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A fun filled weekend where you will make new friends, develop new skills and improve your confidence.
Our next peer education weekend is open, with training that includes the Safe the World topic, giving girls the tools to build their mental wellbeing.
Peer education is Girlguiding’s innovative programme that trains members aged 14-25 (Rangers, young leaders, adults under 25) to empower themselves and others to make a difference in the lives of girls throughout the UK.
Peer educators help Brownies, Guides and Rangers explore important topics. As young people they use their own experience to bring the subject to life.
Peer educators run fun, safe and challenging sessions which we develop with expert partners. These sessions focus on important skills and issues such as:
- Mental well-being
- Relationships
- Confidence and assertiveness
Peer education training
There will be a number of peer education training opportunities throughout 2024. This is taking place Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 September, this is an overnight event and will cover the important topic ‘Safe the World’.
This weekend open to members aged 14-25. Know someone you think would make an amazing peer educator? Share the link below with them to help them get started on their journey.
To gain the skills required to become a peer educator you need to complete the peer education e-learning, safe space levels 1 & 2 and attend a peer education training weekend.
If attending all weekend cost is £25
If attending Sunday topic training cost is £10 per (one day training)
Where you are training: 16-18 Burton Rd, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3DF (pick up and drop off)
Where you’ll be staying: Elton campsite, Station Road, Orston, Nottinghamshire NG13 9NB.
When: Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 September 2024 (Sleepover)
Bookings Close: 4pm Thursday 8 August 2024
Please note this is a joint peer education and young leader event.
Young leaders will take part in activities over the weekend, such as discussing the new young leader programme, fire lighting, cooking, team building and much more at Elton campsite during the day. Before the joint evening activities of an open-air cinema and silent disco.
During the day, peer educators will be doing their training at Girlguiding Nottingham headquarters and will travel (via minibus) to Elton campsite to join in the evening activities with the young leaders.
If you are a young leader who has done peer education basic training before, you can either attend Sunday’s topic training at Girlguiding Nottingham headquarters, or attend Saturday’s young leader event and Sunday’s topic training.
If you are over 18 years old and are already a peer educator, and want to add to your topic training you can book for Sunday’s topic training of Safe the World.
If you are over 18 years you can book the full peer education weekend.
