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1st Histon Scouts

 

ADMISSIONS POLICY

 

The 1st Histon Scout Group has more young people wishing to join the Scout Group than we have places available. As such we have a Waiting List. This document outlines the policy in allocating places to Young People within the various sections of the Scout Group. This document has been drawn up and agreed by the Scout Executive Committee.

 

Beavers

 

When the number of Young People on the waiting list exceeds the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied (in this order) when vacancies arise:

 

  1. Places will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader within one of the Sections in the Group, or a Leader in another uniformed youth group who lives in the villages of Histon and Impington. At the discretion of the Section Leaders this may be applied in the case of a parent who commits to being a permanent helper.
  2. Places will be given if a parent does hold, or will hold, priority Roles on the 1st Histon Group Scout Executive Committee. These roles are outlined in the Appendix.
  3. Places will be given to those living in the villages of Histon and Impington north of the A14.
  4. If the numbers of young people fulfilling the residence condition exceed the places available, they will be given to those who have been longest on the waiting list, providing they will have at least a year in Beavers before reaching Cub age.

 

Young people who move into the area who are already Beavers will be offered places wherever possible, regardless of the waiting list.

 

Beavers is open to boys and girls. If a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the Section Leaders, and may be on the basis of a trial period.

 

Cubs

 

When the number of Young People on the waiting list exceeds the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied (in this order) when vacancies arise:

 

1.       Young people moving up from Beavers

2.       Places will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader within one of the Sections in the Group, or a Leader in another uniformed youth group who lives in the villages of Histon and Impington. At the discretion of the Section Leaders, this may be applied in the case of a parent who commits to being a permanent helper.

3.       Places will be given if a parent does hold, or will hold, priority Roles on the 1st Group Scout Executive Committee. These roles are outlined in the Appendix.

4.       Places will be given to those living in the villages of Histon and Impington north of the A14.

5.       If the numbers of young people fulfilling the residence condition exceed the places available, they will be given to those who have been longest on the waiting list, providing they will have at least a year in Cubs before reaching Scout age.

 

Young people who move into the area who are already Cubs will be offered places wherever possible, regardless of the waiting list.

 

Cubs is open to boys and girls. If a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the Section Leaders, and may be on the basis of a trial period.

 

Each Cub Pack may at any given time have a Waiting List. Where a Young Person has either (i) been offered and accepted a place in one Cub Pack and then wishes to transfer to the other Cub Pack, or (ii) wishes to transfer between Cub Packs and the desired Cub Pack has a Waiting List, then the Young Person will be placed at the bottom of the Waiting List for the desired Pack. The Young person will only be offered a place where there is an available place after all other eligible Young People on the Waiting List have been offered places in the desired Pack.

 

Scouts

 

When the number of Young People on the waiting list exceeds the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied (in this order) when vacancies arise:

 

1.       Young People moving up from Cubs

2.       Places will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader within one of the Sections in the Group, or a Leader in another uniformed youth group who lives in the villages of Histon and Impington. At the discretion of the Section Leaders, this may be applied in the case of a parent who commits to being a permanent helper.

3.       Places will be given if a parent does, or will hold, priority Roles on the 1st Histon Group Scout Executive Committee. These roles are outlined in the Appendix.

4.       Places will be given to those living in the villages of Histon and Impington north of the A14.

5.       If the numbers of young people fulfilling the residence condition exceed the places available, they will be given to those who have been longest on the waiting list, providing they will have at least a year in Scouts.

 

Young people who move into the area who are already Scouts will be offered places wherever possible, regardless of the waiting list.

 

Scouts is open to boys and girls. If a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the Section Leaders, and may be on the basis of a trial period.

 

Appeal

 

If a parent wishes to appeal this policy they are invited to make a representation and put forward their case to the Scout Executive Committee where a final decision will be made.

 

 

Ian Wilson

Scout Executive Committee Chairman

 

 

5 October 2011

 

Appendix: Priority Roles on the 1st Histon Group Executive

 

Chairman

Secretary

Treasurer

Assistant Treasurer

Events Co-ordinator

Fundraising Co-ordinator