The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Bronze evening
Tonight we will run through • The skill, volunteering and physical sections • Training day • Expedition weekends • Emergency information • Food, medication and equipment • Behaviour • Any questions
We are in our 5 th year of running DofE We have had 595 students complete Bronze so far. 1 st in the county for completion. (98% completion rate – compared to 40% nationally). The average secondary school in Hertfordshire has 20-25 students entering the Bronze award each year, this year we have 134.
Sections • All students have logged their sections on eDofE • Many should now be completed….. • They need to upload evidence and their assessors report to their eDofE – please check the dates carefully. • Your username is your name eg. JohnSmith, you can reset your password via your security question which you set up in September. • All students need to have completed their sections before the expeditions. 1 st June 2017 deadline.
Training Day • Saturday 13 th May 9:30am – 1:30pm Assembly Hall • Will need to bring casual clothes and a snack. • Four Training stations – first aid, rucksacks, food and cooking, campcraft and equipment. • 1 hour for Practice Route planning. • Must attend the training to be able to undertake the expeditions.
Route planning sessions • 13 th May (practice expedition route planning) • Assessed route planning in lunchtimes with your leader • Must attend with the whole team • Will plan the route and submit the route to us at the end for approval
Route cards
Expedition Aim • To inspire young people to develop initiative and a sense of adventure and discovery, by planning, training for and completing an adventurous journey as part of a team.
Timescales for qualifying expeditions Level Duration Minimum hours of planned activity each day Bronze 2 days and 1 night At least 6 hours during the daytime (at least 3 of which must be spent journeying) Team Aim: Each team must have an aim for their expedition. They will present their findings to me at school after the assessed expedition.
Expedition Weekends • Practice Cohort A Sat 10 th and Sun 11 th June • Practice Cohort B Sat 24 th and Sun 25 th June • Assessed Cohort A Mon 3 rd and Tues 4 th July. • Assessed Cohort B Wed 5 th and Thurs 6 th July • Drop off and pick up by parents - set times from 09.00 – 10.00am. Pick up will be between 2.00- 4.00pm on Day 2. • Please share lifts within teams • First day of practice students will be accompanied • Assessed will be run by Vertical Relief Outdoor Company and staffed by Mrs Howard, Mr Cullis and Mrs Wadhams.
Practice drop-off / pick up Ashridge
Camping – Hudnall Park
Assessed drop-off / pick up
Camping – Braid wood Scout camp
Emergency Procedures • Each team will need to nominate two participants to bring their phone. These will be kept in rucksack and left on. • Leaders carry copies of ALL the teams route plans and route outlines. Leaders also carry copies of all medical and contact information. • Designated check points / drop points where students will be checked while under remote supervision. • Leaders will also ‘pop up’ on their team along the routes. • All teams will carry emergency cards with their leaders number on. • Teams are meant to have no contact with the outside world! If they do they fail! Hence why we ask you to keep it in your rucksack. • We suggest each person brings a card with key numbers on in case they need them. • Students have completed training in what to do in an emergency – we trust them to use that training.
Food, Medication, Equipment • Food – teams will plan their menus before the expedition. They will need to purchase the food for their team. Has to be nutritious e.g. can’t be pot noodles! No Nuts. • Medication – must be carried by the students. Leaders will be aware of medical conditions. The team mates also need to be made aware of any conditions within their team so they can respond accordingly while under remote supervision. • Equipment – list issued in September and on website. Discount cards. Group kit includes tent, group first aid kit, maps, trangia, group shelter, gas, maps etc. We have limited rucksacks (11). Must have own boots, waterproofs and sleeping bag. • All group kit must be returned cleaned and dried after the assessed expedition.
Behaviour • Please read and sign the code of conduct. • Students are expected to be sensible while on expedition. • Students are completing an award – if they don’t behave appropriately, they fail. • We have external assessors and leaders with us the whole time who expect the highest standards of behaviour. • Camping has to be sensible – in own tents, getting up about 6am as it takes roughly 2 hours to cook breakfast and pack up camp. Torches off and quiet by 10pm. Camp area should be spotless and all kit kept in tents. If we have to intervene at camp then they fail. • Pen knifes yes but only the D of E issue one. • No lighters or aerosol cans even deodorant ones! • You are being assessed constantly, you won’t always know your leader is watching you!
Final Checklist • Students should be signing off their sections • Attend all training sessions on Saturday 13 th May and then the assessed route planning sessions during lunch over the following weeks. • Return medical confirmation form and code of conduct on Saturday 13 th May. • Get equipment together and wear boots in. • Sit down with your leader to plan your meals and divvy up who is brining what. • Get ready for expeditions!
Any Questions?
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