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There is always a particular energy about a school at the end of term. It is not exactly calm. It is not exactly chaos. It is somewhere between the two, with a faint scent of exhaustion, excitement and impending freedom in the air. So when I was invited to speak to the girls of Downe…
A Guide is made by her Promise, not her trousers
Whenever a long-established youth organisation changes its uniform, somebody inevitably declares it the end of civilisation. This week it is Girlguiding, which has announced the first significant whole organisation redesign of its uniform in more than three decades, (there have been other section redesigns along the way) alongside a simpler expectation of what members need…
60 years of equipping young people for life…
“There is more in you than you think” Over the last 60 years the Award has inspired millions of young people to transform their lives. In 2014 more than 1.1 million young people around the world took part in the Award, in 141 countries and territories, equipping them with skills for life. To celebrate this…
A new visual identity for The Scouts in the UK
The UK Scout Association (The Scouts) has announced a new strategy today. And, along with the strategy, it’s announced a new corporate visual identity. The old ‘swoosh’ has gone, to be replaced by what I think is a more contemporary treatment of the iconic arrowhead / fleur-de-lis. I’m always sorry to say goodbye to an…
