SILVER2010 Launch

Four Sections:

• Volunteering

• Skill

• Physical

• Expedition

Volunteering

• Choose a group or someone to help.

• Put in an hour a week over six months.

• Upload some evidence onto eDofe.

• Done!

Skill

• Choose from hundreds of skills to learn.

• Put in at least an hour a week over three to six months.

• Upload your evidence..

• Done!

Physical

• Choose a sport or physical activity to get into.

• Do it for at least an hour a week over three to six months.

• Upload some evidence…

• Done!

Expedition

• Attend Training after school in terms 5 & 6 2009/2010.

• Successfully complete the navigation training day walk.

• Successfully complete a Practice Expedition in a team 0f 4-7.

• Successfully complete an Assessed Expedition in a team of 4-7.

• Expeditions involve 2 nights camping away from home and walking with a heavy pack!

• Get it signed off – Done!

One more thing…

• One section out of Skill or Physical has to be six months, not three.

• Then, once all your evidence is verified online – you pass!

• You will receive a metal lapel badge immediately followed by a formal certificate, presented by VIP’s at a ceremony.

Moving on…

• If you decide to go for Gold, you can do it in Year 12 through William Parker.

• Gold expeditions are harder and you have to spend more time on the sections.

• Our current Gold group has 15 members. Gold expeditions are more challenging and are based in high mountain areas of the UK & Ireland.

BRONZE LEVEL

2 days and 2 days and 1 overnight1 overnight

Open and Open and Familiar Familiar CountryCountry

Nice Nice CampsitesCampsites

PracticePractice

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AssessedAssessed

SILVER LEVEL

3 days and 2 nights in challenging lowland country.3 days and 2 nights in challenging lowland country.

Training Day Walk & Practice and Assessed ExpeditionsTraining Day Walk & Practice and Assessed Expeditions

Basic CampsitesBasic Campsites

GOLD LEVEL

4 days and 3 nights in wild, remote, 4 days and 3 nights in wild, remote, mountain terrain.mountain terrain.

Wild Camping/BackpackingWild Camping/Backpacking

Training, Practice & Training, Practice & Assessed ExpeditionsAssessed Expeditions

Enrolment• If you are 15 already take a form and get it filled in at

home and signed by your parent/carer.

• Then add a cheque with your initial payment of £25 payable to William Parker School.

• Hand it all in to Mr Hanslip in Finance.

• You will be enrolled as soon as possible and then you’ll be set up on eDofE online.

• If you were 15 ages ago you can back date one section up to six months before you enrolled.

• If you aren’t 15 yet, take a form and bring it in when you turn 15 with your payment. Do nothing yet!

• If you started Bronze and haven’t finished it – get it finished FIRST!!

COST

• If you sign up and drop out there are no refunds! All funds will be used.

• Enrolment: £25• Practice Expedition 2010: £25• Assessed Expedition 2010: £35

• DofE can’t be funded by the school, so you have to pay.

• If money is a barrier, please speak to Mr Flanagan personally. We can help!

• The sample was asked what they considered to be the most important activities undertaken at school and were asked to

rate them from 1-5, with 1 being the highest:

• 1 The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (‘DofE’) 1.96 • 2 Work experience 2.00 • 3 Community activities 2.04 • 4 World Challenge 2.16 • 5 Young Enterprise 2.20 • 6 Team Sporting activities 2.28 • 7 Youth Awards 2.28 • 8 Public Speaking/Debating 2.32 • 9 County/National teamsports 2.36 • 10 Interview skills 2.44 • 11 School Council 2.48 • 12 School Prefect 2.48 • 13 Individual Sporting achievements 2.48• 15 Financial awareness courses 2.52 • 16 Work Shadowing 2.60 • 17 Industry days 2.60 • 18 School Newspapers 2.64 • 19 Plays/drama 2.68 • 20 Investment Clubs 2.68 • 21 Outside speakers 2.76 • 22 School Radio 2.76 • 23 The House/prefect system 2.76 • 24 Solo musical ability 2.84 • 25 Orchestral participation 2.84 • 26 Artistic skills 2.88 • 27 British Schools Exploring Society 3.00 • 28 School trips 3.08 • 29 Take your daughter to work 3.28