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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,…
A new visual identity for The Scouts in the UK
ByJohn MayThe UK Scout Association (The Scouts) has announced a new strategy today. And, along with the strategy, it’s announced a new corporate visual identity. The old ‘swoosh’ has gone, to be replaced by what I think is a more contemporary treatment of the iconic arrowhead / fleur-de-lis. I’m always sorry to say goodbye to an…
Making the most of your Award
ByJohn MayI 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. But I think it’s equally applicable to folks who’ve gained recognition in other ways… So you’ve achieved your Award. Congratulations! It’s a real mark of achievement, recognised internationally, and worth…
Kenya – The Award in Action
ByJohn MayThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is known as the President’s Award in Kenya, or the PA for short. Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit two very different schools where the Award is being run. Both were girls schools; both were full of engaged and enthusiastic young women. But they were as different as…
1066 and all that
ByJohn MayIt is not often that I find myself agreeing with the UK’s Secretary of State for education. Indeed, in the past I’ve found myself sitting opposite him vehemently disagreeing with him about his apparent desire to ignore the importance of vocational education. But today, I would like to offer Mr Gove two and a half…
