The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It

“My DofE has made me

realise I can be whoever I

want to be”.

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How do you promote currently?

On your tables/with the

person next to you discuss

for a few minutes about

how you currently promote

DofE in your LO.

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It:Action Plan

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Time for Action

Action Detail Who do I need to speak

to

By when

e.g. DofE

noticeboard

Set up a noticeboard for DofE

with pictures and dates of

expeditions etc

Facilities team to find

location/blank noticeboard

ASAP

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It to Ofsted

“My DofE has made me

realise I can be whoever I

want to be”.

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Ofsted

• New Ofsted framework which focuses on how well schools and

colleges provide for pupils’ personal development.

• Framework looks at range of extra-curricular activities

• Also considers how well opportunities are taken up by pupils of

the school particularly for most disadvantaged students

• New criteria gives a great opportunity for Managers

to showcase the fantastic work, they and their participants are

doing

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Ofsted

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Ofsted

One of the first places the lead inspector checks when

checking a school is the school website in order to give

them an insight into the school. It would be great if they

could see DofE on the website nice and easily as a quick

identification that this school delivers the award.

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Useful stats

.

?%Believe volunteering

helps them feel more

satisfied in life

?%Think their DofE Leaders

are inspirational

?%Say DofE gave them

opportunities to

help others

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Useful stats

.

88%Believe volunteering

helps them feel more

satisfied in life

90%Say DofE gave them

opportunities to

help others

71%Said DofE gave them

more self-belief

74%Said DofE helped them

develop

their self-esteem

75%Think their DofE Leaders

are inspirational

75%Think DofE has

been a positive impact

on their life

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About You

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DofE Difference

Video

DofE volunteering benefits for teachers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWA5bRkMb1M

Boosting your teaching career with DofE Tips from

headteachers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKWaSc4Nfu0

How DofE volunteering can help your teaching career

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUpnFr7fdK4

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DofE Difference

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DofE Difference in action

Charlotte Castle – DofE Manager at Windsor Girls’

School

“One of the questions asked in my Head of Year interview

was “what set of skills had I developed in my role as DofE

Manager which would be beneficial to the HoY role”.”

• People Management skills

• Organisational skills

• Communication skills

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DofE Difference in Action

“Overall, the skills I gained from being a DofE

manager were a huge contribution to being

successful in securing the HoY role. It

demonstrated leadership skills as I was

overseeing the programme across the whole

school which included managing a team of 15

staff volunteers. It showed that I had good time

management skills and could meet deadlines

which again is imperative in the HoY role.

Moreover, it demonstrated to the Senior

Leadership Team that I could be trusted to lead

a group of staff and students in a school setting

in an important area of the school.”

Charlotte Castle, DofE Manager

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It on Social Media

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Social Media

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September October November December January February March April May June July August

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Social Media

.

September October November December January February March April May June July August

Back to school

Enrolment

information

Dates for Launches

and Parents

Information

Evening

Dates and times of

eDofE sessions

5th September –

International Day of

Charity

6th September-

National Read a

Book Day

16th September

National Thank a

Teachers Assistant

day

23rd September –

National Bike to

School Week

Dates of

expeditions

Location of

expeditions

DofE

Ambassador

recruitment

5th October –

World Teacher

Day

15th October –

National Baking

week

eDofE

eDofE

13th November –

World Kindness

Day

19th November-

International

Men's Day

Share good

examples of what

participants are

doing for their

sections

5th December –

National

Volunteers day

Celebration

events

eDofE

Happy New

Year!

New Year

resolutions-

link to

Volunteering

Reminder to

participants to

speak to

assessors

(Bronze 3

month

section)

11th Feb-

Volunteers

week.

7th March –

World Book

day

8th March –

Internationa

l Women’s

day

18th March –

Global

Recycling

Day

21st March –

Internationa

l Day of

Forests

27th March –

World

Theatre Day

29th April –

Internationa

l Dance Day

Expedition

season

starting

National

Walking

Month

National

Share a

Story Month

5th May –

National

Teacher

Appreciatio

n Day

6th -12th

May- Sun

awareness

week

Expedition

experiences

Expedition

pictures

Thank yous

to staff

Congratulatio

ns of

participants

15th July –

World Youth

Skills Day

15th

August –A

level

results

day

12th

August –

Internation

al Youth

Day

25th

August-

National

Water

week

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Great examples we have seen

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Slough and Eton CofE School

Example of good promotion:

Website

Newspaper articles

Twitter

Prospectus

School Noticeboard

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Beacon Academy

http://beacon-academy.org/web/students/the-duke-of-edinburghs-award.php

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Getting the radio involved

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Radio cont.

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Tips and Tricks

Create links to key document you use all the time so

participants can get them off the website rather than

finding you.

Make sure the website is kept up to date!

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It:In Action

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Further Resources

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Shout About It

“My DofE has made me

realise I can be whoever I

want to be”.