| OAA |
Outdoor Activity Adviser |
| Aim hi |
A cross-section resource which encourages you to be healthy |
| ALQ |
Adult Leadership Qualification |
| BGIFC |
British Guides in Foreign Countries |
| BP |
Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting and Guiding. Often used when refering to the Baden Powell Award (BP Award, BP Challenge etc) |
| Brownies |
For girls aged 7-10 years |
| CC |
County Commissioner |
| Census |
Annual Girlguiding UK Membership Fee |
| CHQ |
Commonwealth Headquarters. Girlguiding UK Head Office in London |
| CIA |
County International Adviser |
| CRB |
Criminal Records Bureau (a CRB check is required for all Adult Leaders) |
| DC |
District Commissioner |
| DofE |
Duke of Edinburgh Award |
| Div Comm |
Division Commissioner |
| GACHS |
Guide Association Camp & Holiday Scheme |
| G File |
A handbook / resource for Guides |
| Go For Its |
Activities and challenges for Guides |
| GOLD |
Guiding Overseas Linked with Development |
| GO! |
Guiding Organiser (online membership database) |
| GGUK |
Girlguiding UK |
| Guides |
Girls aged 10-14 years |
| Guider / Leader |
An Adult Leader who has completed the ALQ |
| INTOPS |
International Opportunities Weekends |
| Jamboree |
International Guide / Scout Camp |
| OAA |
Outdoor Activities Adviser |
| Look Wider |
The programme which Senior Section members follow |
| Rainbows |
Girls aged 5-7 years |
| Rainbow Jigsaw |
The Rainbow programme |
| Rainbow Roundabout |
A series of Rainbow challenges: Look, Learn, Laugh, Love |
| Region |
Every County belongs to a Region. Our County is within the North West Region of England www.girlguidingnwe.org.uk |
| Pack Leader |
A Guide who helps out with younger sections such as Rainbows or Brownies |
| PL |
Patrol Leader |
| PLC |
Patrol Leaders Council |
| PR |
Public Relations |
| PRA |
Public Relations Adviser |
| QG |
Queen's Guide Award - the highest award attainable by a member of Girlguiding UK (similar to the Gold DofE) |
| QM |
Quartermaster (someone who is in charge of cooking at a camp / holiday) |
| Senior Section |
Girls and young women aged 14-25 years |
| SS |
Senior Section |
| SSAGO |
Student Scout & Guide Organisation |
| Thinking Day |
Each year on 22 February, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts all over the world celebrate World Thinking Day. It's a day when Girl Guides and Girl Scouts think of each other and give thanks and appreciation for the international friendship they find in our Movement |
| Trefoil Guild |
Mostly made up of women and men who have been and still are connected with Guiding and Scouting |
| Unit Guider / Leader |
An Adult who has completed the ALQ and runs a unit |
| Unit Helper |
An Adult who assists the Unit Guider / Leader run the unit |
| WAGGGS |
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts |
| YL |
Young Leader |
| Young Leader |
A Young Leader is aged 14-18 years old and helps an Adult Leader to run a Rainbow, Brownie or Guide unit |
| YLQ |
Young Leader Qualification (for Young Leaders aged 14-18) |
