Ensuring that we genuinely offer Scouting for all was the dominant feature of Wayne’s week along with undertaking the ‘business’ of Scouting.
It’s an area, in its widest sense, which is increasingly in the headlines as we successfully make the point of its importance, the latest being a report from APPG on social mobility. You can read our responses here.
I also met with the CEO of I CAN, the leading charity for children and young adults with communication difficulties, and the Chair of Scope, a leading charity for those with additional needs. We discussed how we can give our leaders the confidence to make sure Scouting welcomes all and ensure that our programmes help young people understand such issues.
On Saturday, Steve Peck and I spent the day with the Executive Committee of the Muslim Scout Fellowship, which develops and supports Muslims in UK Scouting and improves our presence in local communities. They have supported the opening of 60 Groups to date and we discussed what more we can collectively do to achieve our presence in all Muslim communities.
The ‘business’ of Scouting this week included our regular meeting of the Chairman’s Co-ordinating Committee where our discussions covered the strategic plan and risk management. Friday morning was taken up with over four hours of reviewing the budgets, line by line!
18/02/14
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