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Starting young member 14-17 years © Girlguiding 2020 girlguiding.org.uk
Starter form to be completed
by parents/carers of young
members aged 14-17 years
This form should be used by
parents/carers of:
Rangers
Rangers is for young women aged 14-18. Being a
Ranger offers a huge variety of opportunities – make
friends, travel abroad, learn new things and get your
voice heard on issues that you care about. You can also
volunteer with other Girlguiding units in your area.
Young leaders
Help girls make the most of their time in Rainbows,
Brownies and Guides.
Peer Educators
14 – 25 year olds who help Brownies, Guides and
Rangers explore important topics. As young people they
use their own experience to bring the subject to life.
Advocates
Join Girlguiding’s youth panel to discuss the issues
that matter to our members and help to do something
about them.
Young external volunteers
Get new skills, inspire girls and have fun all whilst
working towards the volunteering section of an
external scheme.
What does it cost?
All Girlguiding groups (known as ‘units’) charge
subscriptions or ‘subs’ to cover the costs of equipment,
activities and hiring the meeting place. These can be
paid weekly, monthly or each term. There’s also an
annual subscription paid by all members that covers
the day-to-day running of our charity and your local
guiding area. This is sometimes included in unit subs.
Because all Girlguiding units are different costs can vary.
For Rangers the unit leader will let you know the costs
for your unit and when these can be paid. There’s
usually an extra charge for special activities, days out,
residential events and holidays. Your unit leader will
share all the information you need about these in
advance so look out for more information. Those who are
in volunteering roles usually are not required to pay subs.
We try to make guiding affordable for all girls and
young women and there’s help at hand if you can’t
meet the costs. If you’re concerned about any of these
costs, speak to your unit leader and she can tell you
about ways we can help, including our grants.
As Girlguiding is a charity, if you pay income tax we
can use Gift Aid to claim 25p for every £1 you give us,
including your child’s subs. So we’d really appreciate
it if you could sign the Gift Aid form on p7: the extra
money will go straight back to your child’s unit.
What you should do to support your
young person and the volunteers
at the unit?
All of our units are run by volunteers who give up their
time to create an environment that empowers young
members to be the best that they can be. The Girlguiding
community treats everyone with respect and dignity and
values the support that parents/carers can give to help
to set positive examples. You can help and support your
young person and the volunteers at your unit by:
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Encouraging your young person to get involved.
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Checking with your young person to make sure
that they have let the unit leader know in
advance if they are unable to attend.
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Make sure that you tell your young person if you
change your personal details so that they can
update them on the membership system and
inform the unit leaders of any changes. This will
ensure the young person’s safety.
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Ask you young person about information and
paperwork (such as consent forms) so that they
can be returned promptly and payments can
be made on time.
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Positively reinforcing our ethos of treating all
people with respect and dignity.
All 14 – 17 year olds in a volunteering role will be asked
to undertake safeguarding training as part of their role.
If you have questions or concerns about this please
speak to your leader or activity co-ordinator.
Parent/Carer permission to take
part in activities
This will need to be given by you until they turn 18 and
includes activities at regular meetings and for outings
and special events. Please check with your young
person for any paperwork. If you have questions or
concerns about this and your young person is a Ranger,
young leader or young external volunteer please speak
to your leader. For peer educators and advocates you
should contact the activity co-ordinator.