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Silver Award

The Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award is an option for our current Year 10 students. Students may apply to start the Silver Award in the summer term of Year 9, and may participate in the award regardless of whether they have previously achieved the Bronze Award.

Silver timescales:

Volunteering section: 6 months

Physical and Skills sections: one section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months

Expedition section: 3 days/2 nights - Training Day, Practice and Qualifying Expeditions

If a student has not completed the Bronze Award,  a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections must be undertaken.(Making it 12 months in total)

Assessors

The students will need to find an assessor for each of their three sections. This person must have an interest or expertise in the section and NOT be a family member. The students will meet with their assessor BEFORE they start their section to discuss their aims. The assessor will then monitor progress and write a report at the end of the time. The report will need to be submitted to eDofE.org/assessor, or photographed and uploaded to the participants eDofE account.

How much does it cost?

The cost of registering for the award is £35. This covers the welcome pack and an administration charge to the Licenced Organisation.

The other costs are for the expedition which is approximately £250, if completed with school (exact costs will be confirmed once numbers have been established). The other sections costs will depend on which sections are chosen. Online registration is via this link. (Link will become activated after the second Bronze expedition in June)

School Silver Expedition Dates 2020

Parent meeting: October 2019 7pm Barbirolli Hall

Training Day: 7th of February 2020 at SCD 6th form centre 9.30am – 4pm

Parent meeting 2: 7th of February 2020 at 3.30pm at SCD in 6th form centre.

Practice expedition: 4th – 6th April 2020 (Banbury)

Planning for qualifying: from 7th April 2020 (at home with group)

Qualifying expedition: 10th –12th July 2019 (Cotswolds)

If a student is unable to attend the school expedition, there are many other opportunities on offer. Alternative expeditions can be found on the DofE web site. Here you’ll find a list of Approved Activity Providers (AAP’s) who do open expeditions, including horseback, canoeing and cycling. Any student can apply to do these expeditions in their own time and still complete their award with school.

Find AAP’s here: 

https://www.dofe.org/opportunity-finder/opportunity-for-dofe-participant/

For more information about the award visit:

WWW.DOFE.ORG

To contact the DofE manager Mrs Kirby please email: dofe@stclementdanes.herts.sch.uk

 

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