Skills for Life

Key Facts The reason parents want their children to become Scouts. Practical and Life skills that make Young People more rounded individual characters and better employability prospects Also a really valid reason to volunteer with us

Belonging

Key Facts Young People join Scouting Making friendship groups and experiencing things together A real benefit of Volunteering – and a reason Adult leave (don’t feel welcome)

Young People Scouting in Norfolk by 2023 7,250 Young People Scouting in Norfolk by 2023

Key Facts Goal set at County Conference using the average appetite for growths from Each Districts Goal set when our working number of Young People was 6,350 Contributes to the UK Strategy to have 50,000 more young people In 2018 census we had grown to nearly 6,550 Young People – an increase of 200!!

more Young People over five years 700 more Young People over five years

if every section in Norfolk grew by one Young Person a year… 2020

Key Facts We’d get there three years early 396 sections in Norfolk 113 Beaver 121 Cub 110 Scout 52 Explorer

frontline volunteers by 2023 1,450 frontline volunteers by 2023

Key Facts This maintains our average ratio of 1 adult* to 5 Young People *frontline – Section Leader, Assistant or Sectional Assistant

200 more volunteers by 2023

Key Facts We need to step this up! – 46 new volunteers 2017-8 we would We’ve been told to focus our county plan on the following areas Focus on developing amazing section leaders with practical Scouting skills Transform Adult Recruitment High quality Adult Training provision New Adult Volunteers have a fabulous welcome to Norfolk Scouts UK 10K more adults

additional Young Leaders 100 additional Young Leaders

Key facts About 450 Young Leaders UK – aim for 5,000 new Young People

Young People complete a Top Award each year by 2023 1,750 Young People complete a Top Award each year by 2023

Key Facts 977 Top Awards recorded for 2017 182 Sections recorded no Top Awards 56 Sections with 15 members or more recorded between 1 and 3 Top Awards

50% Young People… …to have shaped their programme …making a positive impact in their local communities

Key Facts Continued development and support of YouShape activities and the work of the Youth Commissioners More work in the Community Space

Programme People Perception

Key Facts Continued development and support of YouShape activities and the work of the Youth Commissioners More work in the Community Space

Develop amazing Section Leaders ‘Off the shelf’ Programmes* Digital programme planning* Simpler training focused on practical skills Brand roll out

Key Facts Digital Arena not within our reach – let HQ focus on that We can easily support developing adults, practical skills added to training and raising the profile of Scouting.