There are many national organisations in the United Kingdom and its overseas territories that have been established to provide services to people under the age of 18.
53-646: The Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets ( GVCAC ) is a voluntary uniformed youth organisation in the United Kingdom for girls aged between 11 and 20. It is a registered charity, and a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) . the Corps Commandant is Yvonne McCarthy. The GVCAC receives no funding from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). All adult staff members are subject to DBS checks. The GVC has its origins in 1940 as part of
106-598: A further 38,000 young people waiting to enroll in the programs. These were led by 83,511 adults It is the largest Scout association in Europe, representing 35% of the membership of the European Scout Region . Woodcraft Folk is a UK-based educational movement for children and young people. Founded in 1925 it has been a registered charity since 1965 and a registered company limited by guarantee since 2012. The constitutional object of this youth organisation
159-531: A military background. Cadets do participate with the regular army on some occasions, however. The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom . Founded in 1948, its aim is to " provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance ". It
212-425: A number of Volunteer Police Cadet schemes for young people aged (in most cases) between 14 and 18. These groups are designed to provide a sense of what it is like to be a police officer, by getting cadets involved in various police related activities, such as crime prevention projects. Some forces allow cadets to go out on patrol with Police Officers in connection with non-confrontational policing duties, once they reach
265-468: A single specialist subject is studied: The Challenge Award has drill and etiquette , service to the community , life skills , outdoor/adventure activities , interests/skills , and physical recreation sections. The GVCAC, as a uniformed youth organization, sets itself and its members very high standards, including dress and behaviour. Drill (marching) is a vital part of encouraging teamwork, discipline, co-operation and self-confidence. Practicing drill
318-514: Is "to educate and empower young people to be able to participate actively in society, improving their lives and others' through active citizenship." The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception in Glasgow in 1883, the BB quickly spread across
371-495: Is Brenda Layne, MBE , and the Corps Commandant is Yvonne McCarthy. The GVCAC receives no funding from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). All adult staff members are subject to security and Criminal Records (CRB) checks. Royal Marines Cadets are part of the Sea Cadets. They take part in all the same waterborne activities, as well as branching off into adventure training and military skills. The Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps
424-539: Is a MOD sponsored cadet organisation in the United Kingdom which is linked to the Royal Marines . The Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps is part of the tri-partite family of 'Royal Marines Cadets'. The Royal Naval Volunteer Cadet Corps is a MOD sponsored cadet organisation in the United Kingdom which is linked to the Royal Navy . The Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) is a UK national youth organisation which
477-404: Is a means of instilling discipline and teamwork; it is also used in formal parades, for moving around military bases and moving cadets in a smart and orderly fashion. The Corps instills good manners and customs ( etiquette ) into cadets' behaviours; this transfers into having respect for each other, their family and is often well received by prospective employers. GVCAC Cadets can also take part in
530-566: Is a national Jewish youth organisation based in and primarily serving the United Kingdom . The UK 's oldest Jewish youth movement, it was founded in 1895 as the Jewish Lads' Brigade by Colonel Albert E. W. Goldsmid , a senior army officer, to provide an interest for children of the many poor immigrant families who were coming into England at that time. The first company was launched in London's East End but others soon appeared throughout
583-676: Is a separate organisation from the Combined Cadet Force which provides similar training within principally independent schools. Although sponsored by the Ministry of Defence the ACF is not a branch of the British Armed Forces, and as such cadets are not subject to military 'call up'. Some cadets do, however, go on to enlist in the armed forces in later life, and many of the organisation's leaders have been cadets or have
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#1732772952637636-557: Is a youth section of St John Ambulance for members aged between 10 and 17 (inclusive). It was founded in 1922, in order to train young people in first aid , and other essential skills. It has grown to be one of the biggest youth organisations in the United Kingdom , with over 20,000 members. Members take part in a very wide variety of activities, including providing first aid at major and community events, attending camps, completing awards, participating in competitions, learning leadership and training skills and fundraising. There are
689-584: Is not a pre-service organisation, although it acknowledges that one of its objectives is " to encourage those who have an interest in the services to become Officers of the Regular or Reserve Forces ", and a significant number of officers have indeed had experience in the CCF. Prior to 1948 cadet forces in schools existed as the junior division of the Officers' Training Corps framework, but in 1948 Combined Cadet Force
742-741: Is sponsored by the MOD senior service the Royal Navy and open to young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years old. The SCC is the UK's largest Naval Cadet Force with over 30,000 cadets and adult volunteers. Cadets follow similar rates and ranks, traditions, values and ethos as their parent service, the Royal Navy for the Sea cadets and for the Royal Marines Cadets the Royal Marines. Whilst
