My names Ross and I’m the Scout Leader at a Scout group in Edinburgh.

I started my journey with the Scouts way back when at the ripe age of six years old. I started, with much encouragement from my mother as she assured me I’d enjoy myself as many of my friends were going along too. From Beavers to Explorers, to moving on to become a Leader, Scouts has always been a big part of my life, and has played a massive part in developing my confidence over the years.

I wanted to become a Leader not only to create the same experiences for the current Scouts that I had when I was younger, but also to develop the soft skills and responsibilities required to be in the role, from planning each session, to going through many a (very useful!) training session, to the day-to-day game playing with the young people.

After having only been in the role since COVID hit, we are finally returning to a more normal version of Scouting and I’m very much still finding my feet. We even have a camp in the planning works.

I couldn’t be more excited to see what this year brings for myself, the other Leaders, and all the young people at my group.

The skills and experience you gain through Scouting are unmatched and I’m so grateful for everything I’ve learned in my time in Scouting so far.