1. BRONZE SILVER AND GOLD AWARDS
Welcome to parents and girls
The evening is designed to give you an overview of the Award, explain how it is run here, hear from 2 of our senior girls about their experiences and answer any questions that you may have.
Most of you know me and I have taught most of you at some point - I became involved with helping out with DofE for nearly 20 years here and run the Award here for many of those. I am also a qualified mountain leader. For the last few years we have taken over 100 girls out every year on expedition at Bronze, Silver and Gold level and there is a wealth of support and experience for you here, from staff and the senior girls.

2. CIPD Survey
67% of UK companies surveyed believed entry-level candidates with voluntary experience have more employability skills
82% said volunteering develops team working skills,
80% said communication, time management and prioritisation, problem-solving, adaptability and leadership talent were also identified as key competencies with volunteering experience.

3. CIPD Survey 25% The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 22% The Prince’s Trust
18% The Scout Association
17% Girlguiding

4. Open to all pupils who are 16 years of age
BRONZE
Open to all pupils who are 14 years of age (or approaching their 14th birthday) - Year 9
SILVER
Open to all pupils who are 15 years of age (or approaching their 15th birthday) – Year 10
GOLD
Open to all pupils who are 16 years of age
You have until you are 25 years of age to complete your award!
It is better to do it in Y9 as planned as it means that you can do Silver in Y10 and Gold in either Y11 or the sixth form which we fit around exams. Often we have some older girls joining the Y9s at Bronze and it’s important that the Y9s make them feel welcome and part of the group.

5. There are 4 sections to the Award:
Volunteering
Skills
Physical
Expedition
Residential for Gold
Gold: residential

6. Volunteering section: 3 months Physical section: 3 months
BRONZE
Volunteering section: 3 months
Physical section: 3 months
Skills section: 3 months
Expedition section: 2 days/1 night
You also have to do 3 more months in one of the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections.
Included in your packs are a list of all possible activities.
Volunteering should enable you to give service to others, to develop your compassion for others and inspire you to make a difference with your community, whether to a group or charity or an individual.
Cannot be paid, helping with a business or assisting a family member.
Help locally if you can or something that your passionate about or that inspires you.

7. Volunteering section: 6 months
SILVER
Volunteering section: 6 months
Physical and Skills sections: One section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months
Expedition section: 3 days/2 nights
If you didn’t do Bronze, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
Through your skills section you will be able to develop your practical and social skills.

8. Volunteering section: 12 months
GOLD
Volunteering section: 12 months
Physical and Skills sections: One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months
Expedition section: 4 days/3 nights
Residential section: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights.
If you didn’t do Silver, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
Through physical you will be hopefully leading an active and healthy lifestyle and improving your fitness.

9. Suggestions Volunteering Skill Physical
Animal welfare (working at a rescue centre)
Elderly people (visiting a residential home)
Life saving (doing a course and being on duty over a 3 month period)
Charity (helping in a charity shop)
Coaching sports (at a youth centre or club)
Cake decoration
Choirs
Dress making
Debating and public speaking
Playing a musical instrument
Podcasting
Badminton
Dance
Hockey
Trampolining
Yoga

10. Outdoor instructors from First 4 Adventure UK
EXPEDITION
Involves a training day & practice expedition, route planning evening and assessed expedition
Outdoor instructors from First 4 Adventure UK
The expedition develops initiative, a spirit or adventure and discovery.
Girls learn to become self-reliant and to use their teamwork and leadership skills and their organisational and decision-making skills.
We hope that they will learn and have respect for the outdoors and ultimately a love of being in the outdoors.

11. BRONZE EXPEDITION Bronze Training 19th Jan 2018
Practice 3rd – 4th May 2018
Planning 14th May 2018
Qualifier 25th – 27th June 2018
6th form helpers, led by Bea and Devina

12. Training 8th January 2018 Practice 19th – 22nd April 2018
SILVER EXPEDITION
Training 8th January 2018
Practice 19th – 22nd April 2018
Planning 5th June 2018
Qualifier 12th – 15th July 2018
Self reliant.
Remote supervision
Standards – have to reach them to be able to go onto each next part. Either extra training or if you are not willing to do that defer.

13. Practice and Training 3rd Apr – 7th April 2018
GOLD EXPEDITION
Planning 12th February 2018
Practice and Training 3rd Apr – 7th April 2018
Planning 5th June 2018
Qualifier 23rd – 27th July 2018
6th form helpers, led by Bea and Devina

14. Expedition: What kit do I need? What will be provided?
Outdoor gear
Personal items
Food
Sleeping bags
What will be provided?
Tents
Bags
Stoves
Emergency Bags
Whose group will I be in?
You choose
Kit: boots, sleeping bag, waterproofs. Go through kit list. Lost in Rutland
Group: tent, storm shelter, rucksack, trangia, maps, compass….
Looked after by me, other staff, senior girls, outdoor instructors
Lost: initially with senior helper and/or instructor. As you become better at navigating and learning skills required you’ll be on your own. Checkpointed, shadowed. Always nearby if help needed.
Phone – emergency and card given with my number on
Fail – DEFER. Show level of skills, fitness, group work. If ok then go onto assessment. If not given further opportunities to practice
Groups decided in Jan/Feb time

15. What happens if I don’t complete?
Expedition:
Who will look after me?
Your group
Equipment
Morale
Food
Oversight by the instructors
What if I get lost?
You may be off route but you should be able to work out where you are
Will I have a phone?
One emergency phone per group. Off at all times
What happens if I don’t complete?
You can do it again
Kit: boots, sleeping bag, waterproofs. Go through kit list. Lost in Rutland
Group: tent, storm shelter, rucksack, trangia, maps, compass….
Looked after by me, other staff, senior girls, outdoor instructors
Lost: initially with senior helper and/or instructor. As you become better at navigating and learning skills required you’ll be on your own. Checkpointed, shadowed. Always nearby if help needed.
Phone – emergency and card given with my number on
Fail – DEFER. Show level of skills, fitness, group work. If ok then go onto assessment. If not given further opportunities to practice
Groups decided in Jan/Feb time

16. WHAT NEXT?
Take an enrolment form from reception
Bring back the completed forms by Wednesday 1st November.
We will send payment requests of £50.00 deposit by Parentmail
Subsequent Payments in three stages Jan – March
You will complete each section online (eDofE)

17. PLEASE COMPLETE FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS
GROUP / SCHOOL / UNIT
ENROLMENT DETAILS
Are you already enrolled on eDofE?
(please tick as appropriate)
Yes □ No
If yes, what is your ID number?
Cost
Please
tick
Age
I wish to enter at BRONZE level
£50.00
Yrs
Months
Min 13 yrs 6 months
I wish to enter at SILVER
I have completed Bronze level
Min 14 yrs 6 months
I wish to enter at SILVER DIRECT level
I have not completed Bronze level
Min 15 yrs
I wish to enter at GOLD level
I have completed Silver level
Min 16 yrs
I wish to enter at GOLD DIRECT level
I have not completed Silver level
PLEASE COMPLETE FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS
Title: Mr
Miss
Other
Date of Birth:
DAY
MONTH
MO NTH
YEA R
YEAR
First Name:
Surname:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone:
eDofE will your username and password to the address shown above so please write legibly

18. Next Dates
w/c Monday 7 November. Set up online accounts
w/c Monday 5 December. Meeting with eDofE mentor.
Next term: meetings to get ready for expeditions – dates of these will on DofE board and in each classroom
February. Kit talk and buying opportunity

19. Questions?
Hear from Zahraa and Mariam and Hannah
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