Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is all about going the extra mile – gaining new skills, pushing yourself physically, helping others and exploring new territories.

At the same time, you’ll gather friendships, experiences and memories that will last a lifetime.

At St Thomas More School we will be offering the Bronze Award to years 9 and 10, and Gold award for Year 12 students.

• You achieve an Award by completing a personal programme of activities in four sections:
• Volunteering: undertaking service to individuals or the community
• Physical: improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities

Skills: developing practical and social skills and personal interests Expedition: planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad At Gold level, you must do an additional Residential section, which involves working and staying away from home doing a shared activity. We recommend taking part in NCS (http://www.ncsyes.co.uk/) for a rewarding yet affordable option.

Bronze criteria to be met to achieve the award:

• Volunteering, three months,
• Physical, three months,
• Skills, three months,
• Expedition, Plan, train for and complete a two day, one night expedition.

An hour a week must be dedicated to each section of the award for the required time span. At Bronze level, it is expected that students complete their award within 8 months Bronze Award Expedition Training Every Tuesday 3:30 – 4:30pm. These sessions are compulsory in order to ensure that students are trained to the required level to go on expedition.

Bronze programme

Session	Delivery
1	Choosing   activities, 20 points to an expedition
2	Introduction   to eDofE
3	Map   skills 1
4	Map   skills 2
5	Preparation   for training walk on 1/11 & country side code
6	SEF   on training walk - picking your expedition team
7	Deadline   for drafts on eDofE   & Introduction to Mapping
8	PRACTICE   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
9	PRACTICE   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
10	PRACTICE   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
11	Routes   & maps to be submitted. Finding Rudolph map activity
12	Amendment   of routes & updating eDofE on other activities
13	Three weeks of Tent pitching, Packing a rucksack and   equipment, Cooking on stoves. TRAINING CAROUSEL
		FINAL   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
		FINAL   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
14	FINAL   Route cards & mapping - eDofE
15	Routes   & maps to be submitted. Creating food menus
16	Amendment   of routes & updating eDofE on other activities
17	First   aid 1
18	First   aid 2 - DEADLINE FOR 2 ACTIVITIES TO BE COMPLETELY SIGNED OFF
19	First   Aid scenarios & Kit check
20	PREPARATION   for practice
21	Debrief/SEF's   to be done. Create an AIM. DEADLINE FOR 6 MONTH ACTIVITY TO BE COMPLETELY   SIGNED OFF
22	PREPARATION   for final
23	Debrief   & AIM preparation
24	PRESENTATIONS

 

Gold criteria to be met to achieve the award: 

• Volunteering: 12 months,
• Physical and Skills: One section for 12 months and the other section for six months,
• Expedition: Plan, train for and complete a four day, three night expedition,
• Residential: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for five days and four nights.

Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills section. A direct entrant is a student who has not completed the bronze and silver award

An hour a week must be dedicated to each section of the award for the required time span.

At Gold level, it is expected that students complete their award within 20 months Gold Award Expedition Training .At this level, students are expected to take more ownership of their award; therefore, planning routes and mapping is completed during students independent study time. Gold training sessions are completed within the enrichment section of the timetable.

 

	Gold   programme for Enrichment lessons
Session	Delivery
Session 1	Choosing activities and residential   discussion, 20 points to an expedition
Session 2	Introduction to eDofE
Session 3	Map skills 1
Session 4	Map skills 2
Session 5	Routes and mapping on eDofE
Session 6	Tent pitching
Session 7	Cooking   with stoves
Session 8	Packing a rucksack and equipment

  

Gold Expedition Dates for your diary:

• Friday 16th – Saturday 17th June 2018 -  Training walk for year 12 Gold students at Kinder Scout, Derbyshire Friday
• 29th June – Monday 2nd July 2018 – Gold expedition around Brecon Beacons  

• Your Staff Team

• Mrs Prescot (Leader)

  Mr Bath

  Dr Tomlinson

  Mrs Hacklett

  Mr Megson

To find out more about the DofE Scheme 

www.dofe.org  general information regarding each award level

www.edofe.org access to the login page for students to manage their award