DofE Delivery Calendar

Autumn / Bronze / Silver / Gold
Sept / Early / Y9 - Assembly to promote the Bronze Award to students. / Y10 - Assembly to promote the Silver Award to students. / Y12 - Assembly to promote the Gold Award to students.
Mid / Y11 –Communicate/meet with Accredited Assessor to discuss proposed qualifying expedition.
Late / Y9 - Enrolment deadline. Order Welcome Packs & create participant accounts on eDofE.
Y9 - eDofE sessions to allow participants time to enter basic info, choose activities and complete then submit Programme Planners to Leader for approval. / Y10 - Enrolment deadline. Order Welcome packs & create participant accounts on eDofE.
Y10 - eDofE sessions to allow participants time to enter basic info, choose activities and complete then submit Programme Planners to Leader for approval.
Y11 - Qualifying expedition. / Y12 - Enrolment deadline. Order Welcome packs & create participant accounts on eDofE.
Y12 - eDofE sessions to allow participants time to enter basic info, choose activities and complete then submit Programme Planners to Leader for approval. **Promote DofE Leadership as potential Volunteering activity**
Y12 - Expedition Training day.
Y12 - Practice expedition planning.
Oct / Early / Y11 - Qualifying expedition presentations / Y12 – Directly supervised expedition navigation training.
Mid / Y11 - Assembly to encourage completion of Awards prior to GCSE exams. / Y13 - Assembly to encourage completion of Awards prior to A-Level exams.
Late / Y12 - Practice expedition
Nov / Early
Mid / Y12 - Qualifying expedition planning.
Late / Y9 - Progress meeting with participants. / Y10 - Progress meeting with participants. / Y12 - Progress meeting with participants
Dec / Early / Y12 - Qualifying expedition planning.
Mid / Y12 - Qualifying expedition planning & submission to Accredited Assessor.
Late
Spring / Bronze / Silver / Gold
Jan / Early / Y9 - Assembly to encourage completion of Volunteering, Physical & Skills sections prior to their Expedition. / Y12 – Directly supervised expedition fitness training.
Mid
Late / Y9 - Progress meeting with participants. / Y10 - Progress meeting with participants. / Y12 – Directly supervised expedition fitness training.
Feb / Early / Y9 - Note to Year Head and Form Tutors and letter to Parents/Carers to encourage completion of Volunteering, Physical & Skills sections prior to their Expedition.
Mid / Y12 – Directly supervised expedition fitness training.
Late / Year 12 –Communicate/meet with Accredited Assessor to discuss proposed qualifying expedition.
Mar / Early / Y12 – Directly supervised expedition fitness training.
Mid / Y9 - Expedition training day.
Y9 - Practice expedition planning. / Y11 - Note to Year Head and Form Tutors and letter to Parents/Carers to encourage completion of Awards prior to GCSE exams. / Y13 - Note to Year Head and Form Tutors and letters to Parents/Carers to encourage completion of Awards prior to A-Level exams.
Late / Y9 – Directly supervised expedition navigation training.
Summer / Bronze / Silver / Gold
Apr / Early / Y12 -Qualifying expedition.
Mid
Late / Y9 - Practice expedition.
May / Early / Y9 - Qualifying expedition planning & submission to Accredited Assessor. / Y11 - Assembly to further encourage completion of Awards prior to GCSE exams highlighting Leaders availability whilst students on exam leave. / Y13 - Assembly to further encourage completion of Awards prior to A-Level exams highlighting Leaders availability whilst students on exam leave.
Mid / Y9 –Communicate/meet with Accredited Assessor to discuss proposed qualifying expedition. / Y10 - Expedition training day.
Y10 - Practice expedition planning. / Y12 - Qualifying expedition presentations.
Late / Y9 - Qualifying expedition.
Jun / Early / Y9 - Qualifying expedition presentations. / Y10 – Directly supervised expedition navigation training.
Mid
Late / Y10 - Practice expedition.
Jul / Early
Mid / Y10 - Qualifying expedition planning & submission to Accredited Assessor.
Late