Westside Scout Group Waiting List Policy
We are very lucky to be a strong and healthy Scout Group, committed to providing a positive Scouting experience to young people in our community.
We are located on dual-sites: Broomwood Church Hall, 155d Broomwood Road, SW11 6BD, and St Luke’s Church Community Hall, 194 Ramsden Rd, SW12 8RQ.
As a result of strong demand, every section in the group is heavily oversubscribed. This waiting list policy has been drawn up to explain clearly our approach to waiting lists and to ensure as many young people are able to access Scouting as possible.
Capacity
Availability is limited by our current capacity. In the past, we have had upwards of 100 children on sectional lists which has become unmanageable. This has created frustration for leaders, parents and children alike.
Our two Beaver colonies cater for children between the ages of six and eight. Each colony has a maximum capacity of 24 children.
Our two Cub packs cater for children between the ages of eight and ten and a half. Each pack has a maximum capacity of 36 children.
Our Scout troop caters for children between the ages of ten and a half and fourteen. Our troop has a maximum capacity of 30 children.
Waiting Lists
Each section has their own waiting list. Inclusion on the list is by online application form. No child is able to be on more than one list at a time. More information can be found on our website. A single waiting list is maintained for each of Beavers and Cubs. Whilst a parent/guardian will be able to state a preference for a particular Colony or Pack within Beavers or Cubs when applying to join the waiting list, a place may be offered in the other Beaver Colony or Cub Pack, depending on availability.
To join the waiting list for any Section, children need to be within two years of joining age – 4 for Beavers, 6 for Cubs and 8 1⁄2 for Scouts. The minimum age at which any person can enter the waiting list is age 4. Children who have not been offered a place and who have only 1 year remaining before they exceed the age limit for a particular Section will automatically be transferred to the waiting list for the next Section.
Prioritisation
The overarching concern of Leaders will be to manage the composition of each Section bearing in mind capacity, resourcing (which might vary in case of shortage of leaders), the particular needs of the current members and the person on the waiting list, the balance between boys and girls (both within a colony/pack and between colonies/packs) and any other relevant factor, particularly a factor affecting safety or wellbeing. While we will attempt to offer places in order of the descending priority below, this means that there may be exceptions where a place is offered to a person from a different, lower category at the discretion of the Section Leader.
In the event that exceptional circumstances such as those referred to above do not arise, places are offered to individuals meeting the following criteria in order of descending priority as follows:
Our commitment to you
On a termly basis, spare places will be offered to children on the waiting list who are old enough to join in accordance with our prioritisation criteria. If we are not able to offer your child a place within a year of becoming old enough to join, we will offer you two options:
We feel this represents the best way of keeping waiting list numbers manageable and also ensuring that your child is given the opportunity to participate in Scouting in the local area.
Westside Scout Group Section Details
Section | Age Range |
Beaver Scouts (Broomwood & St Luke’s Beaver Colnies) | 6-8 |
Cub Scouts (Broomwood Cub Pack) | 8-10.5 |
Cub Scouts (St Luke’s Cub Pack) | 8-10.5 |
Scouts (St Lukes Scout Group) | 10.5-14 |
Explorer Scouts (Battersea District Explorer Scout Group) | 14-18 |
Neighbouring Scout Groups (Please mention that this is a referral from WSG)
Group | Address | Post Code | Beavers | Cubs | Scouts | Explorers | First Name | Phone |
16th Battersea | 15 Wickersley Rd | SW11 5QS | Mon 18.00 to 19.00 | Wed 19.00 to 20.30 | Mon 19.30 to 21.00 | Mon 19.30 to 21.00 | Peter Hapgood | 020 86482909 |
31st Battersea | Christchurch St Stephen's Hall Cabul Rd | SW11 2PN | Tue 18.00 to 19.00 | Tue 19.00 to 20.30 | Vicky Kernahan | 07894 992334 | ||
1st Balham & Tooting | Scout Centre 197 Balham High Rd CNR Elmfield Rd | SW12 9BE | Tue 17.30 to 18.30 | Tue 18.30 to 20.00 | Tue 18.30 to 20.30 | David Smith-Lachie | 07815 989505 | |
4th Balham & Tooting | Fircroft School Fircroft Road | SW17 7PP | Tue 18.15 to 19.15 | Tue 19.15 to 20.30 | Tue 19.30 to 21.00 | Anthony Holland | 020 88745371 | |
7th Southside | 19 Church Lane Tooting | SW17 9PW | Fri 17.45 to 18.45 | Thu 19.00 to 20.30 | Fri 19.00 to 21.00 | Alistair Williams | 020 86794703 | |
9th Southside | 19 Church Lane Tooting | SW17 9PW | Sun 10.30 to 12.30 | M Zeeshan Siddiqui | 07915 063673 | |||
Scout Centre 197 Balham High Rd CNR Elmfield Rd | SW12 9BE | Sat 10.00 to 11.00 | Sat 11.30 to 13.00 F | Sun 12.45 to 15.00 M | ||||
1st East Putney | Scout HQ 42 Oxford Rd Putney | SW15 2LQ | Wed 18.15 to 19.30 | Mon 19.00 to 20.30 | Thu 19.00 to 21.00 | Ronald Holloway | 07876 781587 | |
4th Putney | All Saints School Putney Common near church | SW15 1HL | Tue 17.45 to 19.00 | Tue 19.00 to 20.15 | Allsion Pearson | 07710 418483 | ||
St Margarets Church Hall Putney Park Lane | SW15 5HU | Fri 19.30 to 21.30 | Fri 19.30 to 21.30 | Robert Allen | 07956 271098 | |||
5th Putney | The Scout Hut Embankment (towpath) Putney | SW15 1LB | Thu 17.15 to 18.30 | Thu 18.30 to 20.00 | Fri 19.30 to 21.30 | Chris Hayes | 07956 578128 | |
1st Wandsworth | The Romany Lyford Road Earlsfield | SW18 3LG | Mon 17.45 to 18.45 | Mon 19.00 to 20.15 | Fri 19.30 to 21.00 | Fri 19.30 to 21.00 | Robin Christie | 07850 608357 |
2nd Wandsworth | St Annes Church Hall 182 St Anns Hill Wandsworth | SW18 2RS | No Section | Thu 18.15 to 20.15 | Wed 19.00 to 20.30 | Alan Narroway | 020 88747888 | |
8th Wandsworth | The Scout Hall Pirbright Road Southfields | SW18 5NB | Mon 17.45 to 19.00 | Mon 19.00 to 20.30 | Thu 19.00 to 20.30 | Tue 19.30 to 21.00, 1st& 3rd in each month | Adrian Burton | 07729 913623 |
Southside | Scout Centre 197 Balham High Rd CNR Elmfield Rd | SW12 9BE | Mon 19.00 to 21.00 | Damien McInerney | 020 74989955 |