This is the highest Award a girl may gain during her years in Girls’ Brigade. The aim of the Queen’s Award is to encourage girls and young women to a personal commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, while respecting other faiths; inspiring them to greater endeavour in service within the general community and to make a contribution to the worldwide concept of The Girls’ Brigade.

Queen’s Award Girls demonstrate :

• Leadership skills
• Commitment
• Sound knowledge of the Girls’ Brigade organisation
• Community spirit and good citizenship
• Faith in action
• And they gain a great sense of achievement whist doing something worthwhile!

Would you like to receive The Queen’s Award?

Check the application rules below and then ask your Captain to consider registering you for the next Queen’s Award session. Show everyone what you are capable of!

Application rules:

• An applicant must be recommended by her Captain and the Minister of the Church where the girl attends Sunday Worship
• The Award Syllabus will cover a period of two GB years.
• The final assessment cannot be taken before a girl reaches her 17th Birthday, or after the year of her 25th Birthday (based on the Girls’ Brigade session).
• Completed Queen’s Award application forms must be received in Girls’ Brigade Headquarters by 30th April 2007.
• No aspect of the award may be commenced prior to acceptance of the application by Girls’ Brigade Headquarters.
• The Brigader Brooch must be completed before the final assessment.
• Attendance awards for Company and Church must be held by the participant for the last three consecutive years.

What is involved in the Award?

The Queen’s Award is designed to be a challenging programme and therefore contains several aspects. The diagram shown below gives an overview of the award process.

Working for the Queen’s Award is challenging. It is not intended just for the academic girl, however a high standard in all five elements must be maintained.

Award Elements

1. Service – Company & Community
2. Project
3. `Initiative tests' - one Company based, one Church based
4. Study paper
5. Assessment Interview
6. Final Assessment
   
   

Examples:

Company Service

You must be serving usefully in your Company while you are working for The Queen’s Award.

• Help an Officer to teach craft to the Junior Section
• Read Bible stories to the Explorer Section
• Take an exercise class with the Junior section

Community Service

Supervised, voluntary Community Service of not less than 48 hours over the two year period.

• Working in an Oxfam shop on Saturday mornings
• Helping in a old people’s home
• Reading books to a blind person

Project Assignment

Complete an assignment to a high standard in a particular area of interest. Assignment types include:

• Illustrated Book
• Music
• Physical Activity
• Creative Work
• Design Technology and
• Visual Media

Initiative Test

Girls are required to undertake two assigned tasks to demonstrate leadership and initiative skills.

Study Paper

You will be required to sit a written paper. The paper has 2 sections: ‘fill in the blanks’ type questions and one short essay question. Topics covered in the paper:

• Knowing my Nation
• Knowledge of Europe
• Knowledge of Girls’ Brigade

Assessment Interview

Each girl meets members of the Queen’s Award Team. Some questions will be asked to assess:

• The work carried out for the award
• The girl’s knowledge in general of Girls’ Brigade
• The girl’s general approach to life

Final Assessment

Copies of Company and Church Attendance records for the final year of Award must be sent into Headquarters for checking.

After the final assessment a letter is sent to each girl to confirm if they have been successful or not. The Girls’ Brigade holds a formal Queen’s Award Presentation ceremony annually in May, which friends and family are welcome to attend.