The Duke of Edinburghs Award

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• The Duke of Edinburghs Award
• Gold Award

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Sections

• Gold involves
• Service
• Physical Recreation
• Skill
• An expedition of 4 days and 3 nights
• A residential project of 5 days and 4 nights
• Commitment

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Service

• This is were members of the community benefit
  from the actions of those undertaking the service
  section.
• Students have
• Run a tuck shop
• Helped with the Oswestry in Bloom preparations
• Prefecture and CCF

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Physical Recreation

• Examples of this are
• A sporting team (outside of the timetable)
• An individual past time such as cycling or
• walking (evidence?)
• Other activities such as archery and sailing are
  also covered in this section

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Skill

• A skill is an activity that necessitates the
  participant assimilating knowledge and
  practicality in order to take part.
• The list of skills ranges from agriculture to
  zoology with over 50 other suggestions in
  between.

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School Provision

• Administration of signing on to the Award Scheme
• All expedition training provision
• An assessment expedition
• Checking of record books prior to submitting for
  final award
• Being hassled to find out what you are doing for
  each section!
• Experience

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Timescales

• Service is undertaken for 12 months
• Skills and Physical Rec. One for 6 months and
  the other for 12 months
• If direct entry either service or whichever is
  the longer of Skill and Physical Rec must be
  followed for a further 6 months.
• Upper age limit of 25!!

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Expedition Options

• Walking
• Canoeing
• Sea Kayaking (Bi-Annually)
• Horse

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Walking/Canoeing

• Canoeing Group 6-8 in pairs
• Walking Group 4-7
• Attend a 4/5 day initial training package during
  the Easter Holidays.
• Attend a 3 day practice Expedition during summer
  term
• Planning sessions during lunchtimes
• Carry out an Assessment Expedition of four days
  and three nights during the Summer Term in year
  13.
• Other option is to attend a week long training
  course through the cadet force

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Sea Kayaking (Group Size 5-7)

• Gain grounding in Kayaking through school or CCAT
• Attend a Sea Kayaking Conversion Package and
  Practise Expedition over the last 4/5 days of the
  Easter Break
• Plan a 3 day practice expedition during the
  summer term
• Plan and carry out an Assessment Expedition of
  four days and three nights during the last few
  weeks of term

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Horse

• Groups can conduct their assessment by horse back
• This is done through a centre in the Brecon
  Beacons.
• Initial experience in riding, hacks etc
• Additional cost of training at 55 per day per
  person.
• Assessment at 75 per day

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Useful Websites

• www.theaward.org
• www.bcu.org.uk (canoeing/sea kayaking)

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Next Step

• Complete Silver.
• Complete a Gold Award application form and submit
  it to AO by Monday 17th September.