Scouts

The Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25.  

The Scout Association provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for 400,000 young people aged 6-25.  

They look to provide personal development by promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are 'learning by doing,' when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.

With the emphasis on adventurous activities, action and involvement, Scouting means more than just camping. Hiking, rock climbing, gliding, sailing, pioneering, canoeing, parascending, abseiling, First Aid, motor mechanics, electronics, amateur radio and photography are just some of the things they do

Group nights usually last between one and two hours, depending on the age of the children or young people. We divide our groups by age:

• Beaver Scouts for 6 - 8 year olds
• Cub Scouts for 8 –10 ½ year olds
• Scouts for 10 ½ - 14 year olds
• Explorer Scouts for 14 -18 year olds
• Network for 18 - 25 year olds

We have been working closely with Scout Association and have jointly developed the Deaf Friendly Scouts guide. We are also promoting the deaf friendly pledge to Scout leaders and hope to run workshops later in the year.

Find out more about the Scouts in your area.

For Scout leaders, take a look at our guide on how to be deaf friendly with our Deaf Friendly Scouts guide.

Below we have three video clips to show the Beaver, Cub and Scout promises in BSL.   

Also click here to view our BSL scouts, beaver and cubs promise (221 kb) .

More free downloads can be obtained at the Deaf Books website