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.
Ben Dickinson
Hi, I'm Ben a recent DUSAGG alumni and your Liaisons Officer. I am responsible for developing and maintaining SSAGO's relationship with the Scout and Guide Graduate Association (SAGGA), the Scouts and the Guides! I also manage the SSAGO SASU by adding volunteers, chasing outstanding training and processing DBS checks.
If you are volunteering at a one off event, or are interested in SSAGO's relationship with other organisations, feel free to email me at sasu@ssago.org!
Liasons
June 2023
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- SASU Membership: I am continuing to add people to the SASU, processing DBSs and training. Please do let me know if you want to be added to the SASU.
- Scouts: We have been discussing SSAGO's charitable status with the Scouts and will hopefully have some progress on that soon!
- Guides: We have started an initial conversation with someone from Guides HQ and I will continue these discussions.
Aims
- SASU Membership: I will be keeping the SASU membership up to date, adding and removing people as required, and ensuring people do their training!
- Compass Transition: The Scouts are updating their membership system, so I plan to be getting familiar with the new system and making sure all of the SSAGO SASU members are transferred across correctly.
- SAGGA: I will continue to talk to SAGGA and attend their committee meetings.
- Scouts: We are looking at where the SSAGO SASU would fit within the Scout's post-transformation structure.
- Guides: I hope to restart our discussions with Guides HQ to build a relationship with them and start to work more closely.
April 2023
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- Mascot: I now have a mascot - Darren (or Daz) the Naked Mole Rat. I'm not too sure how I ended up with this as a mascot but here we are!
- Compass: I have spent some time learning how to use compass, completing my training etc.
Aims
- SASU Membership: I need to work with the rest of Team Pink to decide exactly who is and isn't a member of the SASU. I also plan to clear out members who should no longer be on there.
- DBS Checks: I will work with The Scout Association on the DBS requirements for members of the SASU.
October 2022
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- Getting Started: I have just started the role, I had my introduction meeting and look forward to starting everything!
Aims
- Mascot: I need to find a mascot (suggestions welcome)
- Compass: I will probably spend a decent amount of time working out how compass actually works!