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Public engagements since 2000

A selection of public engagements over the years: speeches, visits, award ceremonies and occasions celebrating the work of volunteers and local communities. Recent entries include my work with Cats Protection, Scouting, Oxfordshire Youth and other charities, alongside my engagements as a Deputy Lieutenant and my year as High Sheriff of Oxfordshire.

This is an occasional record rather than a complete diary. Entries for 2020–2024 have been reconstructed from my diary, blog posts and published accounts; many engagements during the pandemic took place online. Where a speech, recording or report is available, the entry links to it. Choose a year below, then select its heading to open or close the list.

202680 engagements

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2025159 engagements

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202436 engagements
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Visit to Police Cadets
  • Cats Protection parliamentary reception, House of Commons
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Surrey Cat Centre
  • RSPCA Coventry and District and Cats Protection gala ball, St Mary’s Guildhall
  • Opening of Stroud Valleys Scout headquarters
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s West Midlands Cat Centre
  • Opening of the Sea Cadets’ Midland boat station
  • Oxfordshire Scouts Awards Dinner
  • Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards, Abingdon School
  • NCVO chief executives’ reception
  • National Cat Awards, One Marylebone, London
  • Oxfordshire Scouts AGM, Beckley
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Arbroath Cat Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Isle of Wight Cat Centre
  • University of Bolton graduation ceremonies
  • British Empire Medal investiture, Oxford
  • Wycliffe College Speech Day
  • Youth in Mind Conference, Oxford
  • Cats Protection AGM (online)
  • Association of Dogs and Cats Homes Conference, Telford
  • Opening of the RSPCA and Cats Protection partnership facility, Oldham
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Warrington Adoption Centre
  • St George’s House Annual Lecture, Windsor
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Derby Adoption Centre
  • High Sheriff’s Awards
  • Prison Officer Awards, County Hall, Oxford
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Eastbourne Adoption Centre
  • National Leadership Forum, Science Museum, London
  • People’s Postcode Lottery parliamentary reception, Westminster

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202349 engagements
  • Cats Protection Christmas reception, House of Commons
  • Launch of the Cats Protection and RSPCA Sheffield partnership
  • Address to Cats Protection’s London Regional Conference, Mitcham
  • High Sheriff nomination ceremony, Royal Courts of Justice, London
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Belfast Adoption Centre and North Antrim and Glens branch
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Mansfield Adoption Centre
  • Speaker’s Reception, House of Commons
  • East of England Regional Cat Conference, Godmanchester
  • Cats Protection brand launch event, London
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • British Scouting Overseas AGM
  • Visits to Cats Protection shops, Glasgow
  • National Cat Awards, Wilton’s Music Hall, London
  • University of Bolton graduation ceremony and luncheon
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s St Helens Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Blue Cross, Burford
  • Wycliffe College Speech Day
  • Address to Cats Protection’s Marketing and Income Generation Conference, Brighton
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Launch of the Time for Change Coalition Against Hunting, London
  • British Scouting Overseas Southern Europe District AGM
  • Teach First gala dinner, Guildhall, London
  • World Scouting Dinner
  • Association of Dogs and Cats Homes Conference, Telford
  • Petplan and ADCH Animal Charity Awards, Telford
  • People’s Postcode Lottery charity gala, Edinburgh
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Chelmsford Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Dereham Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Downham Market Adoption Centre
  • Speaking up for Cats in Wales event, Pierhead, Senedd
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Bridgend Adoption Centre
  • The Big Help Out webinar, Oxfordshire
  • High Sheriff’s Awards, Somerville College, Oxford
  • Launch of Cats Protection’s Northumbria branch, Tyneside
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s St Helens Adoption Centre
  • Launch of The Big Help Out, RSA House, London
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Belfast Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Harrow Homing Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Exeter team at its temporary cattery, Exmouth
  • Visit to Battersea
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s North London Adoption Centre
  • People’s Postcode Lottery parliamentary reception, House of Commons
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Arbroath Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Forth Valley Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Glasgow Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Gildersome Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s York Adoption Centre

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202233 engagements
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Evesham Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Hereford Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s Birmingham Adoption Centre
  • Cats Protection Westminster Christmas reception, House of Commons
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Nottinghamshire Scouts Awards evening
  • Visit to Cats Protection’s National Cat Adoption Centre
  • Visit to Coventry Scouts, Rough Close
  • Oxfordshire Youth Awards
  • Oxfordshire Scouts AGM, Beckley
  • Heart of Arabia launch, Royal Geographical Society, London
  • Citizenship ceremonies
  • Scout and Guide Orchestra concert, Coventry Cathedral
  • Visit to Kent International Jamboree
  • Citizenship ceremonies
  • Benson Scouts AGM
  • Australian reception, House of Lords
  • Wycliffe College Speech Day
  • King Alfred Scout District AGM, Wantage
  • Citizenship ceremonies
  • Commonwealth Youth Forum and CHOGM visit, Kigali, Rwanda
  • St John Ambulance Organ Donor Awards, Exeter Hall, Kidlington
  • Award gala event, Greenwich
  • Basecamp Scout Conference, Manchester
  • Oxfordshire Scouts County Awards, Youlbury
  • Launch of the Award’s Global Impact Report (online)
  • Citizenship ceremonies
  • Third Sector CEO Summit, London
  • Oxfordshire Scouts Group Scout Leaders’ Conference
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Visit to the Sea Cadets’ Birmingham boat station, TS Vernon

