5 things coming to programme (and beyond) in 2025

Exciting updates for you to look forward to

15 January 2025

When we listened to your feedback about our programme, we promised to do 3 things in 2025. 

Over 14,000 girls, volunteers and parents or carers had their say about the experience of doing or delivering our programme. They told us what they liked and didn’t like about the activities, badges, resources and more.  

With the help of their voices, we promised to do 3 things as part of our programme in 2025 to make it better for everyone. 

  1. More support for leaders. 
  2. More of what girls love. 
  3. More flexibility for everyone. 

 1. 72 new interest badges 

✓ More of what girls love. 

✓ More flexibility for everyone. 

Over 20,000 members have voiced their opinion on our new interest badges so far. Whether it’s through programme review, youth panels (like Amplify) or the fun activity to create your own interest badge, your input and support has been amazing! Thank you to everyone who’s taken part in the project so far. We really couldn’t do it without you. 

You told us interest badges are the part of programme girls love the most so we’re going big this year and doubling them for every section! Girls also said they enjoyed doing them more with friends so you can now complete interest badges in your units too. 

We’ve already shared a sneak peek of a few new ones including bee rescuer, celebrations, thrift, nostalgia and wayfinder. 

Keep reading to find out how we’re doing this and what you can expect from programme and beyond this year. 

Read about new interest badges in Girlguiding magazine

For a deep dive into 4 of our new interest badges, read our autumn-winter 2024 issue of Girlguiding magazine

2. Termly programme planners 

✓ More support for leaders.  

To make programme planning easier for you as a volunteer, we’ve created an all-in-one programme planner that includes: 

  • Term, month, date and section. 
  • Special occasions or awareness days. 
  • Suggested activities (either unit meeting activity, skills builder or interest badge) including what kind of activity it is and how long it takes. 
  • Direct links to every activity pack on the online shop. 

You can filter it so it’s specific to you. Feel free to edit it so it works for how you like to plan your term. 

Find the most up-to-date programme planners on this page.  

Download our spring 2025 term programme planner

You can use this programme planner throughout the guiding term to plan programme activities for all sections. Now interest badges can be done in units too, we’ve put those in there too! You’ll also find lots of links to different days and events happening in 2025.

3. More guiding-related activities 

✓ More support for leaders.  

✓ More flexibility for everyone. 

✓ More of what girls love. 

We’ve been working on a few things that will let girls share their love for guiding wider than just their unit. It’s about bringing the idea of guiding together, building new connections and introducing others to Girlguiding to show who we are and what we do. 

4. More advice for girl-led planning 

✓ More support for leaders.  

✓ More flexibility for everyone. 

✓ More of what girls love. 

When we asked what you thought of the programme as a volunteer, you said you’d like more support with girl-led planning. Throughout the year, we’ll be sharing more of what girls love, tips on how to involve them in your programme planning and some great examples of how other leaders are doing it. 

We're currently working with volunteers to find out what they want from girl-led planning advice. Join our insight and innovation pool to have your say.

Excitingly, 4 out of 72 new interest badges were written by our youth panel Amplify. They’re all about getting girls involved in planning and taking the lead in their units and beyond! So look out for those. 

5. Leadership resources for Guide aged girls 

✓ More support for leaders. 

✓ More flexibility for everyone. 

You asked for more opportunities for girls to develop their leadership skills and encourage them to stay a part of Girlguiding for longer.  

After the refresh of our young leader development programme in 2024, we have some exciting new resources for you in 2025. The leadership resources are for all Guide-aged girls, but will be a great tool to support Guides, Rainbow and Brownie helpers and their leaders to get to grips with guiding leadership. 

Look out for more updates soon.  

Your questions about programme answered 

No. Reviewing the programme was about listening to what our members want more and less of in the future. We're not getting rid of the programme or anything in it. Other than the launch of 72 new interest badges, there will be no big changes coming in 2025. We’re simply making small tweaks and improvements so it’s the best it can be for everyone.

In time for the autumn-winter term in 2025.

We publish new information about our programme in the updates for members section of our website. We also share news via email in essential updates and Girlguiding news. Make sure you’ve opted into marketing communications in GO to receive Girlguiding news.