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Roaring On
ByJohn MayThere is something rather wonderful about the end of term. Schools empty. Teachers exhale. Parents begin wondering how many days it will be before someone announces they’re bored. And youth organisations across the country somehow summon the energy for one last concert, performance or celebration before everyone disappears for the summer. Those who know me…
Reinventing the three Rs
ByJohn MayThe last few weeks have been interesting ones for Scouting. Broadsheets and tabloids alike have attacked us for dropping the Promise (we haven’t); the Sun has run a particularly insidious campaign suggesting that we don’t vet prospective leaders carefully enough before accepting their offers of help (we do); and our census figures suggest that interest…
Why WINGS Still Gives Me Hope
ByJohn MayYesterday evening I had the pleasure of visiting WINGS, and I drove home feeling reminded why events like this matter so much. For those who do not know it, WINGS is one of the UK’s largest international Scout and Guide camps. Every few years it brings together thousands of young people from across Britain and…
A lifetime ambition achieved
ByJohn MayToday was the day I did something I thought I’d never get to do. Twenty years ago I eschewed the stage to become a teacher, so dashing any hope of performing at the National Theatre. But today, as part of the UK Career Academy Foundation’s “Capital Experience”, we took over the Olivier stage and auditorium…
The voice of young people
ByJohn MayAt yesterday’s UK Scout Annual General Meeting, Fi Durrant, a young(ish!) Leader, presented a reflection before the main business of the meeting. It was brilliant. And it’s worth reading… http://fidurrant.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-scout-association-reflection-for-agm.html
