If you have undertaken a challenge/activity as part of an extra-curricular event then it can count towards Look Wider, but if it is something you have done as part of mainstream schooling or lessons then it does not count. Examples include:
• Taking part in a debate on the Rights of a Child as part of the debate club meeting after school on a Wednesday counts towards Look Wider.
• Taking part in a debate on the Rights of a Child as part of Social and Religious Studies does not count towards Look Wider.

A Pack Leader is a Guide who volunteers to help out at a Brownie Pack – and still remains an active member of a Guide unit. A Rainbow Helper is a Guide who volunteers to help at a Rainbow unit and still remains an active member of a Guide unit. A Young Leader is a member of the Senior Section who is aged 14–18 and no longer participates as a Guide. She may choose to assist with a Rainbow, Brownie or Guide unit and can take part in any Senior Section opportunities including the Young Leader Qualification and may work on the Adult Leadership Qualification from the age of 16.

Every area is unique. Your Young Leader Guider may arrange meetings for all of the Young Leaders in her area, or you may wish to join up with your local Senior Section group.

This is not your problem – although people might like you to solve it for them! The District/Division Commissioner needs to be involved straight away as she has responsibility for all the units in the local area and will work with you to provide the best solution.
From your perspective, you could think about whether you could take the unit on yourself or whether this is too much. See if there is anyone who can share the job with you, and look at rota systems and job sharing. Ask the girls’ parents if any of them are willing to help at meetings.
Look at your numbers and consider whether it is feasible for you and your girls to join another local unit.
Make sure you look around and consider all the options. Most importantly, don’t feel pressurised into taking over a unit when you’re not ready.

Certainly. You can help at a District/Division level at meetings and fun days and outings, and you can be registered at this level to help out with units when they are short of adult help. You can become an In4mer and provide peer education sessions to groups as and when they are required. You can also become an Adviser/Co-ordinator, Commissioner or mentor, or take on an administrative role, as those don’t require you to commit to weekly meetings. You can also help at campsites and Training Centres, which often need people to help with events.

Some counties allow you to attend adult trainings from 16, so it is worth finding out the rules in your area. Talk to your Unit Leader or Young Leader Guider and explain what trainings you would like to do and why. Then look at the different options open to you – for example, attending a training session at a Training and Activities Centre; going to specific Young Leader Training Day (maybe in a different District, Division, County or Region); organising a local training just for Young Leaders and Leaders in your local area (sometimes known as a fireside training); one-to-one trainings. Look around as well for training provided by other organisations such as Scouts, Red Cross, and so on.