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PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING
INTRODUCTION
• MR D RIGBY – Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator
• PATRICIA WILSON – The Youth & Community Partnership (YCP)
• MRS K BLANCHARD – Assistant Headteacher
WHY CONTINUE WITH DUKE OF EDINBURGH
• Continue to develop your social and communication skills
• Continue to develop ‘life skills’ that will support you in
examinations and higher education
• Get out of your comfort zone!
• Continue to celebrate your achievements with presentation
evenings, culminating in a trip to St. James’ Palace.
• Stand out from the crowd when applying for college,
university or jobs
• Continue with an award that is endorsed by some of the
UK’s biggest company’s.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH FORMAT
• Students will complete three elements of the award in
school
• YCP will lead the expedition element of the award
• Gold award students will also need to complete their own
residential component of the award
• Students will need to ensure documents and e-DofE forms
are completed in their own time
• Failure to complete one element can result in failure to
achieve overall award
SILVER AWARD SECTION BREAKDOWN
• THREE SECTIONS THAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE
PHYSICAL
3 OR 6 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Athletics Boxing Golf
Horse Riding Sailing Karate Dance Tennis Squash
Gymnastics Fitness Classes Cricket Football Basketball
SKILLS
3 OR 6 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Singing Cookery First Aid Composing Sign Language
Drawing Painting Pottery Chess Cards Darts Flying Chemistry Astronomy Instrument Playing
DJing
VOLUNTEERING
6 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Animal welfare Girl guides
Preservation Helping people Peer education Music tuition
Animal welfare Raising Money for Charity
GOLD AWARD SECTION BREAKDOWN
• THREE SECTIONS THAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE
• PLUS A 5 DAY / 4 NIGHT RESIDENTIAL AWAY FROM HOME
PHYSICAL
6 OR 12 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Athletics Boxing Golf
Horse Riding Sailing Karate Dance Tennis Squash
Gymnastics Fitness Classes Cricket Football Basketball
SKILLS
6 OR 12 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Singing Cookery First Aid Composing Sign Language
Drawing Painting Pottery Chess Cards Darts Flying Chemistry Astronomy Instrument Playing
DJing
VOLUNTEERING
12 MONTHS MINIMUM 1 HOUR PER
WEEK
Activities include: Animal welfare Girl guides
Preservation Helping people Peer education Music tuition
Animal welfare Raising Money for Charity
ABOUT YCP
• A not-for-profit organisation (Community Interest Company)
• Approved Activity Provider (AAP)
• Adventurous Activities License (AALA)
• 50+ combined years of experience working with local young
people and delivering the DofE award within Sefton
• Extensive experience of working with a range of different
groups – age, ability, needs – with or without experience of
team-focussed activity around expeditioning
• Routes are designed to be challenging but achievable
• Second year running our Duke of Edinburgh
expeditions
PATRICIA WILSON – YCP
DUKE OF EDINBURGH COSTS
COSTS
• Administration & Welcome pack
• E-DofE access
• Certificate & Badge (Gold presentation at a Palace in London)
• Celebration evening & presentation ceremony
• Transport
• Training days led by YCP instructors
• Practice and qualifying expedition led by YCP instructors
EXPEDITION COSTS
SILVER £239.00 GOLD £445.00
SILVER AWARD TIMELINE
• FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2018
Deadline for applications including deposits
• FRIDAY 22ND MARCH 2019
Full cost of Duke of Edinburgh to be paid.
• SUNDAY 9TH JUNE 2019
Pre-expedition training day (YCP Centre)
• FRIDAY 21ST JUNE – SUNDAY 23RD JUNE 2019
Practice expedition
• FRIDAY 12TH – SUNDAY 14TH JULY 2019
Qualifying expedition
GOLD AWARD TIMELINE
• FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 2018
Deadline for applications including deposit
• FRIDAY 22ND MARCH 2019
Full cost of Duke of Edinburgh to be paid.
• SATURDAY 3RD MARCH 2019
Pre-expedition training day (YCP Centre)
• THURSDAY 25TH – MONDAY 29TH APRIL 2019
Practice expedition
• THURSDAY 13TH – MONDAY17TH JUNE 2019
Qualifying expedition
