Valentine’s Day is just a few heady weeks away. If you’re looking for love, you could do a lot worse than casting your eyes around those of us who are lucky enough to work with young people. Why? Well, let me explain… 1. WE’RE EASILY IMPRESSED. I’m not saying you’re boring. But after spending hours…
We’ve had the ‘silent generation’, ‘baby boomers’, ‘Generation X’ and the Millennials. Each generation has its own characteristics, behaviours and attitudes, developed through the experiences of its formative years And now there’s a new generation, – the Twenty-First Century’s first generation, born after 1996. These are the children and young people we’re working now to…
I 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
I’m spending a lot of time in the air at the moment. So I was very pleased to pick up these wonderful quotations about traveling from whatboundariestravel.com Perhaps you have other favourites you’d like to add… 1. “Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter,…
As Secretary General of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation I’ve been very fortunate to have met hundreds of young award participants around the world and many of their stories are quite remarkable. It’s impossible to share all of their experiences within this blog but ‘Agnes’ is a great example of the kind of…
Today, the DofE in the UK will be holding another of its excellent Gold Award Presentation days at St. James’s Palace. However, this will be no ordinary GAP as they will also be holding a special presentation in the afternoon in the Council Chamber to celebrate the 500th Gold Award Presentation that HRH The Duke…
What distinguishes one culture from another? For the last few years, I have worked routinely with people from other cultures and backgrounds. Usually this has gone well, and the cultural differences my colleagues and I notice about ourselves are interesting and enriching. However, sometimes things have gone wrong; and it’s not always easy to work…
