Education the way to solve skills crisis – This is Money writes about how business can support education
Similar Posts
The world begins to arrive
ByJohn MayThe nations of the world (or at least the Scout representatives of those nations!) are beginning to arrive on Jeju. I went up to the International Conference Centre with the rest of the UK team that had already arrived to register and saw a fair number of old friends. Before that, however, I got up…
Running the London Marathon for Nepal
ByJohn MayI’ve run marathons before. 5 times, in four different cities. But yesterday’s experience in London was the most difficult, emotionally challenging and exhausting race I’ve ever completed. It was also the most exhilarating. Running London is like running through a tunnel of well-wishers for 42.2km. There isn’t a moment when someone isn’t shouting…
24 tips for surviving the long, long journey to the World Scout Jamboree
ByJohn MayIn just a few short weeks’ time, thousands of teenagers will be traveling to South Korea to attend the World Scout Jamboree. They’ll be flying in groups of around 36 young people, with each group accompanied by four long-suffering and truly wonderful volunteer adult leaders. If you’re one of those teenagers, or one of those…
Marking a New Chapter for The Leys College
ByJohn MayIt was a real delight earlier this evening to pull back the curtain on a brand-new commemorative plaque at The Leys College – a moment that marks not just a change of name, but a renewed sense of purpose for this important place of learning in the heart of the Oxfordshire community. Until recently, the…
A day in Göteborg
ByJohn MayStansted airport at 6:30am on a Friday morning is not the Stansted airport I know and love. I’m used to relative quiet, a sensible queue at Starbucks and a sea of people dressed pretty much the same way as me in dark suits, carrying laptopc ases and reading The Times (or if they’re very, very…
What people say about traveling
ByJohn MayI’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,…
