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…
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I 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. …
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Dear Johnnie, I know you won’t appreciate me calling you that, but it’s how I think of you, my younger self. You’re 14 right now.…
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Anyone 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…
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1. 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 –…
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“Soft skills” are in the news at the moment. A quick Google search for media articles on the subject comes up with about 164,000 results.…
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This 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…
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For all my teacher friends, whether finishing their first year in the classroom or their thirty-first… Have a wonderful summer holiday. I Didn’t Know I…
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From when I was fourteen until I took my ‘A’ levels before leaving school, I was taught English by a teacher named Peter Despres. He…
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