a full multi-year programme. It even has ready-made sessions, terms and full programmes (Cubs only for now).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022/programme-planner\u0022 class=\u0022btn btn-dark\u0022\u003ETry it out\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022cursor: text; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EThe new tool has been developed in collaboration with\u00A0a group of section leaders\u00A0from our Community of Interest, and national volunteers such as Wendy Human (UK Commissioner for Programme Assurance), Graeme Hamilton (UK Commissioner for Programme Delivery) and Andrew Sutherland (our lead volunteer in developing this tool). It\u2019s designed to complement other tools you may use when doing Scouts admin, such as OSM, and provides access to our badge and activity content, helping leaders plan sessions with their sections using up-to-date information. This first release is aimed at Cub leaders, but we\u2019ll be adding Beaver content by the end of this year and Scout section content during 2020.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022cursor: text; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EWe hope the programme planning tool becomes a key part of a section leader\u2019s digital toolkit, and makes it simpler for anyone \u2013 whether you\u2019re an old hand or just starting out \u2013 to give young people skills for life. \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022cursor: text; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;\u0022\u003EWe\u2019re interested to hear what you think of our new website, and hope you enjoy being a part of its development. Let us know your thoughts by clicking the feedback button on the right of this page.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"10 May 2019","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":40262,"nodeName":"Welcome to our new beta website","title":"Welcome to our new beta website","type":"newsItem","image":null,"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Welcome to our new beta website","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"This website is the result of a year\u2019s work, and will hopefully make life much easier for members, volunteers and visitors alike.","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80MDI2MiJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2019/may/welcome-to-our-new-beta-website/"}