For parents

What do Scouts do?

Scouts is where young people make new friends, have amazing adventures, and learn new skills. From camping and hiking to coding and community projects — there's something for everyone.

Every week we give almost half a million 4–25 year olds the skills they need for school, college, university, the job interview, the important speech, the tricky challenge and the big dreams: the skills they need for life.

Everyone's welcome here. All genders, races and backgrounds. Regardless of your young person's physical ability — there's a Scout adventure out there waiting for them. And we'll help them find it.

Scout age groups

4–6 years

Squirrels

Learning through play, games and making friends.

 6–8 years

Beavers

Games, activities and exciting challenges to build confidence.

 8–10½ years

Cubs

Camping, creativity and adventures to discover new skills.

 10½–14 years

Scouts

Bigger challenges, practical skills and making a difference.

Keeping young people safe

The safety of young people is our number one priority. All adult volunteers are vetted through the DBS process and follow the Scouts' safeguarding policy. Scouts also has a dedicated safeguarding team available if you ever have concerns.