Team Pink are the team of the Executive Officers and Assistants who are responsible for the running and development of the National Student Scout and Guide Organisation.
James Barber
Hi, I'm James and I'm the Chair of SSAGO for 2023-24. I've been a LUSSAGO member for the last couple of years, on the committee for CentenaRally, run a few national/regional events and starting SSROB: the SSAGO Strategic Rail Operations Branch. My main goal for this year is to help SSAGO stay on course through the ongoing Cost of Living crisis as well as reopening the dialogue on how/if SSAGO should proceed with becoming a charity.
My door's always open for new ideas/suggestions, and please come and say hello at rally or ball (as long as I've had a coffee 😉).
Chair
November 2023
Report
- Charity Timeline: due to delays liaising with The Scouts, I have been unable to meet this aim. This aim will now be incorporated into the SSAGO Strategy piece of work.
- SSAGO Strategy: started working on the SSAGO Strategy, to set some objectives for SSAGO over the next 3 years. This incorporates the Charity, Complaints Policy and Bar Policy aims.
- Secure SSAGO's Financial Position: without any massive intervention, helped partly by the membership fee increase, SSAGO is in a much stronger financial position going forwards. Work is continuing on improving SSAGO's accounting, which will help us continue on this and plan to build reasonable reserves.
Aims
- Secure SSAGO's Financial Position: work to establish a robust plan to make SSAGO's accounting procedures better and work with a new treasurer to resolve other issues.
- Develop a Charity Timeline: publish a transparent timeline for SSAGO becoming a charity within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023) - replaced.
- Relaunch the SSAGO Shop: work with the Quartermaster to relaunch the SSAGO Shop within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023) - complete.
- Rewriting the Complaints Policy: working to simplify the Complaints Policy and working with The Scouts to formalise their involvement with it.
- Introducing a Bar Policy: a policy to ensure bars at SSAGO events have the correct licenses and members staffing bars have adequate training around alcohol laws.
June 2023
Report
- Making lots of progress: working on lots of small projects and supporting Team Pink on their projects.
- Handling complaints/issues: supporting Team Pink in dealing with issues and complaints as they arise.
- Team Pink Task Management: implemented a new Discord-based system for managing tasks throughout Team Pink.
- Relationship with The Scouts: working with new contacts at Scout HQ to improve our relationship and for support with becoming a charity.
Aims
- Secure SSAGO's Financial Position: work to establish a robust plan to make SSAGO's accounting procedures better and work with a new treasurer to resolve other issues.
- Develop a Charity Timeline: publish a transparent timeline for SSAGO becoming a charity within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023) - on track.
- Relaunch the SSAGO Shop: work with the Quartermaster to relaunch the SSAGO Shop within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023) - on track.
- Rewriting the Complaints Policy: working to simplify the Complaints Policy and working with The Scouts to formalise their involvement with it.
- Introducing a Bar Policy: a policy to ensure bars at SSAGO events have the correct licenses and members staffing bars have adequate training around alcohol laws.
April 2023
Report
- Saying hello: we've had our first Team Pink meeting with both Execs and are beginning to have other meetings/introductions.
Aims
- Secure SSAGO's Financial Position: work to establish a robust plan to make SSAGO's accounting procedures better and work with a new treasurer to resolve other issues.
- Develop a Charity Timeline: publish a transparent timeline for SSAGO becoming a charity within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023).
- Relaunch the SSAGO Shop: work with the Quartermaster to relaunch the SSAGO Shop within the first 100 days of office (07/08/2023).