The Scouts are a movement and we move with the times. The Scouts across the UK are beginning one of these moments of transformation. You’ve got questions and we’re here to help you answer them and ease you through.
Within the New Forest district, Lynn Tatavossian is our Transformation Lead. Plus we have a Go-Live Support team in place for your launch queries in the run up to and immediately after the launch. You can contact them all at [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions:
When we notice some questions being asked a lot, we’ll pop the answer here.
In short, what is changing?
The changes are all focused on making it clearer for new and potential volunteers, making it easier for existing volunteers to do their role and to keep things up to date with best practice across the UK.
- Team-based volunteering will become the norm with role descriptions shared between a team rather than falling on one person.
- Volunteer titles are being simplified to make them easier to understand for new starters.
- Executive Committees are becoming Trustee Boards with a more governance focused role.
- Introducing a Volunteering Culture statement making it clear what volunteers can expect from the Scouts and likewise.
- New digital tools to replace Compass and make it easier for new starters.
- Changing and updating the training system.
When can I log into My Membership?
My Membership is the replacement for Compass and can be found by heading to scouts.org.uk and logging in using the Sign In link in the top right. You should have received the email inviting you to log in already – check your junk folder in case it has ended up in there.
On the log-in screen, use the Forgotten Password option and enter your main email the Scouts use to communicate with you. If you aren’t sure which this is, email [email protected] and we can find for you. An email to choose your password at this point will be sent.
What do you need me to do when I log in?
Once logged in to My Membership, it’ll prompt you to add any missing information and to sign the declaration. Catch the full First Steps on this checklist. Do check everything to make sure it is accurate.
After you’ve logged in, check My Learning to see if there is any outstanding. Some roles may have new learning requirements to complete where you can, and everyone will need to complete the new Safety learning within six months.
Where are my past awards and wood badges?
These should have transferred over into My Membership but both wood badges and old awards, such as good service awards, can be found under the Awards and My Awards tabs on the left hand side. Wood badges are being collected here, rather than under Learning, to avoid confusion with the ‘new’ wood badge model which will see the Wood Badge become an optional, but highly recommended, qualification. Details about the new Wood Badge can be found here.