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UPDATE LETTER WITH CONFIRMED DATES OF TRAINING THROUGH THE
SCHOOL
YEAR
Dear Parent/Guardian
Now your son/daughter has chosen to participate in The Award
please see
below a reminder of what it entails and confirmed dates of the
training
schedule.
There are four sections that have to be completed before being
put forward
for the award.
Section Volunteering Skill Physical Expeditions
Time involved 6 months One for 6 months one for
3 months
Plan, prepare
for and
undertake a 3
day, 2 night
venture.
Time to be
added on as a
direct entrant (iehas not done
Bronze Award)
A further 6 months in either the Service or the longer of
the
skills/physical sections, (ie the one they choose to do for
6months)
Pupils will come to us period 6 each Friday and during this time
we will trainthem in all aspects of navigation, camp craft, safety
and emergency so they
are able to safely participate in the expeditions. This will
involve some
training out of school hours which is compulsory. This is the
minimum
requirement from D of E in order that they will approve our
pupils to take part
in the Assessed Expedition. Confirmed dates of this training
will be given to
pupils that choose to participate in the scheme once they have
enrolled in
September. Please note that there is an enrollment fee of 15
from the Duke
of Edinburgh office and this will be added to your school fees.
Other fees for
the out of hours training are shown in the brief outline
below.
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Friday1st October Saturday 2nd October (10 added to school
bill)
A full day walking/navigating followed by an overnight camp at
WicksteadPark where parents will be expected to collect their
children at approx
09.30am.
Sunday 6th March
Bradgate Country Park Full Day Walking/Navigation
In order for your child to participate in the practice and
assessed expeditions
at least one section from:
Physical Skill Volunteering
needs to be completed before the practice expedition. If we have
not seenthis evidence when we apply to D of E Head Office for
expedition approval
your child cannot be included in that application.
Practice Friday 25th March Sunday 27th March (leave school
8.30am Friday
return approx 6pm on Sunday) (50 fee will go on your end of term
bill)
Three day plus two nights practice expedition in Shropshire.
Assessed Monday 4th
July to Wednesday 6th
July (leave school 8.30amMonday return approx 6pm on Wednesday)
(50 fee will go on your end of
term bill)
Three day plus 2 nights Assessed Expedition in Derbyshire.
Written account or a presentation about the aim of their
expedition to be
completed after the expedition in order for this section to be
fully signed off.
The DofE Team at Wellingborough School will help participants to
complete
the expedition section and give them advice about the other
sections
however it is up to your child to organise each section, and
though we docheck how they are doing with the other sections over
the year, the purpose
of the Duke of Edinburgh Award is that it encourages children to
organise
and motivate themselves whilst participating in new activities.
In order to
help your child to choose activities for each section we
recommend that you
look at the Duke of Edinburgh website (address at the bottom of
this letter),
filled with very useful information.