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202123 engagements
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Lieutenancy reception, Ditchley Park
  • Award stewardship reception, Bagshot Park
  • OBE investiture, Windsor Castle
  • The Owners Forum, Claridge’s, London
  • British Scouting Overseas AGM
  • British Scouting Overseas Rest of the World District AGM (online)
  • Oxfordshire Scouts AGM (online)
  • Scouting and the Award session (online)
  • 42nd World Scout Conference (online)
  • Radio Berkshire interview
  • Presentation of Stephen Peck’s Bronze Wolf (online)
  • British Scouting Overseas Middle East District annual review and AGM (online)
  • Thames Ridge Scouts AGM (online)
  • Scouts Pride event (online)
  • Panellist, BCC International Conference (online)
  • Award ceremony, China (online)
  • Global Youth Summit plenary sessions (online)
  • Globe Watch interview, Cameroon Radio Television
  • Interview on Sunrise Radio
  • Speech to the Guild of Educators (online)
  • Opening of Oxfordshire Scouts County Conference (online)

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202015 engagements
  • Kenya Award ceremony (online)
  • Launch of the Big Six youth organisations’ initiative (online)
  • Keynote address, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Education Forum (online)
  • Nepal Gold Award ceremony (online)
  • Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards (online)
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Ditchley Annual Lecture (online)
  • Nepal Award ceremony (online)
  • Nepal Award webinar (online)
  • Citizenship ceremony
  • Visit to Banbury Scouts
  • Speaker, UK Award Staff Conference, University of Warwick
  • Regional Scout Chairs’ Conference, Crawley

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201954 engagements
  • 19 December
    Citizenship ceremony, Oxford
  • 11 December
    Education Partnerships Seminar, Westminster
  • 10 December
    1st Sonning Common Scouts
  • 4 – 7 December
    Award visit to Japan
  • 2 – 4 December
    Award visit to China
  • 28 November
    Award Special Projects Dinner, Surrey
  • 24 November
    English Speaking Union luncheon, Oxfordshire
  • 22 November
    Leicester South West District Celebration of Achievements Evening 2019
  • 12 – 15 November
    Award International Council, Great Missenden
  • 10 November
    Remembrance Sunday, Bicester Garrison
  • 5 November
    Empowerment Reception, London
  • 4 November
    Dinner for Canadian and USA Award supporters, St James’s Palace
  • 31 October
    Award Global Benefactor’s Dinner, Windsor Castle
  • 27 – 30 October
    Award visit to South Africa
  • 24 – 26 October
    Award visit to Malta
  • 20 October
    Trafalgar Day Parade
  • 16 October
    Fuellers Dinner, Mansion House
  • 14 October
    BBC Oxford interview
  • 11 October
    Community Quiz, Shiplake
  • 9 October
    MSSC Annual Court
  • 5 October
    Sponsored walk for Jodie, Harold Hill & Dagenham, London
  • 7 – 11 September
    Award Regional Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 – 7 September
    Award visit to Bangladesh
  • 31 August – 4 September
  • 25 – 30 August
    Award Regional Conference, Kampala, Uganda
  • 16 July – 5 August
  • 13 July
    Oxfordshire Scout AGM
  • 7-11 July
    Award Conference (EMAS) , Cluj Romania
  • 6 July
    Shire Jamboree – Three Counties Showground, Malvern
  • 29 June
    West Oxon District Scout Camp
  • 26 June
    Award World Fellowship Anniversary Dinner, Windsor Castle
  • 25 June
    Award Summer Cocktail Reception, Spencer House, London
  • 22 June
    Hurun Report study visit, Oxford
  • 11 June
    Australia Award Ambassadors Dinner, Windsor Castle
  • 1 June
    Swedish Scouts Wood Badge Course, Gilwell Park
  • 21 May
    Launch of ‘Empowerment’ London
  • 16 May
    Qube Awards 2019, London
  • 11 May
    Iftar under the Stars – Leicester
  • 11 May
    Oxfordshire Scouts Award Day
  • 5 – 6 May
    Visit to British Scouting Overseas Northern Europe District Camp, Belgium
  • 1 May
    Oxford Story Museum DL visit
  • 28 April
    Sest Oxon Scouts St George’s Day Parade, Witney
  • 13 April
    Bucks Annual Scouting dinner
  • 11 April
    Visit Redditch & Bromsgrove Sea Cadet Unit – Awards evening
  • 21 – 25 March
    Global Education and Skills Forum, Dubai
  • 14 – 17 March
    Award visit to Kenya
  • 11 March
    The Commonwealth Service, Westminster Abbey
  • 21 February
    Oxfordshire Gang Show
  • 13 February
    Careers Presentations, Wycliffe College
  • 6 February
    Banbury Scouts
  • 1 – 3 February
    WOSM working group, Paris
  • 28 January
    Chinese New Year Dinner, London
  • 10 January
    Horwood Hall After Dinner Speech – Multi-Academy Trust
  • 4 January
    Scouts regional conference, Surrey

