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If
you’re a qualified Expedition Assessor who is looking for something to do in
June then you are in luck my friend! There are lots of schools who are looking
for assessors. See below for further details. And if you’re interested in
becoming an assessor, why not check the available training? This and other
exciting info is below.
Expedition
Assessors Required
- Stoke
Newington School are in need of an Accredited Assessor for Saturday 22nd
and Sunday 23rd June. Bronze assessment weekend with 18 young people near
Theobalds Park, Enfield, North London. Please contact John Barrett - John.Barrett@sns.hackney.sch.uk
if you are available or for more details.
- Alexandra
Park School require an Expedition Assessor for the weekend of 22nd and
23rd of June in the Epping Forest area. They have approximately 6 walking
groups. Please contact Crispin Bonhem-Carter - cbonham-carter@apsch.org.uk
if you are available or more details.
- Northumberland
Park School require an Assessor for a Bronze Expedition Friday 21nd
– Saturday 22nd June in the Epping Forest area. Expected 20
participants (approx. 4 walking groups). Please contact Sam McDonald by
email sma@northumberlandpark.haringey.sch.uk.
- Canons High School require an assessor for their Bronze
Qualifying, 5th-6th July based at Chalfont Heights
campsite, Denham Lane, Chalfont St.Peter, Bucks, SL9 OQJ. Please contact
Alex Butcher at abutcher@canons.harrow.sch.uk
if you are able to assist.
- Holland Park School, urgently needs an assessor for
their Bronze expedition 29th and 30th June. It will be around the
Southdowns area. If you are available, can you please contact Alison Bale
or Richard Ball asap at Alison.bale@hollandparkschool.co.uk
or Richard.ball@hollandparkschool.co.uk.
- Sacred Heart Language College require an assessor for
their Bronze Qualifying, Saturday 29th – Sunday 30th
June in Chesham – camping at Braid Wood Scout Campsite. Please contact Deb
Capp at dcapp@tshlc.harrow.sch.uk
- Fortismere School also require an assessor for an
expedition taking place at the South Downs on the 28th- 29th of June.
Please email Gavin Kay at GKay@fortismere.org.uk
if you can help.
New
Leaders Programme and Gold Award Forum Nominations
You
can nominate young people to participate in either our New Leaders Programme,
which trains DofE Leaders of the future or the Gold Award Forum, where they can
have their say on issues affecting the DofE in London. Both initiatives offer a
Residential and can count towards sectional activities.
Return
both forms to Kirsty.Young@DofE.org.
Gambia
Open Residential
Places
are still available for the Gambia Residential. See this
poster for more information and email Kirsty.Young@DofE.org
to register your interest.
SEN Expedition Opportunity – September 2013
We have received funding to deliver a
subsidised, accessible Bronze expedition week for young people with additional
needs. The opportunity is available to two schools that support young people
with additional needs. Each school needs to have a group of 8 participants and
at least 2 Leaders. It will take place from 7th-13th
September and will include the training, practice and qualifying Bronze
expedition.
The expedition will be multi-mode, using bell
boats and by foot. It will take place at Trewern in Wales.
Please respond with your expression of
interest for this expedition no later than Friday 14th June
to Hayley.Shenholds@DofE.org.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions on 020 7227 9820.
Job
Vacancies
There
are currently three job available within the DofE, based at our offices in
Newcastle, Sutton Coldfield and London. Please see http://www.latestvacancies.com/DofE/
for further information.
DofE
A Level Survey
For
those expecting A Level or AS Level results this summer or with participants
who are, please take a few minutes to complete this short survey: http://www.dofesurvey.org/s/SDWHLK7IWptNDb2
Money
off Travel for Apprentices
The
Apprentice Oyster photocard has gone live and applications are now open at: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/apprenticeoyster.
This concession is available to all apprentices aged 18 or over, living in
London and in the first year of an approved apprenticeship course. Apprentices
can save 30 per cent off the price of adult rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram
Passes.
Backpack
Competition
Cotswolds
have given us a backpack to give away. Entrants must like our Facebook page and
tell us their favourite thing about the Expedition section. Full details are on
the poster that can be downloaded here.
Open
Gold Expeditions
Monday
1st – Sunday 7th July – Training/Practise OR Qualifying week
Monday
5th – Sunday 11th August – Training/Practise OR Qualifying week
The
cost is £180 per week. This includes instruction, bed and board whilst at the
centre, all specialist equipment and camp fees. Participants will be
expected to work with a group in planning and purchasing food for the
expedition but this is normally no more than £10 per head. Participants will
need to arrange their own transport – pick up is available from Hereford
station.
If
you have students who would like to book onto one or both of these weeks,
please fill out and return the attached form to me as soon as possible. A flier
for the qualifying expedition is here.
Click here
for a consent form.
Littering
is Wrong
We have received a number of complaints from
farmers and landowners in the Chilterns based at St. Leonards, and stretching
from Bellingdon to Chartridge and Swan Bottom, near The Lee. They are situated
very close to Braid Wood Activity Centre. Several groups have been reported as
being ill prepared for the task of navigating by map, littering and are
frequently walking over or through growing crops and environmental features
that are left to encourage wildlife on the land.
We appreciate that it is a few individuals
being referred to here as the majority of DofE groups are well prepared and
aware of the Code. However, we would welcome your support in ensuring
leaders and their participants are briefed and understand the impact they can
have on the environment and local community when expeditioning.
Training
Available
We
have upcoming EAAS, ITTDofE, ESTC and BEL Assessment courses available. See here
for more info and how to apply.
eDofE
and Training
Beginners
eDofE training sessions are fully booked at present and no further ‘free of
charge’ sessions are planned. ‘Top up’ eDofE training is available on 26th June
(PM) and 4th September (PM). Email Jack.Kirby@DofE.org
for more information.
eDofE
is going to remain in its current format until at least April 2014 and we have
already offered comprehensive training across London region whilst leaders,
teachers and volunteers were becoming acquainted with the latest format and
functionality.
All
current courses through to September will be freely available to the network
but most of these are nearly full.
In
the autumn we will be running 4 train-the-trainer courses (free of charge) so
that DofE Managers’ can be suitably skilled-up in delivering local
support. For those Licensed Organisations that wish to continue
signposting leaders, volunteers and teachers to us for training there will be a
small charge of £50.00 per candidate. You can also arrange for bespoke
courses locally at a cost of £250.00 for a half day course for up to 12
candidates. You must ensure that appropriate IT Systems are available for
us to deliver this training on your behalf.
If
you have any concerns related to eDofE training and/or functionality please
contact your respective Operations Officer for support.
The
last few weeks we have had an increase in enquiries regarding allocating and
using participation places. Follow the link here to find a guide for allocating
places. Please remember if you have not allocated places, they will appear
under the ‘Licenced Organisation’.
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). A step by step guide for
participants has been added and can be found here. This will show a participant
where they need to add the details.
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.
Do
you run first aid courses?
If
so, please let us know. A participant in Hillingdon is seeking to do this for
his Skill. Other participants across the region may also have interest in
attending.
Well
Done to Jo and Kirsty
Their
bicycle ride to Paris raised nearly £3500 (and still counting) to support
disadvantaged young people take part in DofE, risking life, limb and being
extremely saddle sore to do so. Hooray for them!
As
ever, please email any items for inclusion in the next mail out to Jack.Kirby@DofE.org.
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