795-468: Is supported by the Ministry of Defence ; a regular RAF officer served as Commandant Air Cadets at the rank of Air Commodore until 2012, when the post was changed (as part of the ongoing defence cuts) to a Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) position, also at Air Commodore rank. The cadets and the majority of staff are civilians . Although a number of ATC cadets go on to join the RAF or other services every year,
848-802: Is the nursing branch of the British Royal Air Force . It was established as the Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service (RAFNS) in 1918, and became part of the permanent establishment as the Royal Air Force Nursing Service on 27 January 1921. It received the Royal prefix after Princess Mary agreed to become its Patron in June 1923. It was a women-only branch until 1980, when men were also permitted to join. Until
901-461: Is to "actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society". The association achieves this through what it terms the Scout Method and through a youth programme for people aged between 6 and 25. Its 2013 census shows that 433,850 children and youths (aged 6 to 25) were participants in the association's programs, with
954-565: Is widely recognised by employers as it helps demonstrate that holders are keen to take on new challenges, have a higher level of self-confidence than their counterparts, and have leadership qualities with experience of teamwork. Until 2008, some cadets aged 16 or over participated in the Duke of Edinburgh's Millennium Volunteers Award. There is opportunity for all Cadets to undertake practical gliding and powered flying, underpinned by training courses in aviation subjects. To gain this qualification
1007-870: The Army Foundation College , although the Royal Bermuda Regiment resurrected its Junior Leaders programme in 2012 when the Bermuda Cadet Corps was disbanded. The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British cadet organisation; a voluntary youth group which is part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (formerly known as the Air Cadet Organisation or ACO) and is sponsored by the Royal Air Force (RAF) under No 22 Group . It
1060-540: The Church Girls' Brigade , founded in 1901. The two respective founders were Walter M Gee and Rev Thomas Milner. The two Brigades amalgamated in 1978 to form the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade. The Church Lads' Brigade was one of the founding members of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) , and the Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade remains a member by virtue of its work towards
1113-570: The International Air Cadet Exchange (I.A.C.E), and Nijmegen Marches . The Royal Air Force Association each year invites applications from both the ATC and GVCAC for a limited number of flying scholarships. In 2007 six grants were awarded to GVCAC Cadets which enabled attendance on a weekend course at a local gliding club. The scholarships were named after Air Commandant Barbara Ducat-Amos CB RRC (1921–2008), Director of
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#17327729526371166-634: The National Association of Training Corps for Girls . This umbrella organisation was responsible for the Girls' Training Corps (GTC), Girls' Nautical Training Corps (GNTC) and Women's Junior Air Corps (WJAC). Former Air Transport Auxiliary pilot, Diana Barnato Walker, became a pilot for the Women's Junior Air Corps (WJAC) shortly after the war, giving cadets training and air-experience flights to air-minded teenage girls to encourage them to enter
1219-854: The Royal Air Force Nursing Service . The headquarters is in Tinsley, South Yorkshire , east of the Tinsley Viaduct at junction 34 of the M1 motorway , off the Tinsley Roundabout at the start of the A631 . The Meadowhall Centre is nearby to the west. As well as learning new skills by working through the GVCAC syllabus, experienced cadets can be awarded a rank . The GVCAC allows its cadets to take on responsibility and leadership as non-commissioned Officers or NCOs . Youth organisations in
1272-563: The Second World War , it was only open to unmarried women, or childless widows. There was also a Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service (Reserve) ( PMRAFNS(R) ) to supplement the regular service during times of war or emergencies. A history of the service was commissioned from the writer Mary Mackie and appeared in 2001. An updated and extended edition covering subsequent decades (including service in Afghanistan )
1325-585: The United Kingdom and became a worldwide organisation by the early 1890s. The Church Lads' and Church Girls' Brigade is a Church of England youth organisation with branches in the United Kingdom , Ireland , Bermuda , Kenya , South Africa , Newfoundland and St Helena . Its origins lie in the formation in 1891 of the Church Lads' Brigade with its sister organisation, the Church Nursing and Ambulance Brigade for Young Women and Girls , later
1378-733: The ACF and ATC, which caused many GVC cadets to transfer to their respective counterparts. It was decided that the GVC would focus on air activities and in 1987, at the request of its membership, the organisation was renamed the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities for young people aged 14 to 25. The Award programme has three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold, and Cadets are often encouraged to achieve these awards as they progress through their cadet careers. The Award
1431-534: The ATC had around 41,000 cadets aged between 13 and 20 years, in 1009 squadrons . Its cadets are supported by a network of around 10,000 volunteer staff and around 5,000 civilian committee members. The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a British youth organisation that offers training and experience around a military training theme including adventurous training, at the same time as promoting achievement, discipline, and good citizenship, to boys and girls aged 12 to 18 years old. It