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201854 engagements
  • 10 – 14 December
    Award visit to Japan
  • 8-9 December
    Award visit to Korea
  • 3-7 December
    Award visit to China
  • 1 December
    UK Jamboree Contingent Conference
  • 26 November
    DofE presentation, Leyton College
  • 24 November
    Sea Cadet Conference, Gosport
  • 17 November
    Hereford and Worcester County Scout Conference
  • 14 November
    De Montfort University, Leicester – guest lecture
  • 10 November
    Oxford Executive Conference, Oxford
  • 8 November
    Citizenship Ceremony, Oxford
  • 5 / 6 November
    Award visit to Togo
  • 1 – 4 November
  • 21 October
    Trafalgar Day Parade, London
  • 16 October
    St Frideswide Civic Service, Oxford
  • 15 October
    High Commissioners’ Dinner, Guildhall
  • 14 October
    Thames Ridge Scouts Conference
  • 13 October
    Queen’s Scout Working party Dinner, Youlbury
  • 8 – 9 October
    Award visit to Ireland
  • 25 September – 3 October
    Award visit to New Zealand and Australia
  • 19 – 22 September
    Award visit to Bulgaria, including Award Presentation
  • 13 – 14 September
    Award visit to Gibraltar, including Gold Award Presentation
  • 8 September
    Scout Association AGM
  • 31 August
    Community lunch, Banbury
  • 28 – 29 July
    Scout writing group, Istanbul
  • 13 July
    Corporate speaking engagement, Surrrey
  • 5 – 7 July
    Award visit to Cyprus, including Gold Award Presentation
  • 4 July
    Oxford Spires Scout AGM
  • 2 July
    Digitising Purpose Conference, St James Palace
  • 26 June
    Australia Award Ambassadors reception, House of Lords
  • 23 June
    Beaudesert Park reunion
  • 15 June
    Award World Fellowship Anniversary Dinner
  • 9 June
    Oxford Scouts AGM
  • 6 June
    Thames Chiltern Scouts AGM
  • 27 – 31 May
    Award visit to Ghana
  • 25 May
    Iftar under the stars – Leicester
  • 23 May
    Commonwealth Study Conference Dinner, Buckingham Palace
  • 12 May
    Scouts County Award Day, Youlbury
  • 10 May
    Welcome dinner for the Foundation Leadership Development Programme, Guildford
  • 3 May
    Real Tennis event, Radley College
  • 27 April
    Living tribute to Frank Smith, Stroud
  • 22 April
  • 16 – 18 April
    CHOGM Youth Forum, London
  • 14 April
    Bucks Scouts St George’s Day dinner
  • 9 April
    Silver Wolf presentation, North London
  • 4 – 6 April
    Award visit to Lithuania
  • 24 March
    Stage & the City Charity Extravaganza, Islington
  • 14 – 16 March
    Global Education Forum, Dubai
  • 12 March
    Commonwealth Service, Westminster Abbey
  • 6 March
    Prince’s Trust Awards, London Palladium
  • 14 Feb
    Oxfordshire Scouts Gang Show
  • 8 – 12 Feb
    Award visit to Malaysia
  • 31 January
    Careers presentations, Wycliffe College, Gloucestershire
  • 19 January
    Seminar on corporate partnerships, University of Surrey Business School
  • 5 January
    Scouts regional conference, Surrey

