Transcript DofE Silver Presentation 2014-2015

Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Silver Award Programme: 2014-2015
Format of Meeting
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Information about the DofE Award nationally
Demonstration of the DofE website
Information about the DofE Scheme at the school
General questions
Individual questions – after the meeting
Levels of the Award
At Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School we are offering the following:
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Bronze Award: Year 10
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Silver Award: Years 11 and 12
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Gold Award: Years 12 and 13
All participants have until their 25th birthday to complete the
award, but they do need to complete their award, and have it
approved by the DofE, before progressing onto the next level
Once started with DofE, participants can complete it at another
centre: they just need to arrange to transfer their account
Sections
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Volunteering: 6 months
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Physical: 3 months
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Skills: 3 months
Plus an extra 3 months for either the Physical or the Skills
Section – participant’s choice which one. Direct entrants must
do one of these sections for 12 months
Participation every week, averaging 1 hour per week. All
activities must be unpaid and extra-curricular
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Expedition: 2-day Training Expedition, then a 3-day
Practice Expedition, then a 3-day Qualifying Expedition
Total time commitment: average of 250 hours to successfully
complete the award (Bronze Award holders)/300 hours (direct
entrants)
Completing the Award
For each section of the award, participants need to:
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Set objectives and choose a qualified assessor
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Submit programme planners and get them approved
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Submit evidence and personal comments at the end of each
section
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Get signed off by their assessor and submit assessor’s report
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Submit entire section and get it approved
Full information is on the DofE website: www.dofe.org
Recording Progress
Means of recording progress:
eDofE Website:
• Text entry
• Activity logs
• Photographs
• Video or audio files
• Activity programmes
• Team lists
• Course syllabuses
• Documents
• Certificates
• Letters of thanks
Only evidence submitted onto the eDofE website can be
accredited
Approval of Awards
The procedure for approving awards is:
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Participant uploads and submits evidence each week
DofE Co-ordinator checks and either approves or queries
evidence (giving reasons)
When section is complete, participant submits section
DofE Co-ordinator checks and either approves or rejects
section (giving reasons)
When DofE Co-ordinator has approved all four sections
(Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition), award is
automatically sent to DofE for verification
DofE check award and either approve it or request
additional information or evidence
When DofE have verified award, participant receives email
confirming this from DofE
Certificate and badge are posted to school for presentation
Lunchtime Meetings
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Launch Meeting: Wednesday 8 October
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6 x Focus Meetings:
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3 x Expedition Briefing Sessions: the week prior to each
expedition
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Expedition Presentation Session: the week after the
Qualifying Expedition
5 in Autumn Term
1 in Spring Term
Formal meeting takes about half an hour with time at the end
for individual questions
For Launch Meeting and Focus Meetings the Silver and Gold
Groups will be combined
After-school Meetings
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3 x Expedition Planning Sessions: about 6 weeks prior
to each expedition
These meetings all last for a full 2 hours straight after school
It is a DofE requirement that all participants are fully involved
in planning their expedition programme
These sessions are all compulsory: any participants who miss
any sessions will need to arrange to complete the work at a
later date
Expedition Section
The Expedition Programme comprises:
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Training Expedition: 2 days
Practice Expedition: 3 days
Qualifying Expedition: 3 days
They all involve carrying full expedition equipment and
undertaking an overnight camp
We co-operate with other local schools to try to help each
other out if any students have to miss a scheduled expedition
for some reason - a few individual students from other
schools may be participating
They are all compulsory: any participants who miss any
expeditions will need to arrange to complete them at a later
date or with another approved expedition provider
Expedition Dates
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Training Expedition: Saturday 21 to Sunday 22 March
Practice Expedition: Saturday 2 to Monday 4 May
Qualifying Expedition: Saturday 27 to Monday 29 June
The Training Expedition will take place in the Chiltern Hills. The
Practice Expedition will take place in the Cotswold Hills. The
Qualifying Expedition will take place in the White Peak District
They all involve carrying full expedition equipment and
undertaking overnight camps
They are all compulsory: any participants who miss any
expeditions will need to arrange to complete them at a later
date or with another approved expedition provider
Applying for Expeditions
Expeditions limited to participants who have made good
progress with the Volunteering, Physical and Skills Sections
Requirements: submitted all programme planners plus 8
weeks of evidence in total
Bronze Award holders are exempt from these requirements
Application and payment deadline: end of first week of spring
term
Successful applicants will do their Expedition Section in 2015
Unsuccessful participants can apply to do their Expedition
Section in 2016
Costs
Award Scheme:
• Award Scheme Fee: £120.00 – payable on enrolment. Nonrefundable
Expedition Programme:
• Expedition Programme Fee: £300.00 in total – payable in
full by the end of the first week of the spring term. Nonrefundable
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Equipment Hire: typically £23.50 per expedition (depending
on what you need) – hired from Buckinghamshire County
Council’s DofE equipment store at Green Park. Refundable
deposit required
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Expedition Travel, Food and Fuel
Participant Numbers
Award Scheme:
• Numbers not planned to be limited in any way
Expedition Programmes:
• Numbers planned to be limited to 4 teams of 7
participants per team
• If numbers exceed this, participants will be offered places
on the 2016 Expedition Programme
• Priority on expeditions will be given to participants who
have made most progress with submitting evidence onto
the eDofE website
• If numbers exceed 16 participants (capacity of school
minibus), then some participants will have to arrange
their own transport to and from remote expedition
locations (the Cotswold Hills and the White Peak District)
– this will be funded by the school
Communication
Communication with participants is by:
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Lunchtime and After-School Meetings
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Email Messages: to participants
School Website: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award section
In addition, key information, particularly regarding expedition
arrangements, will be emailed to parents
We need to be kept informed of any changes to email
addresses
Application deadline: prior to the autumn half-term holiday
(direct entrants)/end of autumn term (Bronze Award holders)
What Next?
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Read the Launch Letter, Scheme Information and Calendar
(available on the school website)
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Complete the Enrolment Form (available on the school
website) and hand in to the Finance Office
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Make payment of the £120.00 Award Scheme Fee by
ParentMail
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Attend the Launch Meeting at 13:45 on Wednesday 8
October
Contact
For information about the Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
DofE Award Scheme, please contact the school’s eDofE
Website Co-ordinator:
Alison Richards
Telephone: 01296 688492
Mobile: 07751 594963
Email: [email protected]
For information about the Aylesbury Sir Henry Floyd Grammar
School DofE Expedition Programme, please contact the
school’s DofE Expedition Provider:
David Goss
Telephone: 01525 850368
Mobile: 07900 410327
Email: [email protected]