The Scouts are transforming volunteering to make it easier, more enjoyable and rewarding.
These changes will help us:
- Give a warmer welcome for everyone
- Deliver better learning
- Simplify how we volunteer together
This allows us to volunteer flexibly as part of a team with a shared purpose, our teams and titles are easier to understand and more appealing to new volunteers and Teams agree how to share tasks between them and this can change over time.
Structure of our volunteer teams
Our programme is at the core of what we do
Our programme (what our Scouts do each week) is mostly designed and run by Section Teams, and shaped by young people. Every volunteer either plans and runs the programme, or supports the volunteers who do.
Every volunteer plays a part in creating a brilliant programme for young people.
How we work together
Each part of Scouts helps young people enjoy fun, high-quality, and safe programmes. We do this by working together to deliver a great programme for young people, while looking after our volunteers.
How we organise Sections and Groups
Sections run the programme. They’re at the heart of Scouts’ work with young people.
Scout Groups help volunteers work well together and keep them feeling motivated across Beaver, Cub, and Scout Sections. They make sure the Group is respected and supported in their local community.
In each Scout Group, there are three types of teams (click on the links to find out more information about the different teams):
- The Section Teams run high-quality programmes safely.
- The Group Leadership Team helps all volunteers in the Group (including Young Leaders) work together to plan and run high-quality programmes.
- The Group Trustee Board provides charity governance for the Group.
Some Groups might find it helpful to use sub-teams, such as a maintenance or fundraising sub-team of the Leadership Team.
The Section Team can also be supported by people outside of Scouts, who informally help run part of the programme.