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201739 engagements
  • 13 December
    Award Christmas Dinner, The Wallace Collection, London
  • 10 December
    10k, Delhi
  • 4 – 8 December
    Award visit to India
  • 18 – 30 November
  • 15 – 18 November
    Award visit to Tokyo, Japan (including visit to British Scouts Overseas)
  • 11 November
    Oxfordshire Scouts Conference
  • 24 – 30 October
    Award International Gold Event and Council, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 19 October
    Guest lecture, De Montfort University
  • 30 September
    Award fundraising event, Edinburgh
  • 21 September
    Milton Keynes Scouts AGM – Guest speaker
  • 19 September
    Oxfordshire Scouts AGM
  • 10 – 14 September
  • 4 – 6 September
    Award Asia Pacific Conference, High Wycombe, UK
  • 25 – 31 August
    Award Africa Regional Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 12 – 19 August
  • 1 – 4 August
    Commonwealth Youth Ministers Conference, Kampala, Uganda
  • 30 – 31 July
    Award visit to Zambia
  • 24 – 27 July
    Award Americas Conference – Guyana
  • 19 – 22 July
    Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree
  • 10-14 July
    Award visit to Malaysia and Singapore
  • 4 July
    ‘Big 6’ Meeting, Geneva
  • 1 – 3 July
    Award visit to Germany
  • 24 June
    Oxford Brookes Education Graduation – Guest Speaker
  • 23 June
    Award speech at Kings College, London
  • 15 June
    Award Wolrd Fellowship Anniversary Dinner, Windsor Castle
  • 6 – 7 June
    Award visit to Cyprus
  • 26 – 28 May
    OxonJam, Blenheim Palace
  • 19 May
    Award visit to King Alfred School Wantage
  • 15 – 18 May
    Award visit to Indonesia
  • 8 – 12 May
    WOSM Educational Congress, Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 5 – 7 May
    Award visit to the Netherlands
  • 3 – 4 April
    ‘Big 6 Meeting’ – London
  • 1 April
    Scout and Guide Graduate Association AGM – Gilwell Park
  • 29 March
    Award visit to Dublin, Ireland
  • 13 March
    Commonwealth Service, Westminster Abbey
  • 3-5 March
    WOSM Peace and Human Rights Meeting – Lisbon
  • 10 February
    Clifton Hampton Scouts
  • 4-5 February
    Fees and Voting Task Force, WOSM, Madrid
  • 16 January
    Philanthropeneurship Forum, Vienna

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201644 engagements
  • 18 December
    Sikhs in the City Half Marathon , London
  • 10 – 16 December
    Award visit to Chicago, Idaho and Washington DC
  • 8 December
    Award Christmas event, The Queen’s House Greenwich
  • 5 December
    Award visit to Luxembourg
  • 3 December
    Oxfordshire Beaver Scouts “Singalonga Santa”
  • 20 November
    Gosport Half Marathon
  • 7 November
    Oxford Brookes Guest Lecture
  • 1 – 2 November
    Award International Council Meeting, Great Missenden
  • 23 October
    Stroud Half Marathon
  • 12 October
    MSSC Annual Court
  • 8 October
    Hampshire Scouts Event
  • 11 September
    Great North Run, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 19 – 21 August
    Award visit to Nigeria
  • 14 – 18 August
    Award Regional Conference, Accra, Ghana
  • 11 – 12 August
  • 7 August
    Sturminster Newton Half Marathon
  • 25 – 28 July
    Award Americas Regional Conference – Trinidad
  • 15 – 17 July
    WOSM Human Rights Task Force – Vienna
  • 10 July
    High Wycombe Half Marathon
  • 4 July
    Newcastle Under Lyme School Speech Day
  • 27 – 29 June
    Award EMAS conference, Slovenia
  • 16 -20 June
    Award visit to New York, USA
  • 12 June
    St Albans Half Marathon
  • 3 June
    Award World Fellowship Dinner – Windsor Castle
  • 31 May
    Award Friends Reception – Royal Geographical Society
  • 30 May
    BUPA London 10k
  • 16 May
    Award 60th Anniversary celebrations – Buckingham Palace
  • 15 May
    Bognor 10k
  • 7 May`
    Oxfordshire Scouts Award Day
  • 3 May
    Hampshire Queen’s Scout event
  • 1 May
    Lichfield Half Marathon
  • 24 April
  • 21 April
    Beacon lighting, Youlbury
  • 11 – 14 April
    Award visit to New York, USA
  • 8 April
    Gloucester Queen’s Scouts Event
  • 3 April
    Paris Marathon
  • 22 – 31 March
    Award visit to South Africa and the Seychelles
  • 14 March
    Commonwealth Service – Westminster Abbey
  • 13 March
    Bath Half Marathon
  • 21 Feb
    Richmond Half Marathon
  • 4/5 February
    Big 6 Meeting – Kuala Lumpur
  • 31 January
    London Winter 10k
  • 17 January
    Not the Roman IX
  • 1 January

