Meet our inclusion advisers
This wonderful team of volunteers are here to support you to make Girlguiding more inclusive
Our inclusion advisers support volunteers at all levels of Girlguiding by providing guidance on their inclusion specialism.
When it comes to inclusion, the needs of every unit and member are different. You might be faced with the challenge of needing to adapt unit meeting activities for different girls’ needs, or you might be thinking about how you can make your recruitment more inclusive to reach a wider range of girls. This is where our inclusion advisers come in.
What do the inclusion advisers do?
Our team of organisational inclusion advisers support volunteers at all levels. They’ll answer any questions you have about how to support our diverse members.
They’ll be involved in developing training opportunities in their specialist areas for volunteers, as well as helping us create inclusive programme resources and activities. And they'll regularly get in touch with country/region teams, helping us all to work together to make Girlguiding more inclusive.
They will use their knowledge to solve problems, promote the advantages of creating an inclusive environment in guiding, and so much more!
Meet the advisers
Bryony (she/her), North West Disability inclusion specialist
'Hi! I'm Bryony and I'm an occupational therapist, and also live with a physical disability. I hope that my professional and personal knowledge and experiences will enable me to support and advise others. Inclusion within Girlguiding is really important to me as I want to ensure that all members are able to participate in all aspects of the Girlguiding programme, no matter what their personal circumstances are.
'Girlguiding has had a profound and positive impact throughout my life. I joined as a Brownie, and worked my way through to now being a Brownie and Guide leader. I want to ensure that Girlguiding is an inclusive and welcoming environment, offering opportunities to all to develop skills, experience new things, make friends and have fun in safe places. I also love baking, gardening, sewing, wheelchair basketball, camping and exploring the outdoors.'
Sophie (she/her), Anglia Race inclusion specialist
'Hi, my name is Sophie and I’m currently a politics student at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (although I’m originally from London). I have been in guiding since I was seven when I started Brownies and was a Guide and young leader in London. When I moved to Norwich for university I started volunteering as a leader and completed my Leadership qualification last year. I’m also working towards my Queen’s Guide Award, which is a really exciting challenge.
'Being mixed race, I didn’t see a lot of leaders who looked like me growing up, I think it is important for young members to see that guiding is inclusive of everyone and that everyone can be involved in guiding. I would like to help make sure that younger members of guiding have an inclusive environment where they feel represented.'
