{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"","standfirst":"We want to hear from you in the 2025 Scout Experience Survey. 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This helps us make better decisions about how to spend time and money more effectively to make Scouts better for everyone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also use the Scout Experience Survey results to show the positive impact Scouts has on young people and communities. By highlighting these positives, we can make stronger cases for fundraising and have more influence on things like government and the youth sector. This allows us to grow the movement, so we can give more young people skills for life.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat we\u0027ve learned so far\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the years, the survey has uncovered some really valuable insights which we\u2019ve used to inform our work. Some of the key results from last year told us:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYoung people tell us Scouts has given them the opportunity to build confidence, learn new skills, try activities they\u2019ve not done before and make lifelong friends. Young people love doing adventure and outdoors activities but feel they don\u2019t get the chance to do them enough. They feel the programme could be more challenging.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFeedback from parents and carers was mostly positive. Many praised our volunteers and say that Scouts is great value for money. However, some\u00A0parents highlight that Scouting can be expensive and more exciting activities (e.g. trips away, camps, adventure activities) may be off-limits for lower income families.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E90% of volunteers say they enjoy volunteering with Scouts. However, we did see a drop in satisfaction compared with 2023. Some of the main challenges volunteers face include having too much to do and not getting enough support in their role. We hear that having more volunteers to help would reduce workload but recruiting new people can be a challenge.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese insights are incredibly useful, and we\u0027d be grateful to hear your thoughts in this year\u0027s survey to help us shape our work for the next year.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/yutpr1l0/ses-2024-summary-report-external-final-2.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u00222024 Scout Experience Survey results\u0022\u003EDownload the 2024 Scout Experience Survey key results (PDF)\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow you can get involved\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYoung people in Scouts aged 13-18 can take part, as well as parents/carers of young people in Scouting, and adult volunteers. If you have regular contact with young people or their parents/carers, please share the survey with them so we can learn how Scouts impacts them, too.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019d be incredibly grateful if you could fill in this years\u2019 survey and give us your feedback about Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Take the volunteer survey","buttonLink":{"name":"Volunteer survey","id":null,"url":"https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90825329/Annual-Volunteering-Survey-2025","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"003982","label":"003982"},"alignment":null},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Take the young people survey","buttonLink":{"name":"Young people survey 2025","id":null,"url":"https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90825330/Annual-Scouts-Survey-2025-Young-people","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"003982","label":"003982"},"alignment":null},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Take the parents and carers survey","buttonLink":{"name":"Parents and carers 2025 survey","id":null,"url":"https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90825331/Annual-Scouts-Survey-2025-Parents","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"003982","label":"003982"},"alignment":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe survey is open until \u003Cstrong\u003ESunday 16 November 2025\u003C/strong\u003E, so make sure you take part before then.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPrizes\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a thank you for your time, we\u0027ll enter all young people and volunteers who take part into prize draw for the chance to win a \u00A350 Amazon voucher! Plus everyone who takes part will get a 20% discount at Scout Store. All you need to do is give us your email address at the end of the survey. 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