Girlguiding London and South East England welcomes our existing peer educators to train in Breaking Free, a resource helps young members identify and challenge stereotypes, empowering them to enjoy their hobbies, gain skills they’re interested in and bust the restrictions that so-called ‘stereotypes’ could place on their lives. During the day you will be equipped with the skills necessary to start delivering this exciting resource in your county! To attend this training you must have previously attended a peer education Basic Training weekend and must be a peer educator within Girlguiding London and South East England.
The details
Who: peer educators aged 14-25
When: 9am - 4pm Sunday 13th September 2026
Where: Earth House, Northern Heights, Edgwarebury Lane, Elstree, WD6 3RG
Cost: £10
Travel Arrangements
Peer educators should make their own way to the venue. Northen Heights is easily accessible from the M1 and A1. The closest stations are Edgware (Underground Northern Line) or Elstree & Borehamwood (National Rail from Sutton via London St Pancras towards St Albans). We can arrange lifts to the venue from the station, with advance notice.
Travel Expenses are not covered by Girlguiding London and South East England but we would encourage you to contact your county coordinator as your county may be able to support you. If the area in which you Guide is within an area of high deprivation, you may be able to apply for a Girlguiding London and South East England grant with approval from your commissioner.
What do I need to do to attend?
- Sign up to attend Topic Training using this form.
- Send your payment using the details on the form to secure your place. Your place will be confirmed via email once we receive your payment. Please note, should you be unable to make the event, the payment will not be refundable unless your place can be filled by someone else. If you have any concerns about paying, please contact your county coordinator or commissioner who may be able to offer financial support.
Places on topic training days are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, after which a waiting list will be operated. Registration closes on 5pm Monday 31 August, or before if event capacity is reached.
Pre Training Requirements
There are some pre-training requirements which must be completed at least two weeks before the training day:
- Ensure that your A Safe Space Levels 1 & 2 or A Safe Space for 14-17 year olds doesn’t expire in the 40 days before the training event. If it does, you will need to complete ‘Safer Guiding’ training. You can access this on the learning platform but if you have difficulties logging in do ask your unit leader, county coordinator or commissioner for help.
- Watch the Breaking Free topic videos and complete the quiz
Accessibility and Inclusion
Our knowledgeable and welcoming training team strive to adapt our training sessions as much as possible but as this is a training day and there is content to cover, we are limited in how much we can change. We try our best to be as inclusive as possible and rely on peer educators being open and honest about their needs with us so we can work with them in the run up to the event. Peer educators who have provided information on the application form regarding additional needs or requirements will be emailed prior to the event.
Next Steps
If you have any questions, please email peereducation@girlguidinglaser.org.uk. If your query is about booking or payment, please contact Jane Harvey via info@girlguiding.org.uk (copying in an adult if you are under 18).
We’ll send out a detailed information pack nearer to the event.
If you cannot attend this topic training day but are still keen to train in the Breaking Free resource, please email peereducation@girlguidinglaser.org.uk as we may have capacity to open up a further topic training event.
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