Please read the information below carefully to ensure we can process your request quickly.

Since Covid, the group has grown massively, and our three current sections (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) have taken off. As a result, whilst I don’t believe in waiting lists due to not having enough volunteer team members as of September 2024, we have started a waiting list.

Waiting List:

  • Prospective members may be placed on our waiting list after their 5th birthday.
  • We operate one waiting list for the entire Group, so once a member becomes a member, they will automatically be placed on the waiting list for the next section unless you ask us not to.
  • Our clear Membership Policy allocates places.

If a prospective member is over 13, they should contact Highgate and Hornsey ESU directly to discuss joining the next phase of Scouting, Explorers

Joining Process:

1. Complete the expression of interest form, completing all required fields. Carefully note that a correct email address is provided—future communication, including an offer of space, will be emailed.

2. Our volunteers will respond to clarify any details and confirm your addition to the list (please note that we are not able to give an indication of waiting time or position on the list due to the nature of our single waiting across the group and the number of factors involved in membership movements).

3. Look out for an email offering a place. New members are invited three times a year following traditional school term start dates (January, April, and September). You will have seven days from the day this is sent to respond; otherwise, the place will be passed to the next eligible candidate.

4. If you accept a place, you will be added to our online membership system, “Online Scout Manager,” and asked to provide further personal details such as full contact and health and medical information. Shortly before the start of term, your Section Leader will contact you to send you more information about your new section, first meeting, and upcoming programme.

5. If you decline a place, your name will be moved to the bottom of the list.

6. A maximum of 2 places may be declined; otherwise, your name will be removed from the list. Any communication not responded to within 7 days will be considered a “declined place” and managed as outlined in the process above.