Growing Guiding – Underpinning Principles

• Our overarching aim is long term growth of youth membership

• Any drive to increase volunteer numbers derives from this

National

• Every girl should be offered the chance to participate in the guiding programme. If this cannot be delivered in a unit setting, it should be offered in a different format

Regional

Growing Guiding – Underpinning Principles

• Retention of existing & recruitment of new members is equally important

• Consistently high quality delivery criticalNational

• Growing (good)GuidingRegional

Growing Guiding – Underpinning Principles

National

Regional

Local ownership is important

What is Growing Guiding?

• Something every member is responsible for

• Removing barriers, myths & legends, outdated practice

• Quality is important – Good Guiding

• Innovative ways of delivering Guiding and getting everyone in who wants to join

The Region will……………………..

• Give support• Provide information• Develop resources• Develop the website• Deliver training which changes

attitudes and practice• Develop quality assurance

The Counties/Islands will………

• Appoint a coordinator• Work to demolish the barriers• Identify priorities• Produce an action plan• Actively find new ways of delivering

Guiding

The C/I coordinators will………

• Work with C/I team• Help identify priorities and produce an

action plan• Make contact with communities• Identify support needed from Region• Meet regularly with Region coordinator

Your role

• Local solutions to local issues

• Innovation & imagination

• Removing myths, legends and barriers

• Taking action – getting on with it!