Calling all adult leaders! Do you enjoy walking in beautiful countryside with others? Do you want to develop your own skills in navigation or managing groups of members? Do you want to gain a qualification in walking? Maybe you’ve completed DofE Gold or Queen’s Guide and would like to progress. If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of these then this is the weekend for you.
On offer
Level 1 and 2 Training, and Level 1 and 2 Assessment course. If you wish to attend for Level 2 Assessment you must already have attended a level 2 Training Weekend.
Click here if you want to know more about Girlguiding’s Walking Scheme
Training:
The training will cover the main topics of the practical and theoretical sessions of the walking scheme, including:
· Route planning
· Navigational techniques
· Group management
· Hazards and risk assessment
· Day, micro and low visibility navigation
The course will involve some physical activities and being out in all weather conditions.
For those attending the level 2 training there will be an introductory zoom meeting on Thursday 12th March 7pm.
Grants to support the cost of attending the course may be available from Region, County or Division.
Bookings close Saturday 28 February. Get your ticket here
Effective Communication for Leaders December 17, 2025Join our next Effective Communication for Leaders training to develop your communication skills. This course will encourage leaders to think about the bigger impact of communication whilst exploring which style of communication is the best tool or media for communicating in their circumstances.
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
This training will be taking place Wednesday 23 March, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
To book onto this training you will need to visit the Learning Platform. Book on here
Celebrating every member December 17, 2025We are holding a session focusing on how to be inclusive for all of your members.
In this session, you’ll find out about inclusive decision-making and leadership, and how you can adapt activities and meetings so everyone can have a great guiding experience. You’ll also learn how you can support young members and volunteers and how to report discrimination.
By the end of the session you will:
This is an online session that will be taking place Thursday 26 March, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
To book your place onto this session, click here
Period Proud Peers – Leader Workshop March 16, 2026Become period proud with Plan International UK!
Period Proud Peers
Periods are a normal part of life, but there is still so much silence and stigma around them. A lot of girls and young people don’t receive the support or information they need to feel confident managing their periods or talking about them openly.
Girlguiding have teamed up with Plan International UK to offer their Period Proud Peers programme to Guide and Ranger units in North West England.
What is the Period Proud Peers programme?
The Period Proud Peers programme aims to help young people learn more about periods and have open and honest conversations about them.
It does this by recruiting young people to become Period Proud Peers, who lead fun period-related activities with their friends. In Girlguiding, this would be others in their units.
Who can be a Period Proud Peer?
A Period Proud Peer is someone aged 13-19 who is supported to plan and run the period related activities for others in their unit. This could be a young leader in a Guide unit, or 1 or 2 Rangers who want to run the activities for the other Rangers in their unit. If you don’t have young leaders in your Guide unit, then older Guides (aged 13+) could also become Period Peers and run the activities instead.
There is a Period Peers handbook which they will be given with all the information needed to run the activities.
Do we have to do anything after completing the activities?
At the end of the Period Peer’s session, you’ll need to support the members of your unit to complete a short anonymous survey from Plan International UK about their experience. This can be completed either individually online by scanning the QR code in the letter with the handbook, or as a group, by completing a paper form and then imputing the data into an online form. This data will be shared with Plan International UK, to help them evaluate the success of the programme.
Once the Period Peer has run the activities in your unit, and you’ve completed the feedback survey, you’ll receive an exclusive Period Proud Peers badge for everyone who took part!
Interested in finding out more?
Register here for our online leader workshop on Tuesday 31 March, 7:30pm.
Can’t make that date – no problem, we are planning on running more workshops over the next year. Email 4Peereducation@girlguiding.org.uk to be added to a list for the next workshop.
A Safe Space for 14 – 17 year olds March 16, 2026This training is a chance to complete A Safe Space for 14-17 year olds through a webinar. This is open to all young leaders and young external volunteers.
To enable young volunteers to help create a safe space, this training will show you how to create a healthy, safe, welcoming and fun environment for every young member.
Objectives
By the end of this session the participants will:
• Explore and understand the Girlguiding code of conduct and how it applies to you.
• Discover the importance of treating everyone in your unit according to their needs and not having biases or favourites.
• Learn some quick tips for self-care while you’re volunteering.
This training will take place Monday 13 April, 7:00pm – 8:30pm.
For more information and to book your place, please click here.
A Safe Space Level 4 February 23, 2026This training is a chance to complete A Safe Space in person.
This training is for anyone taking a commissioner role. This training can also be completed by trainers delivering a safe space level 4, safeguarding leads and a safe space advisers. You’ll only need to do this training once and there’s no renewal.
This training will take place face to face on Sunday 19 April, 10:00am – 2:30pm. The session will be held at Petty Pool training room, The Lodge, Petty pool, Pool lane, CW8 2DR.
To book your place, click here
A Safe Space Level 4 August 20, 2025This training is a chance to complete A Safe Space Level 4.
This training is for anyone taking a commissioner role. This training can also be completed by trainers delivering a safe space level 4, safeguarding leads and a safe space advisers. You’ll only need to do this training once and there’s no renewal.
This training will take place online on Monday 20 April 7:00pm-9:00pm
To book your place, click here
Going Away With Training March 14, 2025We are holding a Going Away With training session on Saturday 25 April 2026, 9:30am – 3:30pm
The day will provide the opportunity to understand the Going Away With Scheme and to learn about the fantastic opportunities that can be gained through guiding in a residential setting.
The training is for qualified leaders wishing to undertake their Going Away With Qualification to take their unit on a residential, or leaders already qualified who would like a refresher. The training is free to attend but you must have completed your leadership qualification.
This training will take place at Springfield Park Activity Centre, Rochdale.
If you have any questions, please contact: chris.joyce@girlguidingnwe.org.uk
To book your place and for more information, click here
Travel Aboard Training May 7, 2025Perfect for anyone already in the early stages of planning a trip, or thinking of taking young members away. These trainings are few and far between (something we are working on!) so spaces are very limited – please book below to secure your place.
Guiding uniform to be worn.
Refreshments will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.
Girlguiding North West England, Guiding Road, PR2 5PD
Please arrive from 9:30am for a 10am start. The day will finish at 4pm.
Click here to book your place!