If you have a question about your child’s place on the waiitng list please review the below FAQs. Please note our volunteers won’t be able to answer emails about waiting list positions.
How do I submit a joining enquiry for my child?
Please click here to submit a joining enquiry for our Scout Group.
I've forgotten if I've already submitted a joining enquiry for my child - can you check for me?
To check if your child is on the waiting list please click here and follow the instructions.
When will my child get a place?
We cannot predict or advise when your child may get a place.
Places are generally offered to start in January, after Easter and September.
You will be contacted by email with an offer of a place. Your place will be considered forfeited if it is not accepted within the required notice period of it being offered, Or if after a joining a member fails to attend for 4 consecutive weeks with no contact.
We've been on the waiting list for "x" amount of months, why haven't we got a place?
We cannot predict or advise when your child may get a place.
Places are based on capacity within the group and if other members have left to generate space in the section. Some sections may also have longer lists that others.
My child's too old for the section we wanted them to join, will I need to re-register?
Our waiting list is run across the entire group. If your child is now too old for the section you wished them to originally joing they will automatically be transfered to the next sections waiting list.
They will still retain the same position on the list based on your original enquiry date.
Why do you have a waiting list
Longford Scout Group is very popular which means that there may be a waiting list for all of our sections.
Our sections have a maximum capacity to ensure we operate safely.
How long stay on waiting list
A young person will remain on a waiting list until:
- They are offered a place in a section
- You advise you no longer wish for them to be on our list
- When they turn 16
We reguarly check if you wish to stay on our waiting list and send an email out seeing if you wish to stay on our list - please ensure you take the time to reply.
How does the waiting list work?
The Waiting List is not strictly linear, a number of factors are taken into consideration to ensure that the young person gets a quality time in scouting.
These prebuilt rules include the time you've spent on our waiting list, if you have a sibling alreadty in the group and the time you would get to spend in the section we are offering a place for.
Can I defer a place if I’m not ready to accept it yet?
We know that timings don’t always line up, and sometimes a place might be offered before you’re quite ready to take it.
When a space becomes available, we offer it to the next young person on our waiting list. Unfortunately, we’re not able to hold or defer places, as we want to make sure opportunities are offered fairly and that spaces don’t go unused.
If you’re unable to accept the place when it’s offered, that’s absolutely fine. The place will be offered to the next person on the waiting list.
If you don’t reply to the offer, or decide not to take it at this time, you’re very welcome to submit a new joining enquiry when the time feels right for you.