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