Leader Guides & Walkthroughs
Practical, step-by-step guidance designed specifically for Girlguiding volunteers running Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, and Rangers.
How to Track UMAs and Skills Builders Without a Spreadsheet
A practical guide for Girlguiding leaders on recording Unit Meeting Activities, Skills Builders and theme awards for every girl — and how to credit progress straight from your register.
How to Write a Risk Assessment for a Girlguiding Meeting
A step-by-step approach to risk assessing unit meetings, outdoor activities and trips, based on the HSE's five steps — for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers leaders.
How to Plan a Term of Girlguiding Meetings
A practical framework for planning a balanced term across the six Girlguiding themes, involving girls in choosing activities, and sharing the plan with your leadership team.
GDPR for Girlguiding Leaders: What Data Can You Keep?
A plain-English guide to handling girls' and parents' personal data as a Girlguiding volunteer — including health information, starter forms and how long to keep records.
Safe Space Training and DBS Renewals: A Checklist for Unit Leaders
Keep your leadership team's safeguarding training, criminal record checks, first aid and Going Away With qualifications in date with this simple checklist.
Planning a Girlguiding Trip or Residential: A Leader's Checklist
A phase-by-phase checklist for Girlguiding leaders planning day trips, sleepovers and residentials — from early permissions to the post-event review.
How UnitSolutions Works Alongside GO
GO is Girlguiding's official membership system. Here's what UnitSolutions adds for week-to-week unit admin, and how Girlguiding leaders use the two together.
Committed to Best Practice
Our guides are updated to reflect the reality of running weekly unit meetings, taking attendance, planning terms, and navigating UK GDPR.