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Admissions Policy

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 Persons 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. At the discretion of the 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 is, or will hold the position of Chairman, Treasurer or Secretary of the 1st Histon Group Scout Executive
  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 that 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, but if a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the leaders, and may be on the basis of a trial period.

 

Cubs

When the number of Young Persons 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. At the discretion of the 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 is, or will hold the position of Chairman, Treasurer or Secretary of the 1st Histon Group Scout Executive

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.

 

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, but if a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the leaders, and may be on the basis of a trial period.

If a Young Person is offered and turns down a place in a particular pack in favour of a place in the other Pack, then that Young Person will be placed at the bottom of the waiting list for the favoured pack and will be offered a place if there are still available places after all other Young People eligible have been offered places.

 

Scouts

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

 

Young People moving up from Cubs

1.      Places will be given if a parent is, or becomes a uniformed Leader. At the discretion of the 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 is, or will hold the position of Chairman, Treasurer or Secretary of the 1st Histon Group Scout Executive

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 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, but if a young person has special needs, admission will be at the discretion of the 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