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Friday 7 December 2012
7th December 2012
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Out Time, Mistletoe and Wine
Welcome
to a festive edition of your favourite network update. From now on, all our
mail outs will be archived on our swish new blog: http://dofelondonmailout.blogspot.co.uk/.
Any feedback on how to improve this site will be welcomed. As usual, please
send us any info you want sharing with the wider network and we will include it
in the next mail out. Please also note that we will now be sharing our updates
with our wider contact list, which includes anyone who signs up to updates via
our website.
This
is the last from us until the New Year so may I take this opportunity to wish
you season’s greetings and all the best for 2013. Please read on for lots
of useful information, opportunities, updates and events.
London Region Office closure
Please note that the regional office will
close at 5pm on Friday 21st December and reopen on Wednesday 2nd
January at 9am.
Support our Troops!
London Region staff members Kirsty and Jo are
taking part in the London to Paris bike ride in May to raise money for DofE
participants with additional support needs and who may be disadvantaged. You
can find out more about the bike ride and how to sponsor out brave staff
members by emailing them at Jo.Amand@DofE.org
or Kirsty.Young@DofE.org. Kirsty’s
JustGiving page can be found here
and Jo’s is here. Dig deep
people!
Win
an iPhone
Keep
an “i” on our Facebook page –
we will soon be launching an exciting competition in which you can win an
iPhone 4S. Siri-ously!
Vacancies
·
DofE Coordinator (Maternity Cover) HAFAD, Hammersmith and
Fulham. The deadline for applications is Monday 10th December.
Please see here for
a full job description and how to apply.
Further
details and job descriptions for the following roles can be viewed here: http://www.latestvacancies.com/DofE/
·
Operations
Officer, South West. The deadline for applications is Monday 17th
December 2012 at 12 noon. First interviews will take place on Wednesday 9th
January 2013 and second interviews will take place on Thursday 17th
January 2013 at the South West Regional Office.
·
Part
Time Administration Assistant, South West. The deadline for applications is
Monday 17th December 2012 at 12 noon. First interviews will take
place on Thursday 10th January 2013 at the South West Regional
Office.
To apply for either position, please email
your CV along with a detailed statement which outlines your suitability for the
position to Julie.Cooper@DofE.org.
EAAS
From today onwards we
will no longer accept partially completed EAAS applications. Applications should include a fully completed EAAS
form with all signatures and endorsements, photo image and all required
pre-course learning papers. We will shortly be returning incomplete
papers to assessors pending accreditation so that this can be resolved by the
individual.
Please be aware that
as the Expedition season has closed that the
processing of EAAS forms is on standby for the time being and will reconvene at
the end of January. Please be sure to inform any leaders in your network
who are undergoing the accreditation process.
Expeditions
Required
The London Borough of Sutton has a new
co-ordinator who is looking to refresh her experience working with and leading
groups at Bronze level. Steph has undergone her BEL training and has
spent weekends out walking with groups around the country and would like to
join an expedition or day walk as a volunteer to boost her experience.
Please contact Sarah Alderman at Sarah.Alderman@sutton.gov.uk
or on 020 8404 1989.
Two participants from Sutton also seek qualifying
Expeditions, one Bronze and one Silver. If there are any available Expeditions
early next season that either participant could join, please contact Sarah with
the above details.
AAPs
Please be aware that the following
organisations are no longer licensed as AAPs.
·
Atlantic
Whale Foundation (residential)
·
Creative
International Adventures (expedition)
·
Isis
Canoe Club (expedition)
·
Purple
Mountain (expedition)
·
Walk
Rock (expedition)
Litter L
The Lee Parish Council would like to bring to
your attention the large amount of litter being left around their area in The
Chilterns by groups of young people allegedly involved in the Duke of
Edinburgh’s Award. They have received a number of complaints about this from
local people. If you have had any expeditions running in this area – or any
other area – please make sure participants are properly trained on the
Countryside Code and how to dispose of their waste.
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.
Please
enjoy your winter-holiday-break time and see you in 2013!
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