I was speaking to a friend in Russia recently about youth work. “There’s something about you Westerners that puzzles me,” she said, “What is it…
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When Baden-Powell ran his experimental camp on BrownseaIsland, he did not realise that he was starting a movement. But that’s what happened. One boy told…
1 CommentI would not trade in my education for anything. It has formed my mind and character, enhanced my ability to enjoy the experience of living…
Comments closedMy Facebook wall was littered this morning with the pictures of friends’ children, dressed in pristine school uniforms, beginning term at their various new schools. Their…
1 CommentThis blog was written for the Ambition AXA Awards. As the Ambition AXA Awards work on unearthing some talented treasures among our young population, it…
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Leave a CommentMeet my friend Matt. Videogame software designer and world traveller. A true Millennial individual, whose values are as different from those of Joan Armourtrading’s hit…
Leave a CommentI had a call from a friend last night. She was in floods of tears. She had just got home from her weeklyvolunteering commitment as…
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