The Duke of Edinburgh Award at Scarisbrick Hall
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Scarisbrick Hall has a natural fit into E3 and the formal curriculum.
Scarisbrick Hall has also taken the step to become an Independent Operating Authority. There are many advantages of operating the award ourselves, particularly as there is currently an uncertainty about the Sefton and Lancashire Council DoE provision, along with giving us greater flexibility.
There are three levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold and all follow similar requirements.
Each has four sections (Gold has an additional residential requirement)
Volunteering – helping others
Physical – a sport or physical activity
Skills – developing a skill, such as looking after a pet or cooking for yourself.
The presumption is that candidates undertake each activity for one hour a week over 3 to 6 months – so a long weekend of volunteering will count towards, but cannot count as that section.
For further details, please go to:
http://www.dofe.org/en/content/cms/doing-your-dofe/levels-timescales/
Expedition – nicknamed “The Long Walk”, but now more an exercise in independent living.
There is no minimum distance to be covered but there must be 8 hours of planned activity a day with a minimum of 3 spent travelling.
Candidates must travel independently and must camp – unless there are extenuating circumstances where we can apply for derogation (which isn’t guaranteed).
The Award Programme at Scarisbrick Hall
Bronze
Candidates commence the Bronze Award in September of Year 10 with the aim of finishing everything except the expeditions by April/May of Year 10 – allowing practice and qualifying expeditions to take place in the summer term.
Silver
Candidates commence Silver in September Year 11 with the practice expedition September/October and the qualifying expedition in the Spring/Summer depending on public exam timetables. The aim is for Silver to be completed before end of Year 11.
Gold
Gold takes place in Year 12 and 13.
Additional Accredited Awards
Alongside training for the expedition (and other sections) candidates can take other accredited awards for little or no additional cost.
First Aid – St John Ambulance Young First Aider
We follow the St John Ambulance Young First Aider syllabus as first aid training is an expedition requirement.
http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/training-courses/courses-for-young-people/young-first-aider.aspx
National Navigation Award Scheme
Again we use this syllabus as navigation training is required for the expedition
Currently we only offer the Bronze and Silver levels
Vinspired Award
The Vinspired Award is a national recognition of volunteering and is offered alongside the volunteering section of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
http://vinspired.com/rewards/awards