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See Britain.
As part of the new volunteer experience, this role title has changed. Please see UK Chief Volunteer.
The UK Chief Volunteer (currently Carl Hankinson) heads up the UK Leadership Team.
Previous role name: UK Chief Commissioner.
As part of the new volunteer experience, this role title has changed. Please see UK Lead Volunteer.
These volunteers lead our many UK HQ volunteer teams. For example, we have a UK Lead Volunteer for People, Programme, Perception, and more.
Previous role name: UK Commissioner
The UK Leadership Team is made up of UK Lead Volunteers who provide leadership and management across Scouts.
Our UK Youth Lead (currently Ayesha Karim) is responsible for making sure young people are represented in all levels of decision-making, and they’re meaningfully shaping their Scouts experience with adult volunteers.
Previous role name: UK Youth Commissioner
Our UK Youth Team Members work with the UK Youth Lead to help make sure young people are represented in all levels of decision-making, and are meaningfully shaping their Scouts experience with adult volunteers.
Previous role name: Deputy UK Youth Commissioner
Rather than ukelele.
Never use as shorthand for Northern Ireland (though it’s OK to use it when it’s part of the name of an organisation, for example, a sports team). While we’re on the topic, check out province and Northern Ireland.
Not Ayres Rock. A large sandstone rock in Australia, which is a sacred site for Aboriginal Peoples. Climbing on Uluru has been banned since October 2019.
Under- prefixes are normally one word, for example, underachieve or undervalue.
Proving there are exceptions to every rule – two words, please.
Not union jack. No need to capitalise it.
Strictly speaking, it means something is the only one of its kind and unlike anything else, so something can’t be ‘very unique’ or ‘extremely unique’. It’s either unique or it isn’t.
Means not taking an interest. Disinterested means unbiased and objective.
A shortened form of ‘Explorer Scout Unit’.
Not ‘up until’.
Is better than USA when you’re talking about the United States. You don’t need to spell it out. Don’t call it America (though its people are Americans).
Not useable.
People ‘used to do’ certain things – they didn’t ‘use to do’ them.
The insurance broker owned by Scouts. After the first mention, it’s OK to just call it Unity.
Usually this means stuff that members of the public have volunteered to contribute.