3rd Chadderton Scout Group
Welcome to the official website of 3rd Chadderton Scout Group! We are a dedicated group of volunteers committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for young people to learn, grow, and develop important life skills. Our team is passionate about delivering high-quality scouting experiences, including outdoor adventures, community service projects, leadership development, and so much more. Discover our story, meet our team, and learn about the unique scouting programs we offer. Join us on this incredible journey of exploration, discovery, and fun!
WHAT IS SCOUTING?
Scouting is an international movement with over 57 million members worldwide, spread through 216 countries and territories. The number of countries recognising the value of Scouting and accepting its principles is increasing and there are only five countries in the world who do not offer Scouting to young people.
In total there are about 500,000 people in membership throughout the United Kingdom. This includes about 100,000 adults who have taken up appointments as voluntary leaders, administrators and supporters.
The Scouts in the UK accepts members of all faiths (including those without a faith) and offers equal opportunities for all young people no matter what their gender, social, religious or ethnic background may be.
During 1991, girls were admitted to the Beaver Scout, Cub Scout and Scout Sections. This complemented the admission of young women to the Venture Scout Section in 1976.
During the spring of 2002 the Scouts launched a new programme for young people aged 6-25. This was the largest change to our curriculum for nearly 40 years. A careful strategy of change management was devised to help people move forward, delivering a totally new way of providing Scouting, to the
14-25 age range.
THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING
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Scouting in the UK is organised through The Scouts. The Scouts has a clear purpose:
‘To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and international communities’.
Even if we can’t solve all the problems in the world, we can help to make it a better place. We do this by helping young people to develop as active members of their community:
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Who are self-reliant,
Who are caring,
Who are responsible,
Who show commitment.
Scouting works well when young people enjoy learning by doing in partnership with adults.
They do this by taking part in a variety of activities and new experiences by exploring the outdoors, participating in teams & taking responsibility.
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Our method for giving young people the opportunity to learn by doing is called the Programme. The Programme is a seamless progression of training, activities and awards that covers everything that young people do in Scouting from the ages of 4 to 25.
All adults in Scouting have a responsibility to make sure that the Programme is fun and exciting. We must also make sure that it is safe. The Scout Association’s policies, rules, code of behaviour, advice on child protection and safety are there to help adults make sure that the young people in their care stay safe while they enjoy themselves and learn.
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There are several important things, which make Scouting different from many other youth organisations:
We are a uniformed movement
We use ‘Sixes’ and ‘Patrols’ of about 6 young people who work together, learning from and supporting each other
We involve young people in decision making as part of their development