The Senior Section is for girls and young women aged 14 to 25

It offers an exciting and flexible programme with a huge variety of challenges and opportunities for personal development – sure to impress universities and potential employers!

The Look Wider programme offers a range of activities and challenges and motivates members to try out new things – it could be learning a language, playing a musical instrument, running a marathon, camping in the wilds or volunteering overseas. It is flexible and participants can take their chosen activities as far as they wish, from taster level all the way to gaining a qualification that is recognised outside guiding.

Senior Section members can undertake a wide range of awards and qualifications. These include the Young Leader Qualification, Leadership Qualification, both of which helps them in running guiding units for younger girls, the internationally-recognised Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, and other prestigious awards specific to guiding.

There are many international opportunities open to Senior Section members. They range from attending guiding events abroad to volunteering on community projects in developing countries.

Members can also take part in our successful peer education initiative, 4. Young women can become In4mers and train to run sessions on issues that affect girls and young women such as binge drinking, bullying, stress management and sexual health.

They can also make their voices heard by, for example, joining the guiding delegation at the British Youth Council, or having a say in the future of guiding by attending one of our Innovate meetings.

Register for a place at a Senior Section unit near you:

If you would like to register someone for a place in a Senior Section unit, please vist this page on the Girlguiding UK website and register. This is the most efficient way to find a unit near you as we will match you with a local guiding coordinator who will be able to tell you about local groups and get you started.