{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Craig Dewar-Willox has been appointed Chair of Scouts, and Busola Sodeinde as Vice Chair of Scouts","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/v2sd0gva/craigbusola.png","width":1280,"height":720,"altText":"Craig Dewar-Willox, Chair of Scouts, and Busola Sodeinde, Vice Chair of Scouts","caption":"Craig Dewar-Willox, Chair of Scouts, and Busola Sodeinde, Vice Chair of Scouts","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019re delighted that Craig Dewar-Willox has been appointed Chair, and Busola Sodeinde, as Vice Chair of Scouts, the UK\u2019s largest youth movement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETogether they\u2019ll be leading the UK Board of Trustees as Scouts prepares for the future and the launch of new strategy to 2035. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ECraig has held the interim Chair role since March 2025 and has now been formally voted in as Chair. This continues a lifelong commitment to Scouts and education, with a strong alignment to our values\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBusola has been a national Trustee for Scouts since 2020, Busola has also led a distinguished career in the Financial Sector, championing digital innovation and entrepreneurship. She has also served in a variety of voluntary roles, including as a Church Commissioner for England. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EValues-led leadership\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECraig Dewar-Willox has been a trustee of UK Scouts since 2019, he has led Scouts at both County and District levels. Professionally, Craig is a headteacher, Ofsted Inspector and holds governance roles in Local Authority School Improvement and as a strategic partner in a local authority safeguarding partnership. \u0026nbsp;He is dedicated to supporting young people of all backgrounds.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ESupporting equity, diversity and inclusion\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBusola truly believes in improving access to Scouts and increasing accessibility and diversity across the movement, including in leadership positions. Being involved in a youth movement as a child have her the skills, mentorship, and confidence to succeed.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u2018A key reason I\u2019m so motivated to take on this role as Vice Chair,\u2019 she says, \u2018is to help make sure equity, diversity and inclusion is visibly promoted and embedded in everything we do at Scouts, especially as we roll out our new strategy next year. Craig\u2019s expertise in safety and safeguarding, alongside my complementary skills in EDI, finance and digital, will help us deliver strong leadership together.\u2019\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECraig and Busola will be working closely with the rest of Scouts\u2019 Board, the UK Leadership Team and Executive Leadership team to make sure we continue to support our volunteers and inspire half a million young people across the UK gain skills for life.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"30 September 2025","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"Learn more about the Trustees","url":"/about-us/our-people/board-of-trustees/","newWindow":false}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":87361,"nodeName":"Scouts announce UK Board of Trustees Leadership","title":"Scouts announce UK Board of Trustees leadership","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/6490/fdl-homepage.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd0c842420","caption":"FDL Homepage","type":"jpg","size":93039,"width":1268,"height":664,"altText":"The Scouts Fleur in purple"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Scouts announce UK Board of Trustees leadership","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"Craig Dewar-Willox has been appointed Chair, and Busola Sodeinde, as Vice Chair of Scouts","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC84NzM2MSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2025/september/scouts-announce-uk-board-of-trustees-leadership/"}