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Guiders Staff Room Part 3

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Groovee · 08/11/2016 17:51

Reconvening over here ladies.

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RueDeWakening · 24/03/2017 12:47

Has he returned the cover sheet along with the permission? That's what normally happens here...

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Groovee · 24/03/2017 12:38

Have fun Rue!

Why do I have a parent who keeps insisting he did not fill out a consent form and therefore has no details regarding our trip next week?

If he didn't fill it out then how did did his child get on the home contact sheet!

This is same parent who only realised on the day of a sleepover that his child needed transported there!

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MillicentMargaretAmanda · 24/03/2017 11:54

Enjoy!!!

RueDeWakening · 24/03/2017 11:38

FFS why do I leave it till we have 2 hours to departure to try and print the Brownie holiday diaries? When will I ever learn?!

My printer can fuck off to the far side of fuck today, bastard thing AngryAngryAngry good job DH is here, it printed perfectly from his laptop Hmm

Anyway, Christmas themed Brownie holiday here I come! Someone get me a large G&T for sometime Sunday evening Grin

MillicentMargaretAmanda · 23/03/2017 17:16

(I'm not even a prospective trainer yet!)

MillicentMargaretAmanda · 23/03/2017 17:15

So it's quite a lengthy process. You need to apply to HQ. Then you will be put in contact with your region training team. You'll need to meet a trainer and observe a training, then be observed in your unit. Then if all that goes well you will become a prospective trainer. Then from the looks of things you have to deliver at least three observed trainings, keep a knowledge checklist, record and personal development plan. It's (rightly) quite hard core but if you're interested the link is here www.girlguiding.org.uk/making-guiding-happen/learning-and-development/helping-others-to-learn/becoming-a-trainer/

lucysmam · 23/03/2017 15:58

I'd be interested in hearing about becoming a trainer too Millicent!

rivierliedje · 23/03/2017 08:40

Trainers are always so good at delivering content and being encouraging and answering questions. I've never met one who was anything but lovely and brilliant at doing whatever they were doing. Is it a long process Milly?

MillicentMargaretAmanda · 23/03/2017 08:31

Thanks! I'm going to need it!

rivierliedje · 23/03/2017 07:48

Good luck Milly!

MillicentMargaretAmanda · 22/03/2017 22:13

One step closer on my journey to becoming a trainer...must be mad!

harderandharder2breathe · 20/03/2017 17:20

Yes we went on Sunday as the Saturday one was full.

Fab movie!

lucysmam · 19/03/2017 15:40

We don't have an Odeon close enough to have gone any more :( what was the Odeon is now a car park! I remember my mum taking me to the ballet there when I was little

ThornyBird · 19/03/2017 15:14

We didn't have a screening near enough to us - it was either Plymouth (1.5hrs away) or Exeter (2hrs) I think. I know my eldest' Snr Section considered it but no other units in our district.

abeandhalo · 19/03/2017 15:12

We decided to give it a miss as my other leader gave birth 2 weeks ago & I'm currently 38 weeks pregnant! But we would have absolutely done it otherwise, I think it's a great thing and I hope they do it more.

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Groovee · 19/03/2017 14:58

I was booked to go with Dd yesterday but she had to work so we went on Friday. Too many of my leaders work Saturdays. But loved it.

I heard the SA had done that. Maybe GG are watching to see if it works.

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SparklyUnicornPoo · 19/03/2017 14:03

It was brilliant, DD went yesterday with her Brownies but by the time we went to book tickets were sold out so they put on an extra screening for us today, we invited parents and siblings (Rainbows so were worried about it being a pg) so i didn't have to take anyone to the loo and for the first time since my eldest was born I watched an entire film without anyone asking me 'who's that?' or 'whats happening?'

ThornyBird · 19/03/2017 14:00

Behind a bit but re 'census' - have you seen that as of this year, the Scout Association has stopped it for adult networkers, leaders and volunteers?

We've been discussing it in our district leaders FB group - that and the high profile Scout Ambassadors - including an active Brownie Guider (Ellie Simmonds). Are GGUK missing a trick?

InflagranteDelicto · 19/03/2017 13:59

It was fantastic, wasn't it? Got home from it an hour ago. Only two toilet trips during the film, which I thought was jolly good going!

harderandharder2breathe · 19/03/2017 13:52

Did anyone take their unit to see Beauty and the Beast at the special Odeon screenings this weekend? My Guides really liked it

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Groovee · 18/03/2017 20:17

Oh Lucysmam!

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lucysmam · 18/03/2017 17:58

Oh dear...my new lit has been suckered into Younique

rivierliedje · 17/03/2017 14:13

We have county training day soon, so hopefully more info to come that way.

InflagranteDelicto · 17/03/2017 12:09

Yes, it's sounds very similar to the scout programme. Although I still have my brownie birthday badges on my blanket, and the guide equivalent pin on trefoils. I think it'll be great, but I like the idea of using up the badges as personal challenges.

RueDeWakening · 17/03/2017 11:59

YY, info I've seen so far says that the new programme will start being rolled out from September 2018, and there'll be a year where both run alongside each other - which will give us a chance to use up any badges etc that we've already bought. Then from September 2019 it'll be new programme only.

A trainer at County Day last weekend showed us a slide with more info on than I'd seen before, I'll see if I can put a pic of it up on here later. It looked quite similar to the current Scouting programme, I thought - "joining in" badges on anniversary of joining GGUK, unit activities (6 themes), theme badges (based on unit activities I think), staged badges, plus interest badges (including for Rainbows, YAY!), and end of section awards.

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