1484-531: The ATC is no longer set up as a recruiting organisation. Activities include sport, hill walking, parade drill, rock climbing, rifle shooting, fieldcraft and other outdoor activities, as well as the study of subjects related to aviation, leading to a national vocational diploma ( BTEC in Aviation Studies and others including Teamwork and Leadership). Week-long trips to RAF stations in the UK and abroad, or camps offering adventure training or music, allow
1537-719: The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar . Montserrat Secondary School Cadet Corps , now including a Sea Cadet Detachment, operates in the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. Turks and Caicos Islands Cadet Corps, operates in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands . Virgin Islands Cadet Corps , operates in the British Overseas Territory of the British Virgin Islands . Many fire brigades in
1590-734: The Girls Venture Corps replaced both the GTC and WJAC. The previous year, the Girls' Nautical Training Corps became more closely involved with the Sea Cadet Corps and in 1980 became an integral part of the Sea Cadets and ceased to be a separate organisation. The Girls Venture Corps had two wings corresponding to the former GTC and WJAC; it was common at this time for former GTC units to share premises with Army Cadet Force units and for former WJAC units to share premises with Air Training Corps units. From 1983, girls were accepted into
1643-399: The Girls' Guildry of Scotland (1900), and the Girls' Life Brigade of England (1902). The international headquarters are in Glasgow . Hindu Youth UK (HYUK) is a non-sectarian, non-political initiative that seeks to inspire, educate and inform youth across the UK and providing a platform to involve youngsters from all Hindu community organisations. The Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade (JLGB)
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1696-728: The SCC is not a pre-service organisation, a significant minority of former Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets do go on to join the Royal Navy, Royal Marines or other sections of the Armed Forces. Anguilla Cadet Corps operates in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla . Cayman Islands Cadet Corps operates in the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands . Gibraltar Cadet Force (to be renamed The Royal Gibraltar Regiment Army Cadet Force in 2024) and 2 Overseas (Gibraltar) Squadron, Air Training Corps (ATC) operate in
1749-474: The Scout Movement in the United Kingdom. The original training scheme set out by Robert Baden-Powell is still used. The original uniform is still worn today, including the broad brimmed hats, khaki shirts and shorts, making the wearer instantly recognisable as a Scout. Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, the national Guiding organisation of the United Kingdom . Guiding began in
1802-547: The UK are Brownies. Girlguiding is a charitable organisation and adult leaders are not paid for their time. For this reason, and for its work aiming for the personal and social development of young people, Girlguiding is a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) . The Kibbo Kift was a youth organisation in the UK between 1920 and 1951. The Kibbo Kift (archaic Kentish dialect for 'proof of great strength' ) has been described as 'the only genuine English national movement of modern times'. The Kibbo Kift
1855-538: The UK in 1910 as an organisation especially for girls run along similar lines to Scouting for Boys . The Guide Association was a founder member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928. In 2012, the Association had more than 538,000 members and continues to be the largest girl only youth organisation in the UK. At present about one in four of all eight-year-old girls in
1908-1033: The United Kingdom In the British Army, Junior Leaders were subunits within corps or regiments (such as the Junior Leader Regiment of the Royal Artillery, the Junior Parachute Company, or the Junior Leaders Company of the Royal Bermuda Regiment ) that enrolled junior soldiers to provide them with military training with an emphasis on leadership. Although junior soldiers were not liable for active service, they would go on to, or be encouraged to go on to, adult service on coming of age. Today, junior soldiers are recruited into
1961-407: The United Kingdom offer a cadet service to young people. The main aim of the cadet service is to provide a disciplined environment for young people aged 13 to 18, from all sectors of society, to learn basic fire service skills and core values. This in turn leads many young people to continue their involvement with the brigade by joining either retained or full time service. St John Ambulance Cadets
2014-413: The age of 14. Each scheme is sponsored by a statutory police service, although it has a separate identity, and in that sense is more distant from regular policing than the work of the former full-time Police Cadets. In most forces there are no formal entry requirements to become a cadet. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association was formed in the United Kingdom in 1970 when it was felt that The Scout Association
2067-470: The aviation industry. In July 1948, an aircraft that she was flying caught fire near White Waltham . Rather than bail out and lose the WJAC's aircraft, she switched off the fuel and glided the aircraft back. In 1963 she undertook a flight in an English Electric Lightning , attaining 1,262 mph (Mach 1.65) in a two-seat T.4 trainer and thus became the first British woman to exceed the speed of sound. In 1964
2120-664: The benefit of one another and British society as a whole." The Young Muslims UK is an affiliate body of the Muslim Council of Britain . The Camping and Caravan Club, founded in 1901, offer a youth club encouraging young people to take part in camping and outdoors activities. Pony Club was formed in Great Britain in 1929 when the Institute of the Horse formed a youth branch of their organisation, "The Pony Club." It