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201552 engagements
  • 13 December
    Milton Keynes winter Half Marathon
  • 5 – 6 December
    Award visit, Ireland
  • 29 November
    AVR Wiltshire Half Marathon
  • 26 – 28 November
    Award visit, Malta
  • 13 November
    Award presentation, Moreton Hall School
  • 9 November
    Guest lecture, Oxford Brookes University
  • 7 November
    Scout and DofE Awards Presentation, Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 1 – 3 November
    Award visit, Canada
  • 26 – 31 October
  • 25 October
    Stroud Half Marathon
  • 14 October
    Marine Society and Sea Cadets Annual Court
  • 11 October
    Oxford Half Marathon
  • 3 October
    Bristol Scouts birthday celebrations
  • 27 September
    Folkestone Half Marathon
  • 19 September
    North Oxfordshire Scouts AGM
  • 16 – 18 September
    Award visit to Malaysia
  • 14 – 15 September
    Award visit to Singapore
  • 6 September
    Chippenham Half Marathon
  • 22 August
    Sea Cadets National Band Competition
  • 22 July – 11 August
  • 16 – 19 July
  • 11 – 16 July
    Award visit to Ghana
  • 7 July
    Berkshire Scout AGM
  • 1 – 6 July
  • 29 – 30 June
    Award visit to Hong Kong
  • 21 June
    West Wycombe 10k
  • 14 June
    St Albans Half Marathon
  • 7 June
    Fairford 10k
  • 30 May
    London Rotary Dinner
  • 25 May
    BUPA London 10k
  • 24 May
    Royal Windsor 10k
  • 18 – 21 May
    MOSAIC leadership conference, Amman, Jordan
  • 17 May
    Visit to Scouting Nederland Jamboree Contingent
  • 9 May
    Oxfordshire Scouts Awards Day
  • 2 – 8 May
    Award visit, New York
  • 26 April
  • 19 April
    Award visit, India
  • 3 – 18 April
  • 26 – 30 March
    World Scout Jamboree Heads of Contingent Meeting, Ube, Japan
  • 22 March
    New Forest 20 mile track run
  • 21 March
    Student Scout & Guide Organisation Annual Ball
  • 18 March
    Guest lecture – Surrey University Business School
  • 13 March
    Banbury Explorer Scouts presentation
  • 11 March
    Gold Award Presentation, St James’s Palace
  • 9 March
    Commonwealth Observance Day
  • 8 March
    Milton Keynes Half Marathon
  • 22 February
    Old Deer Park Half Marathon, Richmond
  • 2 – 6 February
    Award visit to United Arab Emirates
  • 1 February
    Longleat 10k
  • 26 – 30 January
    Award staff conference
  • 18 January
    “Not the Roman” 12k road race, Stratford Upon Avon
  • 15 January
    ‘Big 6’ meeting of Youth Organisation CEOs, Geneva

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201447 engagements
  • 14 December
    Milton Keynes Half Marathon
  • 13 December
    Stars Foundation Impact Awards, London
  • 13 December
    Philanthropeneurship Forum, London Business School
  • 11 December
    Jazz at the Palace, London
  • 30 November
    Eynsham 10k
  • 28 – 29 November
    Award visit to Uganda
  • 27 November
    Award visit to Rwanda
  • 25 – 26 November
    Award visit to Kenya
  • 5 – 7 November
    World Scout Jamboree Planning, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1 – 2 November
    Award Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Seoul, South Korea
  • 23 – 30 October
  • 3 – 5 October
    Rotary International Conference – Llandudno – Guest Speaker
  • 22 – 23 September
    Award EMAS Conference, London
  • 14 September
    Run to the Beat 10k, Wembley, London
  • 6 – 7 September
    Gilwell Reunion
  • 27 – 29 August
    Award Africa Regional Conference, Mauritius
  • 11 – 15 August
  • 28 July – 2 August
    Award visit to New Zealand
  • 19 – 26 July
    Award visit to Australia
  • 16 – 20 June
    Award visit to USA
  • 13 June
    Launch of the Doon School’s Teacher Training Programme, Indian Embassy, London
  • 11 June
    Award World Fellowship Anniversary Dinner, London
  • 6 – 8 June
    European Scout Committee, Brussels
  • 5 June
    Anniversary Lunch, Woodhouse Park, Bristol
  • 3 June
    American Chamber of Commerce, Brussels
  • 31 May
    North Oxfordshire Scouts AGM
  • 23 May
    World Scout Foundation Board Meeting, Copenhagen
  • 20 – 22 May
  • 17 May
    Jamboree Fundraising Dinner, London
  • 16 May
    UK Delegation meeting for World Scout Conference
  • 15 May
    Visit to Burgess Hill Cub Scouts
  • 13 May
    Visit by Finnish Delegation to Award House
  • 10 May
    Oxfordshire Scouts Awards Day, Youlbury
  • 8 May
    Gold Award Ceremony, St James’s Palace, London
  • 28 April – 1 May
  • 26 April
    Buckinghamshire Queen’s Scouts Award Dinner
  • 7 – 10 April
    Award visit to Japan
  • 3 – 6 April
  • 21-23 March
    World Scout Committee Meeting
  • 12 March
  • 17 – 18 February
    Award visit to Bulgaria
  • 15 February
    WOSM Steering Committee
  • 10 February
    Award World Fellowship Icons’ Dinner
  • 10 February
    London Rotary Club – Guest Speaker
  • 7 February
    Gloucestershire Golf Alliance – Guest Speaker
  • 27-31 January
    Award All Staff Conference
  • 17 January
    Association of Youth Movements CEOs Meeting

