Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold Award Programme: 2014-2015
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolThe Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
Gold Award Programme: 2014-2015
Format of Meeting
• Information about the DofE Award nationally• Demonstration of the DofE website• Information about the DofE Scheme at the school• General questions• Individual questions – after the meeting
Levels of the Award
At Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School we are offering the following:
• Bronze Award: Year 10
• Silver Award: Years 11 and 12
• Gold Award: Years 12 and 13
All participants have until their 25th birthday to complete the award, but they do need to complete their award, and have it approved by the DofE, before progressing onto the next level
Once started with DofE, participants can complete it at another centre: they just need to arrange to transfer their account
Sections
• Volunteering: 12 months• Physical: 6 months• Skills: 6 months
Plus an extra 6 months for either the Physical or the Skills Section – participant’s choice which one. Direct entrants must do one of these sections for 18 months
Participation every week, averaging 1 hour per week. All activities must be unpaid and extra-curricular
• Residential: 5-day residential• Expedition: Expedition Training then at least one 4-day
Practice Expedition then a 4–day Qualifying Expedition
Total time commitment: average of 450 hours to successfully complete the award (Silver Award holders)/500 hours (direct entrants)
Completing the Award
For each section of the award, participants need to:
• Set objectives and choose a qualified assessor
• Submit programme planners and get them approved
• Submit evidence and personal comments at the end of each section
• Get signed off by their assessor and submit assessor’s report
• Submit entire section and get it approved
Full information is on the DofE website: www.dofe.org
Recording Progress
Means of recording progress:
eDofE Website:• Text entry• Activity logs• Photographs• Video or audio files• Activity programmes• Team lists• Course syllabuses• Documents• Certificates• Letters of thanks
Only evidence submitted onto the eDofE website can be accredited
Approval of Awards
The procedure for approving awards is:
• Participant uploads and submits evidence each week• DofE Co-ordinator checks and either approves or queries
evidence (giving reasons) • When section is complete, participant submits section• DofE Co-ordinator checks and either approves or rejects
section (giving reasons)• When DofE Co-ordinator has approved all four sections
(Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition), award is automatically sent to DofE for verification
• DofE check award and either approve it or request additional information or evidence
• When DofE have verified award, participant receives email confirming this from DofE
• Certificate and badge are posted to school for presentation
Lunchtime Meetings
• Launch Meeting: Wednesday 8 October
• 6 x Focus Meetings: 5 in Autumn Term 1 in Spring Term
Formal meeting takes about half an hour with time at the end for individual questions
For Launch Meeting and Focus Meetings the Silver and Gold Groups will be combined
Residential Section
Involves spending 5 days and 4 nights away from home on a shared activity with people you’ve never met before
Example programmes could be:• Helping on children’s camps• Animal welfare• Conservation• Outdoor activities• Sailing or watersports• Cookery skills• Drama or music• Helping disabled people• Overseas projects
• Details on National DofE website
Expedition Section
Possibilities for completing the Expedition Section:• Approved Activity Provider: details on National DofE website• Licensed Organisation (Buckinghamshire DofE, Milton Keynes
DofE): details on Buckinghamshire DofE website and Milton Keynes DofE website: dependent on whether they will be offering Gold expeditions in 2015 (both websites are currently a year out of date)
• Zest for Adventure: dependent on obtaining the appropriate licence and sufficient numbers to make it viable
• School: dependent on getting sufficient supervisory staff
Whatever options you decide to go for, you would need to complete DofE approved: Gold Expedition Training, at least one Gold Practice Expedition and a Gold Qualifying Expedition
Costs
Award Scheme:• Award Scheme Fee: £150.00 – payable on enrolment. Non-
refundable Residential Section:
£100.00-£500.00 in total: dependent on project undertaken (typically £200.00-£350.00 in total)
Expedition Section:• Expedition Fees: £400.00-£550.00 in total: dependent on
provider and numbers (Zest for Adventure or the school may well not be able to offer an expedition programme for this price)
• Equipment Hire: typically £23.50 per expedition (depending on what you need) – hired from Buckinghamshire County Council’s DofE equipment store at Green Park. Refundable deposit required
• Expedition Travel, Food and Fuel
Communication
Communication with participants is by:
• Lunchtime and After-School Meetings
• Email Messages: to participants
School Website: The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award section
In addition, key information, particularly regarding expedition arrangements, will be emailed to parents
We need to be kept informed of any changes to email addresses
Application deadline: prior to the autumn half-term holiday (direct entrants)/end of autumn term (Silver Award holders)
What Next?
• Read the Launch Letter, Scheme Information and Calendar (available on the school website)
• Complete the Enrolment Form (available on the school website) and hand in to the Finance Office
• Make payment of the £150.00 Award Scheme Fee by ParentMail
• Attend the Launch Meeting at 13:45 on Wednesday 8 October
Contact
For information about the Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School DofE Award Scheme, please contact the school’s eDofE Website Co-ordinator:
Alison RichardsTelephone: 01296 688492Mobile: 07751 594963Email: [email protected]
For information about the Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School DofE Expedition Programme, please contact the school’s DofE Expedition Provider:
David GossTelephone: 01525 850368Mobile: 07900 410327Email: [email protected]