This summer, 45,000 Scouts from more than 100 countries will converge on West Virginia, USA for the World Scout Jamboree. I was recently asked to…
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I am struck by the extent to which I have become inured to stories of violence and knife crime in the UK. This morning’s pictures…
Comments closedI wrote this article recently to help young people who have recently achieved their Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, as part of our #WorldReady campaign. …
Comments closedAnyone involved in Scouting will tell you that it’s an organisation that puts great store by its history. I’m proud to have played a small…
Comments closed1. Your Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and Patron of the Head of State Award Scheme –…
Comments closedThis year’s theme for International Youth Day is “Safe Spaces for Youth”. It’s a timely reminder to us all in the education and youth sectors…
Comments closedFrom when I was fourteen until I took my ‘A’ levels before leaving school, I was taught English by a teacher named Peter Despres. He…
Comments closedPeople often say to me that I must have one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. They’re right. Today I began work by…
Leave a CommentTonight I was chuffed to bits to have been able to welcome the latest intake of young international Scout volunteers to their staff induction training,…
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