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201348 engagements
  • 5 December
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award World Fellowship Christmas Concert, Windsor Castle
  • 22 – 25 November
  • 21 November
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award World Fellowship Lunch, Hong Kong
  • 20 November
    Hundred Women in Hedge Funds Gala Dinner, Hong Kong
  • 16 – 17 November
    UK Contingent to the World Scout Jamboree Leaders Weekend, Warwick University
  • 14 November
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award World Fellowship lunch
  • 11 – 13 November
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award International Council & Trustees Meetings, Great Missenden, UK
  • 6 November
    Teach First National Advisory Council
  • 2 November
    WAGGGS WOSM consultative meeting – London
  • 26 – 29 October
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Bangkok
  • 9 – 14 October
  • 3 – 6 October
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Europe, Mediterranean and Arab States Regional Conference, Luxembourg
  • 19 – 23 September
    World Scout Committee, Buenos Aries, Argentina
  • 16 – 21 August
    European Scout & Guide Conference, Berlin
  • 8 – 10 August
    Visit to Award stakeholders in Tokyo
  • 5 – 7 August
    30th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree (30APRSJ)/16th Nippon Jamboree (16NJ)
  • 27 – 31 July
  • 16 July
    Celebration of Achievement Award Ceremony, Princes Risborough School
  • 5 – 7 July
    Oxfordshire One World Scout Camp
  • 24 – 25 June
    Visit to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Romania
  • 23 June
    Royal Windsor and El Habtoor Polo Cup
  • 20 June
    House of Lords dinner for Romania Chamber of Commerce
  • 16 – 19 June
  • 14 – 15 June
    Visit to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Turkey
  • 11 – 13 June
      Visit to Israel Youth Award
  • 10 June
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Coronation Ball, London
  • 9 June
    Award Reception, Surrey
  • 6 June
    House of Lords Award Reception
  • 5 June
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award World Fellowship Anniversary Dinner
  • 4 June
    Meeting of the Global Alliance of Youth CEOs, London
  • 1 June
    World Scout Committee Steering Meeting
  • 20 – 25 May
    Visit to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Young Americans’ Challenge, USA
  • 11 May
    Selection of World Scout Jamboree Leaders for Oxfordshire
  • 23 – 30 April
    International Award visit to Ghana and The Gambia
  • 18 April
    The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Friends Reception, Coutts, London
  • 15 April
    Royal Commonwealth Society event – OPPORTUNITY THROUGH ENTERPRISE
  • 13 – 14 April
    UK Contingent meeting for World Scout Moot
  • 26-28 March
    Visit to The International Award for Young People, Indonesia
  • 22 – 25 March
      World Scout Committee, Indonesia
  • 19 – 21 March
    Visit to The Award for Young People, Hong Kong
  • 16 March
    Chief Scout’s Gold Award Ceremony, Oxfordshire
  • 11 – 12 March
    Visit to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Czech Republic
  • 27 February – 1 March
    Visit to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, Uganda
  • 22 – 26 February
    Visit to The President’s Award, Kenya
  • 9 February
  • 3 February
    Gold Award Presentation, The Netherlands
  • 12 – 13 January
    International Congress of Catholic Scouts, Belgium
  • 10 January
    Harpenden Gang Show

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201216 engagements
  • 21 – 25 November
  • 26 July – 31 July
    Caribbean Award Conference, Bahamas
  • 20 – 24 July
    Roverway, Finland
  • 15 – 17 June
    InterAmerican Scout Committee, Canada
  • 29 April
    Commonwealth Scout Conference, Gilwell Park
  •   23 April – 28 April
    Visit to Award Programme in USA
  • 20 – 22 April
    Visit to 23rd World Scout Jamboree site, Japan
  • 9 April – 13 April
    Visit to Award Programme in Kenya and Uganda
  • 1 April
    The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
  • 30 March
    International Award, India, New Delhi
  • 9 – 11 March
    World Scout Commitee, Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 28 February
    Gold Award Presentation, London
  • 25 February
    iMOVEit Youth Empowerment event, Hinckley
  • 17 February
    Visit to Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Canada, Toronto
  • 14 February
    USA Award Business Leadership Group, New York
  • 9 February
    St Albans Gang Show

