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	Senior Section & Young Leaders

Who are we?

The Senior Section is the section of Girlguiding UK for young women aged between 14 and 25 years and is the most flexible section of Girlguiding UK.

Unlike other sections of Girlguiding UK there are lots of ways to be a member of this section. The different roles you can get involved in are:-

• Ranger
• Young Leader
• Young adult Leader
• Lone Senior Section member
• In4mer
• Member of SSAGO
• Young Commissioner/Adviser
• Member of the Trefoil Guild

These pages on the Girlguiding UK website explain the above in detail.

It is possible that a member may belong to more than one category eg. she could be a Ranger and at the same time be a Young Leader with a Rainbow unit.

 

What do we do?

Look Wider

Look Wider is a personal development programme for Senior Section members. Its a chance to challenge yourself and try new things. Even better, its a framework rather than a specific syllabus, so you can adapt it to fit you.

The programme is divided into eight octants covering the following areas:

• Creativity
• Fit for life
• Community action
• Out of doors
• International
• Independent living
• Personal values
• Leadership

 

 

Young Leader Qualification

The Young Leader Qualification is designed to help you take an active, positive part in running your Rainbows, Brownies or Guides unit. Its open to Senior Section members aged 14 to 16.

In4ormers

This is a peer education initiative all about working '4ward, 4 self, 4 others'.

The aim is:

'To enable the development of skills, knowledge and understanding of girls and young women by creating opportunities for them to learn from each other'.

Queen's Guide Award

The Queen's Guide Award is the highest award members can work toward in guiding. It gives you the chance to develop your own skills while contributing to guiding and your local community at an impressive level!

Young Adult Leader Qualification

This qualification supports you to lead Rainbows, Brownies, Guides or Senior Section units. You need to be over 16 to start work on the qualification, although you can't hold a warrant until you are 18.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme

The internationally-recognised Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme operates in about 100 countries and has three levels: Bronze (for those aged 14 and over), Silver (for those aged 15 and over) and Gold (for those aged 16 and over).

Innovate

Innovate is a national forum for members aged 16-25 years old to discuss and contribute to the direction of Girlguiding UK.

Every eight months about 150 Senior Section members meet up to contribute their ideas in workshops designed to move Girlguiding UK forward.

British Youth Council (BYC)

The British Youth Council (BYC) is the voice of young people in Britain today.

It represents the views of young people to the Government, decision-makers and the media. BYC is an umbrella body and is made up of a large number of youth groups – including uniformed organisations, political parties, youth clubs and the National Union of Students.

The BYC has four aims:

• provide a voice for young people
• promote equality for young people
• help young people be more involved in decisions that affect their lives
• advance young people’s participation in society and civic life.

As the largest uniformed organisation in the UK, Girlguiding UK sends a full delegation to BYC meetings. The delegation is made up of Senior Section members selected from each Country/Region. As a member of the Senior Section you could be part of this! Through BYC your views can be taken forward into the wider community, you can have your voice heard and make a difference.

SSAGO

Girlguiding UK members currently studying at college or university can be part of the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO). There are groups at many universities in the UK, or you can be a lone member if there is no group at your place of higher education. Visit the SSAGO website for more information.

 

Further detailed information about ALL of the above plus OTHER

Senior Section opportunities can be found on this Girlguiding UK dedicated site

- check it out!

Baden-Powell Challenge	Queen's Guide Award	Commonwealth Award

 

What do we wear?

We wear what we feel works best for an activity or situation.

The Senior Section clothing range includes: - polo shirts - sweatshirts - cotton shirts - rugby shirts - hoodies - baseball caps.

If you are an Adult Leader, you can also wear Girlguiding UK adult wear.

Check out the online shop for the full range of section wear.

Do we make a Promise?

Yes we do.  We have 3 key elements:-

The Promise

I promise that I will do my best

To love my God

To serve the Queen and my country

To help other people

And to keep the Guide Law

The Guide Laws

A Guide is honest, reliable and can be trusted.

A Guide is helpful and uses her time and abilities wisely.

A Guide faces challenges and learns from her experience.

A Guide is a good friend and a sister to all Guides.

A Guide is polite and considerate.

A Guide respects all living things and takes care of the world around her.

Our further responsibility

'To be of service to the community'

When should I make or renew my Promise?

When it feels right - you can still be an active member prior to making your Promise but you will need to make or renew your Promise before completing:-

- the Chief Guides Challenge

- Module 2 of the Leadership Qualification

- the Queen's Guide Award

Further information

Please visit the Girlguiding UK website then search the site using 'Senior Section' as the keyword to direct you through to numerous pages about this section.

Please note there is also a dedicated Senior Section website .

What to do if you want to join us?

To apply to join today please either:-

• call us on Freephone 0800 1 69 59 01
• apply online via the Girlguiding UK website

 

(04.02.2009)