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Volunteering at Scouts is changing to help us reach more young people

Volunteering is changing to help us reach more young people

Volunteering is changing at Scouts. Read more

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Running a Beaver Colony

Week by week, thousands of ordinary people show up at Beaver meetings to empower young people to learn new skills, make new friends and learn to stand on their own two feet. No two weeks are the same, but the impact you make is always great.

Running your Colony

Getting to grips with the basics? We’ve put together everything you need to keep your section running smoothly.

Read the advice and resources >
Programme planning for Beavers

Our new tool is a one-stop programme planning shop. You can use it to get organised and get going.

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Money Skills sessions

We've teamed up with HSBC UK to give young people the chance to learn financial skills from experts in the field. Help your Beaver Colony develop financial skills for life by signing up to our Money Skills programme.

Learn more about Money Skills >
Welcoming Beavers and moving on

Whether you’re welcoming the shyest of new Beavers, or need help preparing the eldest for Cubs, we’ve got you covered.

Check out our advice >

Learning, development and awards

  • Learners
  • Learning Assessors

 

Programme updates

You Shape Award

The YouShape Award makes it even easier to embed being youth shaped into your programme. At the same time, it’ll help young people work with their leaders to learn leadership skills that they’ll use for the rest of their lives.

Where to find programme resources

There are resources to support volunteers deliver amazing programmes, but it can be hard to work out what’s new and where to find it. Here's a list of places to find information and things you could try.  

Our Strategy - Skills for Life

Help support our goal to deliver more young people the skills they need in life

Discover our strategy >