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The history of the Bronze Wolf
ByJohn MayDuring the early years of the development of the Scout Movement throughout the world, it was the practice of the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, to give the Silver Wolf – a national British award – to Scouters in any country who had done outstandingly valuable work for the Movement. The award was of course highly valued,…
World Scout Education Congress
ByJohn MayI was absolutely delighted to accept the invitation from the World Organization of the Scout Movement to be one of the keynote speakers at their inaugural education congress. The slides and some of my speaking notes are available for download by clicking here: WOSM Congress
GCSE Results Day – the culmination of a “broad, deep and balanced education”?
ByJohn MayThey sharpened their pencils when they were 7. They sucked on the ends of their Berol handwriting pens in the summer of their last year of primary school. Today, thousands of sixteen-year-olds in England are getting the results to their GCSEs. If you know someone who’s going to be making that trip to school to…
Never wear a wool suit when it’s hot
ByJohn MayAmongst my meetings today was with someone whose office has to have the best view in New York. Dick Parsons is the Chairman and CEO of Time Warner and he’s interested in supporting the Career Academy movement in the UK. This morning, immediately before my meeting, I read in the New York Times that he…
Leadership versus Management
ByJohn MayOver the past few years I’ve been getting increasingly concerned about some of the language that folks in the voluntary sector are using. In particular, there has been a creeping reliance on the terminology of the workplace. In the organisation in which I volunteer, it’s commonplace now to talk about ‘line managers’, ‘targets’ and ‘key…
Youth to Everest – Day 9
ByJohn MayJack picks up the story: We left Kumjong in the early morning and set off down the hill to “Funky Town” where we stopped for lemon tea (again). We then started the long climb up the Temboche bump, which actually wasn’t nearly as bad as it had been made out to be. At…

