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PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING

INTRODU RODUCTION TION

• MR D R

RIGBY – Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator

• PATRIC

ICIA IA WILS LSON – The Youth & Community Partnership (YCP)

• MRS K B

BLA LANCHARD ARD – Assistant Headteacher

WH WHY C Y CON ONTIN INUE UE WI WITH DUKE OF OF EDINBU NBURGH RGH

• Continue to develop your social and communication skills
• Continue to develop ‘life skills’ that will support you in

examinations and higher education

• Get out of your comfort zone!
• Continue to celebrate your achievements with presentation

evenings, culminating in a trip to St. James’ Palace.

• Stand out from the crowd when applying for college,

university or jobs

• Continue with an award that is endorsed by some of the

UK’s biggest company’s.

DUKE OF OF EDINBU NBURGH RGH FOR ORMA MAT

• Students will complete three elements of the award in

school

• YCP will lead the expedition element of the award
• Gold award student

ents will also need to complete their own residential component of the award

• Students will need to ensure documents and e-DofE forms

are completed in their own time

• Failure to complete one element can result in failure to

achieve overall award

SILV LVER R AWA WARD RD SECTIO ION N BRE REAKDO KDOWN WN

• THREE SECTIONS THAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE

PHYSICAL AL 3 OR 6 MONTHS HS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Athletics Boxing Golf Horse Riding Sailing Karate Dance Tennis Squash Gymnastics Fitness Classes Cricket Football Basketball

SKI KILLS 3 OR 6 MONTHS HS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Singing Cookery First Aid Composing Sign Language Drawing Painting Pottery Chess Cards Darts Flying Chemistry Astronomy Instrument Playing DJing

VOLUNTE UNTEERING ERING 6 MONTHS HS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Animal welfare Girl guides Preservation Helping people Peer education Music tuition Animal welfare Raising Money for Charity

GOL OLD AWA WARD RD SECTIO ION N BRE REAKDO DOWN WN

• THREE SECTIONS THAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE
• PLUS A 5 DAY / 4 NIGHT RESIDENTIAL AWAY FROM HOME

PHYSICAL AL 6 OR 12 MONTH THS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Athletics Boxing Golf Horse Riding Sailing Karate Dance Tennis Squash Gymnastics Fitness Classes Cricket Football Basketball

SKI KILLS 6 OR 12 MONTH THS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Singing Cookery First Aid Composing Sign Language Drawing Painting Pottery Chess Cards Darts Flying Chemistry Astronomy Instrument Playing DJing

VOLUNTE UNTEERING ERING 12 MONTHS HS MINIMUM UM 1 HOUR R PER WEEK Activiti ties es include: de:

Animal welfare Girl guides Preservation Helping people Peer education Music tuition Animal welfare Raising Money for Charity

ABOU OUT YC YCP

• A not-for-profit organisation (Community Interest Company)
• Approved Activity Provider (AAP)
• Adventurous Activities License (AALA)
• 50+ combined years of experience working with local young

people and delivering the DofE award within Sefton

• Extensive experience of working with a range of different

groups – age, ability, needs – with or without experience of team-focussed activity around expeditioning

• Routes are designed to be challenging but achievable
• Second year running our Duke of Edinburgh

expeditions

PATRI RICIA CIA WI WILSO SON N – YC YCP

DUKE OF OF EDINBU NBURGH RGH COS OSTS

COSTS

• Administration & Welcome pack
• E-DofE access
• Certificate & Badge (Gold presentation at a Palace in London)
• Celebration evening & presentation ceremony
• Transport
• Training days led by YCP instructors
• Practice and qualifying expedition led by YCP instructors

EXPEDITI ITION ON COSTS SILV LVER R £239. 39.00 00 GOLD LD £445.0 5.00

SILV LVER R AWA WARD RD TIME MELINE LINE

• FRIDAY

AY 9TH

TH NOVEMBER

ER 2018 Deadline for applications including deposits

• FRIDAY

AY 22ND

ND MARCH 2019

Full cost of Duke of Edinburgh to be paid.

• SUNDAY

Y 9TH

TH JUNE 2019

Pre-expedition training day (YCP Centre)

• FRIDAY

AY 21ST

ST

JUNE – SUNDAY AY 23RD

RD JUNE 2019

Practice expedition

• FRIDAY

AY 12TH

TH – SUND

NDAY AY 14TH

TH JULY

LY 2019 Qualifying expedition

GOL OLD AWA WARD RD TIMEL MELINE INE

• FRIDAY

AY 9TH

TH NOVEMBER

ER 2018 2018 Deadline for applications including deposit

• FRIDAY

AY 22 22ND

ND MARCH 2019

Full cost of Duke of Edinburgh to be paid.

• SATURD

RDAY AY 3RD

RD MARCH 2019

Pre-expedition training day (YCP Centre)

• THURSD

SDAY AY 25TH

TH – MONDAY

Y 29TH

TH APRIL

L 2019 Practice expedition

• THURSD

SDAY AY 13TH

TH – MOND

NDAY17 Y17TH

TH JUNE

NE 2019 Qualifying expedition

STAYI YING NG IN TOU OUCH

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