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201126 engagements

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201027 engagements
  • 1 – 3 December
    Junior Achievement European Conference, Budapest
  • 22nd November
  • 10th – 11th September
    Eurasia Scout Conference, Georgia
  • 14th – 20th August
    InterAmerican Scout Conference, Panama
  • 27th July – 7th August
  • 20 – 23 July
    Young Enterprise / Junior Achievement European Finals, Sardinia
  • 17 – 20th July
    European Scout and Guide Conference, Brussels
  • 13th / 14th July
    Young Enterprise UK Innovation Awards
  • 24th June
    Young Enterprise Wales, Finals
  • 22nd June
    Young Enterprise North West, Regional Finals
  • 21st June
    Young Enterprise London, Regional Finals
  • 21st June
    Rotary Club, Oxford
  • 18th June
    Young Enterprise West Midlands, Regional Finals
  • 17th June
    Young Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber, Regional Finals
  • 15th June
    Young Enterprise North East, Regional Finals
  • 14th June
    Young Enterprise East Midlands, Regional Finals
  • 5/6th June
    2011 World Scout Jamboree meeting, Sweden
  • 15th April
    Junior Achievement AGM and Conference, Brussels
  • 10th May
    Mosaic launch of Islamic Community Support for Scouting
  • 8th May
    Rotary Clubs GB, Annual Schools Public Speaking Competition Finals
  • 6th May
    Young Enterprise Northern Ireland, Regional Finals
  • 22nd April
    Bulldog Trust, London
  • 19th April
    Young Enterprise National Staff Conference
  • 15th April
    Junior Achievement AGM and Conference, Brussels
  • 18th March
    Delivering Diplomas National Conference
  • 12th March
    Young Enterprise Alumni dinner, Aston Business School
  • 11th March
    Institute for Education Business Excellence – Annual Conference

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200920 engagements

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200823 engagements

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200726 engagements
  • 18th December
    Sir George Monoux College annual awards evening, London
  • 13th December
    Youth Music Field Team Retreat, London
  • 28th November
    Haverstock School, Annual Career Academy Dinner, Kensington
  • 22nd November
    West Midland Regional Students Event, Birmingham
  • 16th November
    World Organisation of the Scout Movement, Centenary Conference, Geneva
  • 15th November
    Capital Experience, National Theatre, London
  • 8th November
    Financial Services Sector Skills Council Conference
  • 7th November
    Plaza Publishing Conference, Westminster
  • 6th November
    UKCAF West Midlands Patrons Launch, Birmingham
  • 29th October
    National Council For Educational Excellence – Retreat
  • 8th October
    2012 Preparation day, Gilwell Park
  • 24th September
    Labour Party Conference, Fringe event on Vocational Education
  • 20th June
    UKCAF Annual Conference, Credit Suisse, London
  • 23rd May
  • 22nd May
    London Excellence Meeting
  • 20th April
    Queen’s Scout Celebration Dinner, Brunel University
  • 14th April
    Insight, Warwick University (Click here to download the story about the little boy) (Read the blog)
  • 30th March
    21st World Scout Jamboree, Heads of Contingent visit
  • 14th – 28th March
  • 5th March
    BT Better Business Game, London
  • 24th February
    Founder’s Day Address, Canterbury Cathedral
  • 24th February
    Norfolk Moot – Conference for adults in Scouting
  • 13th February
  • 30th January
    City of London HR Directors – Internships Presentation
  • 25th January
    Oldham College, Prize Night
  • 4th January
    Sir George Monoux College Awards Evening

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200627 engagements
  • 19th December
    Launch of Career Academy Alumni Network, Goldman Sachs, London
  • 26th November
    Regional Conference for Managers in Scouting, Eastbourne
  • 25th November
    Introducing the 21st World Scout Jamboree, Coventry
  • 22nd November
    Autumn Summit Conference for Career Academy Year of Planning Schools
  • 15th November
    Education Excellence Conference, Macclesfield
  • 13th & 14th November
    Annual Conference for 1st Year Career Academy students, Canary Wharf
  • 5th November
    Scout Network Workshop, Taunton
  • 4th November
    Scout Network Workshop, London
  • 28th October
    International Commissioners Forum, Copenhagen
  • 26th October
    Opening of White Star House, Belfast
  • 15th October
    Scout Network Workshop, Dundee
  • 14th October
    Scout Network Workshop, Edinburgh
  • 6th October
    Marakon Consulting Volunteering Day
  • 30th September
    Young Leader Training, Islington Scouts
  • 25th September
    Opening of new business and enterprise building, John Kitto School, Plymouth
  • 7th September
    Employer Engagement Fair, Quintin Kyneston School, Westminster
  • 11th August
    What Next? – Presentation to student interns at Citigroup, Canary Wharf
  • 21st July
    National Academy Foundation Annual Institute, Detroit, USA
  • 3rd July
    Employer Engagement in schools – North West Development Agency, Warrington
  • 17th June
    UK Contingent Leaders Meeting, 21st World Scout Jamboree, Nottinghamshire
  • 15th June
    Summer Conference for Career Academy Staff, Credit Suisse, London
  • 7th June 2006
    Summer Summit Conference for Career Academies in Year of Planning – Cadburys World, Birmingham
  • 4th April 2006
    Slough Business Partnership
  • 29th March 2006
  • 25th March 2006
    Merseyside Strategy Day, One Vision.
  • 18th March 2006
    Northamptonshire County Scout Strategy weekend, London
  • 22nd February 2006
    Year of Planning Conference for new Career Academy schools and colleges, London

