LDP Walk Through for Commissioners August 20, 2025

Join us for an online session that will be a thorough overview of the LDP, designed with commissioners in mind

This session will be taking place online on Monday 10 November, 7:00 – 8:30pm

To book your place, please click here

Safer Guiding August 20, 2025

Two sessions to be held on Monday 10 November and Monday 17 November, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

During the session we’ll cover the role of the commissioner in managing concerns, allegations and disclosures. If any of this content may be a concern to you, please let us know in advance of the training.

In order to complete this course, you will need to attend both sessions.

For more information and to book your place, click here

Please note: As spaces are limited to 22 per session; please only register if you can definitely attend and ensure that there is strictly one leader from your unit attending. If you have completed the training within the last 3 years, you do not need to redo the training. If you’re unsure when your renewal is due, please check your record on GO, or contact your commissioner.

If you’re a volunteer who has previously completed a safe space training, you only need to do this course when your highest level of a safe space expires. So if you have a safe space levels 1 and 2, you’ll only need to do safer guiding once your level 2 expires. This training must be renewed every 3 years.

Zoom Details

If you booked on the Learning Platform: The Zoom joining information should be emailed to you. Emails will be from noreply@learningpool.com

If you booked on Eventbrite: The Zoom joining information should be emailed to you. Emails will be sent from Eventbrite and should arrive 7 days before the session.

If you don’t think you’ve received the Zoom link, please check your junk folder, and contact northwesthq@girlguidingnwe.org.uk at least 2 working days before the session is due to take place.

Adventures With a Map October 7, 2025

Adventures With a Map🚶‍♀️🗺️✨

Calling all young and adult leaders! Are you interested in developing your knowledge of basic map reading and walking skills?

Join us on Wednesday 12 November from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for the first of 3 of our Adventures With a Map training. In this first session we will be covering the following;

Other training dates are;

Wednesday 26 November – Adventures with a map 2

Wednesday 3 December – Adventures with a map 3

This will be an interactive online session mixing theory and practice. Pre course materials will be emailed out before the session. Any questions, please contact our walking adviser Diane Grey – walking@girlguidingnwe.org

To register your interest, please fill out this form here

Celebrating every member August 5, 2025

We 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 13 November, 7:00pm – 8:30pm 

To book your place onto this session, click here

Programme Day March 20, 2025

Looking for a chance to reinvigorate your programme? Join us in November for Programme Day! This event is open to all leaders in training. This is an opportunity to attend trainer-facilitated sessions focusing on the Girlguiding programme and how to make it work for your members, as well as meeting other leaders from across the region.

This event is open to all leaders in training who want to explore the programme and learn about its different components.

This event will explore:

This is an in-person event at Region HQ, Guiding Road, Preston, PR2 5PD on Sunday 16 November, 10am – 3:15pm.

To sign up for this event click here.

Effective Communication for leaders August 5, 2025

We are holding a series of sessions focusing on effective communication for leaders. 

This topic aims to encourage leaders to think about the bigger impact of communication – considering body language, tone, listening, and tone of voice in written communication too. This session will help empower you to determine which style of communication is the best tool/media for communicating for your circumstances, and introduce the concept of managing difficult conversations.

By the end of this session, participants will:

 

This training is only for members aged 18+, you only need to attend one session. 

To book your place, click here

Let’s Get Mentoring August 1, 2025

This webinar is aimed at leaders who are thinking of becoming a mentor or want a refresher on the mentoring process after a break.

This webinar will run 7-8:30pm.

By the end of the session you will be able to:

It’s an interactive virtual session, where you can talk to other mentors in the chat box.

Please note, this course is only for those who are over 18.

To book your place click here.

Adventures With a Map November 4, 2025

Adventures With a Map🚶‍♀️🗺️✨

Calling all young and adult leaders! Are you interested in developing your knowledge of basic map reading and walking skills?

Join us on Wednesday 26 November from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for the next instalment of 3 of our Adventures With a Map training. In this first session we will be covering the following;

Other training dates are;

Wednesday 3 December – Adventures with a map 3

This will be an interactive online session mixing theory and practice. Pre course materials will be emailed out before the session. Any questions, please contact our walking adviser Diane Grey – walking@girlguidingnwe.org

To register your interest, please fill out this form here

Peer Educator Training Weekend June 16, 2025

Are you aged 14-25 and passionate about bringing important subjects to life? Join us in Merseyside to train as a peer educator, to learn how to deliver sessions to units and grow confident in helping our young members discuss relevant topics that directly affect their lives.

By attending this weekend, you will be trained in how to deliver Peer Education sessions to units in your area, and will feel confident in helping our young members to learn and discuss relevant topics that directly affect their lives!

At the end of the weekend, you will be qualified to deliver the Breaking Free Peer Education Topic.

28 – 30 November 2025 at Woodbank Activity Centre, Merseyside. We’d love to see you there.

To find out more about Peer Education, click here

To book your place, click here

A Safe Space Level 4 August 20, 2025

This 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 1 December, 7pm-10pm

To book your place, click here