Who’s
Got Mailout Fever?
We
do! The half term break has caused a delay in your favourite internal update as
many of the office staff took part in Residentials, but rest assured, the below
information is as up to the minute and exciting as usual. You can find out more
about the Residentials below. As ever, please email us with anything you want
sharing with the rest of the London region and we’ll stick it in a future
update.
Please
note that with the busy half term, staff being away from the office and illness
we have a bit of a backlog with regional admin. Thank you for your
patience whilst we get back up to speed with this.
Peter
Fleet – Commonwealth Youth Worker 2012
On
Thursday 8th, Peter was awarded Commonwealth Youth Worker 2012 by
the National Youth Agency and the Commonwealth Secretariat in recognition of
his work in London and overseas. Congratulations to Peter! You can read
all about it here
Digital
Residential
Nine
participants from across London took part in the Digital Residential in
Brighton this half term, which was a great success and was positively received
by participants. The group were met by several expert guest speakers and took
part in filmmaking, interviewing and creating digital content. The event
culminated in a flashmob on Brighton Pier which you can view here.
If
you have participants you feel would enjoy a residential of this nature, please
let us know and we can consider future events.
New
Leaders in Gambia
Also
during half term New Leaders Programme participants went on their Residential
to The Gambia and took part in cultural activities, school visits and youth
work training. The group will now begin their youth work placements. You can
view a photo gallery of their adventure on our Facebook page here.
EAAS
Now
that the Expedition season has closed, please be aware that the processing of
EAAS forms is on standby for the time being and will reconvene at the end of
January. If you need to check if we have received any paperwork, please contact
kirsty.young@dofe.org.
Press
Releases
If
your group has been up to anything exciting that you would like to share with your
local press, or even something that would attract the attention of regional or
national press, please let us know and we can assist publicising this via our
contacts and through our social media sites. Please email jack.kirby@dofe.org for further details.
DofE
Marketplace
This
is an area on the DofE shop, currently sited within the website, where we have
negotiated great deals and discounts for participants and leaders,
co-ordinators and managers. These discounts include those we already know about
e.g. Cotswold or Ordnance Survey, but also include new brands that may be of
interest to leaders, young people, their family and friends. There are a number
of interesting offers on the site so please have a browse!
eDofE
It
has come to our attention that a number of leaders are frustrated with the pop
up confirmation box on eDofE (are you sure these details are correct? Etc).
It’s possible to turn this off for all but the most important notifications. Go
to My Settings from the yellow icon list on the left side of the screen and the
option to disable them is in there.
Another
gentle reminder that we only require GA7 forms for participants that either a)
have no eDofE account or b) have been put through Achieved Offline. The
majority of participants should now simply be approved online without
paperwork.
Over
the last few weeks we have had an increase in enquiries regarding allocating
and using participation places. Please remember if you have not allocated places, they will
appear under the ‘Licenced Organisation’. We’ve put a quick guide to
allocating places on eDofE Resources.
When
creating a participant account DofE Manager’s and LO Administrator accounts can
use places directly from the LO (section 2). If Coordinators are creating
accounts, the participation places must be allocated to a centre or group.
We
have also had some further queries regarding the Expedition section. All young
people must add their own Expedition Aim (the team aim) and Goal (this is what
an individual wants to achieve personally). This will show a participant where
they need to add the details. A guide on setting Expedition Aims is also
available on the eDofE Resources.
Please
be aware the young person should add their aim and goal AFTER you set
the details on behalf of the group. If a young person adds it before, they will
be allocated 2 qualifying ventures. You will not receive an alert as the young
person will only save the changes, not submit them.
Expeditions
Required
There
is a 14 year male participant from the London Borough of Barnet who has mild
cerebral palsy, including mild learning difficulties and mild speech and
language difficulties. He would like to attend a Bronze qualifying expedition
with a slower paced group or those walking a shorter distance. He has completed
a 5 mile walk of a practice expedition. If you have an expedition coming up and
have space for this participant, please contact Hayley.Shenholds@DofE.org
There
is a 22 year old male participant from the London Borough of Wandsworth who is
a wheelchair user and is in need of a Silver practice and qualifying
Expedition. If you have one coming up and have space for one more person,
please contact Mark Chapman on mchapman@wandsworth.gov.uk
Training
All
our available training is listed on our website at this location. This is often
updated so please do keep an eye out for new opportunities.
The
following opportunity is offered by our outdoor education consultant Alice
Turner.
Countryside
Leader Award
There
will be a CLA course provided by Alice Turner on the following dates:
2,
18-19 Feb 2013 Lea Valley
and Chilterns
Cost
£175 per person + £35 registration fee
The
assessment for this course will be as follows:
23-25
August 2013 Lea Valley and
Epping Forest
Cost
£175 per person
eDofE
Award Verifier Role
As
mentioned at the DofE Managers conferences and written about in the DofE
Magazine the Award Verifier Role is coming to eDofE on 19th April
2013. You can find out more about the role here. Please contact
Peter if you need any support in this matter or speak with your nominated
regional contact.
Additional
Needs
There
is a new page on the DofE website designed to provide resources and support for
groups working with young people who have additional needs. The webpage is
located on http://www.dofe.org/go/additionalneeds/.
Please
check out the new pages for resources and ideas. If you have any resources to
contribute, please send them through to webmaster@dofe.org.
Final
Report of the Mayor's Education Inquiry
This
report was launched on 19 October and the Mayor's response has accepted all its
recommendations. The media release can be read here. Chapter 3 -
'Preparing young Londoners for life and work in a global city' - should be of
particular interest. The report and other documents including the Mayor's
response are available to read and download from the GLA website here. Any feedback or
queries will be welcome via the Inquiry's email address: educationinquiry@london.gov.uk.
Multi
Faith Consultation for DofE Leaders
We
are looking for Leaders from a range of faiths and communities to take part in
a two day residential consultation. This residential will investigate
how we can promote leadership from under-represented communities and
ensure DofE programmes remain relevant to young people from diverse
backgrounds.
The
residential will take place Sunday 20th – Monday 21st
January 2013 at Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire. Food and accommodation will be
provided.Please see the flyer attached for details and with Leaders in your groups. If any Leaders are interested in attending, please contact Hayley.Shenholds@DofE.org.
Job Vacancies
DofE Richmond want a part time (3 hours per
week) DofE leader, please see here for further details
and how to apply – be quick, the closing date for applications is 23rd
November.
Livery
Schools Link
The
Livery Schools Link is a fund supported by the Livery Company Golf Days and
monies from City fundraising is used to establish new DofE Groups at schools
and centres in London. We are pleased to provide the report for the
Livery Schools Link 2011/12, which supported three schools from the Capital to
set up the DofE. Click here to read the report.
London
Regional Bursary
Please
note that funding for the London Regional Bursary has come to an end for this
financial year. We are working towards to providing more funds for the year
2013/14. We ask that you do not send in any bursary applications until we have
confirmed further funds.
And finally…
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