Welcome to D of E bronze parents information evening
What is involved. 4 sections; Volunteering, Skill, Physical and Expedition Volunteering, Skills and Physical need to be completed in own time over a set period of time, either 6 or 3 months ( one for 6 other 2 for 3). The expectation is that these should be an hour a week, could be more or could be two 30 minute. These need to be approved by me, this is done via edofe. Completion- they have until 25 to complete but most students complete bronze within a year and so we look forward to seeing most of these year 9 students at our awards evening next March. They will need to complete by the end of February 2017.
edofe D of E have two parts to their websites. An area open to everyone with lots of useful bits of information on and a place for assessors to upload their assessor's report. An individual portal to personal account. This is known as edofe and is where students record what they are doing for each section, upload any photos or other evidence. My edofe account allows me to see their progress, to approve items and two sign off sections. It is really important that students engage with edofe from the start.
Expedition section In teams of 4 to 7 students will complete an expedition over two days. They need to meet the 20 conditions of D of E. This includes cooking for themselves, planning and following a route, being active ( out of camp) for 6 hours each day. They cannot go to any shops along the way. If they go off course they are expected to go back to the last point they were on their route. They will have an assessor who will see them at the beginning, at least once on day 1, in camp, somewhere on route on day 2 and just before finish. We are also out monitoring their progress
Training In order for teams to complete the assessed expedition they have to complete all aspects of the training. On the training day ( Feb 27th or Mar 5th ) they will cover; ● Map reading and navigation ● Kit and how to use ● First Aid ● Countryside Code
Practice Walk - this give the students an opportunity to put into practice their navigation and map reading training. It allows them to work as a team and to experience walking together. It will last about 3 hours They do not need full kit but do need boots, waterproofs and a day sack. Plus food and a drink. This starts and finishes at Devil’s Dyke. Practice Expedition - this is a full practice of the assessed expedition. It allows students to practice everything they have learnt and gives us the opportunity to continue with their training in a practical setting. Teams set off from Jack and Jill Windmills, Clayton, camp overnight at Hillside Scout Camp in Small Dole and then return to Clayton Windmills on Sunday.
Kit Walking boots, good strong boots with a good tread. Do not buy the day before! Waterproof jacket essential, trousers optional Water bottle Sleeping bag, roll mat optional ( could share with someone on a different weekend) Change of clothes, no jeans to be worn, layers of clothing Personal first aid kit Wash kit Rucksack- 60 litre, (could share with someone on a different weekend) plate and cutlery
Mobile phones These should not be used other than in an emergency. Students will be given our contact numbers for the weekend. We take a phone number for the team for each day If you want to know how things are going please follow my twitter account or view on school website.
Food Teams need to plan food together. Shopping for expedition is a great team building activity especially if they have a budget Saturday lunch - food from home Saturday main meal- cooked together using a tranjia Sunday breakfast- can be cooked Sunday lunch can be cooked Plenty of snacks and treats. Dried fruit, nuts, cereal bars. Student underestimate how hungry they will be but always bring too much pasta
Timings and where Training Day ● in school- D19, D20, D21 ● Feb 27th or March 5th ● start time either 9am or 1.30pm ● finish at 12.30pm or 5pm Practice Walk ● Devils Dyke ● March 19th or 20th ● Individual start times, finish 3 hours after start time Practice Expedition Assessed Expedition
Timings and where Practice Expedition ● Start and finish at Clayton Windmills ● Individual team starts ● Finish time approx 4pm but teams will be told to contact their lift an hour before expected finish ● Twitter Assessed Expedition ● Start either Firle village car park or Arlington Reservior ● Finish Birling Gap ● Timings as practice
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