Admission Policy

ADMISSIONS POLICY - September 2018
1st Lindfield SCOUTS

The 1st Lindfield 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 upon by the Scout Executive Committee.

Given our current overcapacity, it is unlikely that anyone over the age of 6.5yrs will be offered a place in 1st Lindfield Scouts for the foreseeable future unless they are a child of an incoming Leader and Assistant Leader

On joining the 1st Lindfield Scout Group we will endeavour to move your young person through Beavers, Cubs and Scouts but this will be dependent on having enough Section Leaders and that numbers do not exceed agreed targets set by the Group Executive Committee.

We currently have two Beaver Colonies, two Cub packs and two Scout Troops:

Beavers maximum number per colony: 18

Cubs maximum number per pack: 24

Scouts maximum number troop: 24

The Group reserves the right to exceed these targets on a short term basis.

Scouting is open to boys and girls.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that every Beaver will be offered a place in Cubs when they turn 8 yrs old.  If a space is not available at the time a Beaver turns 8 years old, we will place their name on the waiting list and they will be offered a place in accordance with the vacancy polices described below.  Similarly, we cannot guarantee that every Cub will be offered a place in Scouts when they turn 10.5 yrs.  If a space is not available when a Cub turns 10.5 yrs, we will place their name on the waiting list and they will be offered a place when one becomes available

BEAVERS

Children may apply to join 1st Lindfield Scout Group when they are 5 ½ years old. Names will not be taken before this time.

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. Priority will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader or Sectional Assistant within one of the Sections in the Group.
  2. Priority will be given if a parent does hold, or will hold, roles on the 1st Lindfield Scout Group Executive Committee.
  3. Priority will be given to a sibling of a child already at 1st Lindfield providing 6 months notice is given.
  4. Priority will be offered to those who have been longest on the waiting list.
CUBS

The following criteria will be applied (in this order) when vacancies arise:

  1. Priority will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader or Sectional Assistant within one of the Sections in the Group.
  2. Priority will be given if a parent does hold, or will hold, roles on the 1st Lindfield Scout Group Executive Committee.
  3. Priority will be given to Beavers moving up
  4. Priority will be offered to those who have been longest on the waiting list.
SCOUTS

The following criteria will be applied (in this order) when vacancies arise:

  1. Priority will be given if a parent is, or becomes, a uniformed Leader or Sectional Assistant within one of the Sections in the Group.
  2. Priority will be given if a parent does hold, or will hold, roles on the 1st Lindfield Scout Group Executive Committee.
  3. Priority will be given to Cubs moving up who had achieved their Chief Scouts Silver Award
  4. Priority is then given to remaining Cubs moving up in the order that they left Cubs
  5. Priority will be offered to those who have been longest on the waiting list.
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.

 

Jerry Brennan

1st Lindfield Scouts Executive Committee Chairperson

 

Alan Dyke

Group Scout Leader