Manage my teams, sub-teams and sections
Guides and training clips on how to create and close teams, sub-teams and sections and how to send a message to my team
Guide last reviewed: May 2025
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Note: The teams you'll see will depend on your role and the teams you're part of.
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'My Units'.
On the 'My Units' page:
4. Select the Unit you are looking for.
On the 'Sub-units' page - to find a Group / District / County team:
5. Click 'Teams' on the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right)
On the 'Sub-units' page - to find a Section team:
5. Select the Section from Sub-units.
6. Click 'Teams' on the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right)
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Note: The teams you can message depend on your role and the teams you're part of.
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'My Teams' or 'My Units'.
On the 'My teams' page:
4. Click 'Select'.
5. Click 'Send message' from the dropdown menu.
On the 'Send message' page:
6. Type the subject and message into the boxes.
If you'd like to add an attachment, click 'Browse', select a file from your device, and click 'Open'.
7. Click 'Submit'.
Create a sub-team
Who can complete this task: Team Leaders, Lead Volunteers, Chairs and Locally Employed Staff - Leadership Support.
To watch in full screen, double click the video
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'My teams'.
On the 'My teams' page:
4. Click 'Select' under 'Actions'.
5. Click 'Add sub-team'.
On the 'Create sub-team' page:
5. Type the 'Sub-team name' into the box.
6. Select 'Yes' or 'No' to inherit permissions from parent team.
7. Click 'Submit'.
A message will appear at the bottom of the screen confirming the sub-team has been successfully created.
Please be mindful that you might need to refresh your browser to see the sub-team you've created.
Close a sub-team
Who can complete this task: Team Leaders, Lead Volunteers, Chairs and Locally Employed Staff - Leadership Support.
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'My teams'.
On the 'My teams' page:
4. Click the team name.
On the 'Team' page:
5. Scroll down to the 'Sub-teams' section and click 'Select'.
6. Click 'Close sub-team' from the dropdown menu.
On the 'Close sub-team' page:
7. Click 'Submit'.
Create a new unit or section
Who can complete this task: Team Leaders (except Section Team Leaders), Lead Volunteers, Chairs and Locally Employed Staff - Leadership Support.
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'View all units'.
On the 'View all units' page:
4. Type the unit name into the search box.
You can also search by Country, Region, County, District and Group. You'll need to select the 'Filter by' option from the dropdown menu.
5. Click 'Search'.
6. Click the 'Unit name' from the list.
On the left-hand menu, under the unit's name (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
7. Click 'Details'.
On the 'View all units' page:
8. Click the 'Select an action' button.
9. Select 'Add unit' from the dropdown menu.
On the 'Add unit' page:
9. Type the requested information for the sections 'Level details', 'Contact details', 'Meeting place details' and 'Correspondence address'.
10. Click 'Submit'.
Close a unit or section
Who can complete this task: Team Leaders (except Section Team Leaders), Lead Volunteers, Chairs and Locally Employed Staff - Leadership Support.
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'My units'.
On the 'My units' page:
4. Click the 'Unit name'.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right), under the unit's name:
5. Click 'Details'.
On the unit's 'Details' page:
6. Click the 'Select an action' button on the top right and select 'Close section'.
On the 'Close section' page:
7. Complete the required information.
8. Click the 'Close now' button at the bottom of the page.
A message will appear at the bottom of the screen confirming the unit has been successfully closed.
Update unit details
Who can complete this task: Lead Volunteers (for their unit and below in the hierarchy) and Leadership Team Members (for their unit).
Start by signing in to scouts.org.uk.
On your welcome page:
1. Click ‘My membership’.
On the left-hand side menu (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
2. Click 'Teams'.
3. Click 'View all units'.
On the 'View all units' page:
4. Type the unit name into the search box.
You can also search by Country, Region, County, District and Group. You'll need to select the 'Filter by' option from the dropdown menu.
5. Click 'Search'.
6. Click the 'Unit name' from the list.
On the left-hand menu, under the unit's name (if you’re using a phone, click the menu button on the top right):
7. Click 'Details'.
On the 'View all units' page:
8. Click the 'Select an action' button.
9. Select 'Update unit' from the dropdown menu.
On the ‘Update unit’ page:
9. Click ‘Level details’, ‘Contact details’, ‘Meeting place details’ and ‘Correspondence address’ to edit the details.
10. Click ‘Update’.