2173-545: The city and the provinces. The movement later spread as far as South Africa and Canada . The Pathfinder Club, or simply Pathfinders, is a department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), which works specifically with the cultural, social and religious education of children and adolescents located in the age group between 10 and 15 years. Similar in many respects to Scouting , this differs by religious emphasis on their activities. Part of
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2226-720: The official program of the Adventist Church since 1950. Globally the Pathfinder Club is part of the church's youth ministry, which is the Australian director Gilbert Cangy. The Young Muslims UK was established in 1984 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009. It became the youth wing of the Islamic Society of Britain (ISB) in 1990 with an aim to "provide a vehicle for committed young British Muslims to combine their knowledge, skills and efforts for
2279-408: The opportunity for cadets to gain a taste of military life and often to gain some flying experience in RAF gliders. A teenager can join at the age of 12 or school year 8 as a junior cadet and earn positions of increasing responsibility in a military rank structure, as well as having increasing skill and competence recognised in a classification scheme. Service as a cadet ends at the age of 20. In 2012,
2332-456: The personal and social development of young people. The Girls' Brigade is an international and interdenominational Christian youth organisation . It was founded in 1893 in Dublin , Ireland . The modern organisation was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structured organisations in 1964. These organisations were the Girls' Brigade of Ireland (1893),
2385-561: The purpose, principles and method conceived by Robert Baden-Powell. As an independent Scout Association, they are members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS). The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association (BBS & BGS Association; also known as The Brotherhood of British Scouts) is an early Scouting organisation, having begun as the Battersea Boy Scouts in 1908. The organisation
2438-441: Was "truly led by young people".The Navigators UK is a Christian Faith organisation. The Pathfinder Scouts Association (PSA) is an independent Traditional Scouting Association in the United Kingdom. Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, The Scout Association was formed in 1910 and incorporated in 1912 by a royal charter under its previous name of The Boy Scouts Association. The current stated purpose of The Scout Association
2491-473: Was abandoning the traditions and intentions set out by Baden-Powell in 1908. The Baden-Powell Scouts retain the belief that the essence of the movement should be based on outdoor activities related to the skills of explorers, backwoodsmen and frontiersmen. It is a voluntary, non-formal educational charity movement for young people. It is independent, non-political, non-military, and open to all without distinction of origin, race, creed or gender, in accordance with
2544-737: Was changed to the Green Shirt Movement for Social Credit , and later to the Social Credit Party of Great Britain . The organisation was wound up in 1951. Navigators UK is a branch of Navigators USA, an American non-aligned Scouting organisation that was founded in 2003 in New York City. Navigators UK was founded in 2013 by Scout Leaders from the UK Scout Association who felt there had to be a "more community and family focused version of Scouting" that
2597-415: Was formed covering cadets affiliated to all three services. The Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets ( GVCAC ) is a voluntary uniformed youth organisation for girls aged between 11 and 20, It is also a registered charity, and by virtue of its work towards the personal and social development of young people, it is a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) . The current Corps Director
2650-505: Was formed to encourage children to start riding, while providing them with opportunities in the field that they would not be able to reach on their own. The group grew rapidly, with 300 members in 1930, to over 10,000 in 1935. When the Institute of the Horse joined with National Horse Association of Great Britain to form The British Horse Society, Pony Club was incorporated into the new group. Royal Air Force Nursing Service Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service ( PMRAFNS )
2703-547: Was published in September 2014. The initial ranking system used by the PMRAFNS was as follows. From 1 June 1943, PMRAFNS personnel were granted emergency Commissions , and wore rank insignia corresponding to their equivalent Royal Air Force officer rank. On 1 February 1949, the women's forces were integrated into the Armed Forces, and a new ranking system was introduced, although professional titles were still used on
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#17327729526372756-403: Was renamed as the British Boy Scouts and launched as a national organisation on 24 May 1909. In association with other scout organisations, the BBS formed the National Peace Scouts in 1910. The BBS instigated the first international Scouting organisation, the Order of World Scouts in 1911. The European Scout Federation (British Association) is a Traditional Scouting organisation. It is a part of
2809-456: Was to be not merely a youth organisation but was to involve all ages and, very daring for the times, it was open to both sexes. The ideas of world peace and the regeneration of urban man through the open-air life replaced the nationalism and militarism Hargrave had detested in the post- World War I Scouts. By 1932 the Anglo-Saxon costumes, camping, hiking and woodcraft had been replaced by military uniform, marching and propagandising. The name
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