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200511 engagements
  • 24th November 2005
    Student Awards Evening, Feltham Community College
  • 23rd November 2005
    Year of Planning Conference for new Career Academy schools and colleges, London
  • 19th November 2005
    Dorset County Scout Conference
  • 12th November 2005
    Kent County Scout Conference
  • 9th November 2005
    Introduction to Business, Student event, Canary Wharf, London
  • 5th November 2005
    Wiltshire Scouts retreat, Weymouth
  • 17th September 2005
    Gifts for Peace, World Scout Foundation Conference, Hertfordshire
  • 12th September 2005
    Financially Speaking Competition Final, London
  • 10th September 2005
    Preparing for Scouting’s Centenary, Regent’s Park, London
  • 2nd July 2005
  • 15th June 2005

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20043 engagements
  • 30th November 2004
    Tower Hamlets and Newham Colleges, COVE launch, Financial Services Authority
  • 12th September 2004
    Scout Association National Conference, Warwick University
  • 8th July 2004
    Wiltshire Scouts AGM

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200317 engagements
  • 28th November 2003
    Year of Planning UKCAF Conference, London
  • 5th October 2003
    Communication and Consultation in the Scout Movement, Taunton
  • 30th July 2003
    Preparing for work experience, London
  • 19th July 2003
    Energising 18 – 25 year olds in youth work, Coventry
  • 15th July 2003
    The importance of Teach First, Mercers’ Hall, London
  • 9th July 2003
    Making links with British Schools, Phoenix, USA
  • 3rd July 2003
    HRH The Prince of Wales’s Education Summer School, Norfolk
  • 30th June 2003
    Diversity in education, Citigroup UK
  • 14th June 2003
  • 16th May 2003
    Introducing the new Scout Programme, Larnaca, Cyprus
  • 14th May 2003
    Barclays New Futures national final, London
  • 6th May 2003
    Inaugural graduation ceremony, UK Career Academy Foundation, London
  • May – July 2003
    Finding True North, A speech for Scout Counties
  • 28th April 2003
    Introducing the Career Academy Movement in the UK. The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York
  • 19th March 2003
    Specialist Schools Inaugural Conference for Business & Enterprise Colleges
  • 19th February 2003
    National Education Business Links Conference, Westminster, London
  • 13th February 2003
    Trafford Primary Heads’ Conference, Kendal

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200218 engagements
  • 26th November 2002
    National Arts College Conference, Birmingham
  • 25th November 2002
    National Education Business Partnerships Network Conference
  • 19th November 2002
    International Partnership Network Conference, Washington DC
  • 13th November 2002
    Teach First Recruitment Event, Cambridge University
  • 12th November 2002
    St Gregory’s School Arts College
  • 24th October 2002
    Opening of National College for School Leadership, Nottingham
  • 9th October 2002
    Teach First Recruitment Event, Imperial College London
  • 4th October 2002
    HRH The Prince of Wales’s Education Summer School, Dartington Hall
  • 30th September 2002
    Labour Party Conference
  • 7th June 2002
    National Association of Headteachers Annual Conference, Torquay
  • 23rd May 2002
    Branding in Schools, Cadbury Trebor Bassett
  • 17th May 2002
    Countryside Live , Syon Park
  • 29th April 2002
    The future of Education Business Links, Deutsche Telekom
  • 12th April 2002
    Getting inside the heads of business leaders – Arts Colleges National Conference
  • 5th April 2002
    Developing youth work for 14 – 18 year olds, Kandersteg, Switzerland
  • 7th February 2002
  • 31st January 2002
  • 30th January 2002
    Headteachers gathering – McKinsey and Company

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200114 engagements
  • 3rd December 2001
    EdExcel – The future of education
  • 15th November 2001
  • 28th September 2001
    Mentoring, The Runnymede Trust
  • 27th September 2001
    Leadership in Education, Highgrove
  • 17th September 2001
    Technology Colleges Meeting, Haverhill
  • 5th July 2001
    Newly Qualified Teachers, Westminster College, Oxford
  • 3rd July 2001
    North West of England Education Business Partnerships
  • 27th June 2001
  • 12th June 2001
    McDonalds Restaurants
  • 2nd April 2001
    CSR Europe event
  • 22nd February 2001
    National Conference on Education Business Links
  • 8th February 2001
    GWR Group conference on Cause Related Marketing
  • 26th January 2001
    TRW presentation
  • 11th January 2001
    Learning and Skills Councils’ Chairmen’s dinner

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20007 engagements
  • 1st December 2000
    Specialist Schools and Colleges Conference
  • 27th November 2000
    National Education Business Partnership Conference
  • 21st November 2000
    Slough Education Action Zone
  • 26th October 2000
    Millennium Volunteers
  • 3rd October 2000
    School Governors One Stop Shop Conference
  • 15th September 2000
    South African Principals Association
  • 8th September 2000
    Norfolk Headteachers’ Conference

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