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Student Voice
Noah-
For my volunteering section of the DofE, I worked at the Barnardo's in George Street. I hoped to learn important skills, such as managing customers and working on the till. As well as this I wanted to do something positive to help the community at large.
Romilly-
For my Volunteering section I decided to help out at my local Brownies group, as when I was in primary school i joined the brownies and I can still remember the volunteers that helped out when i was there. and I really enjoyed having the older children in the group, so i wanted to be that person for those who go to brownies now.
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Bronze Award at CNCS
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Bronze Award at CNCS
Students can take part in a range of opportunities In and outside of school — Take a look at the website for ideas: DofE.org/do/activities.
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Volunteering Section Ideas
Examples from CNCS students
Skill section Ideas
Examples from CNCS students
Physical section ideas
Examples from CNCS students
DofE Timeline
Year 10 September
October- Begin activities/log/evidence and track progress.
November- First 3 month section should be started and could now be complete.
February- Second 3 month section could now be completed.
April - Deadline for Expedition allocation
May- Practice Expedition weekend- This takes place at Blackland farm or nearby- Rough cost is £160 which includes both expeditions.
June- Assessed Expedition weekend
June to September- students complete the final section of the award.
October- presentations of completed Bronze awards
Once Bronze is completed and signed off by the Local Authority- They can begin their Silver DofE.
Drop in support sessions
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Drop in sessions take place every Tuesday in the Benedict building.
Come and see me if you…..
How to get started with your eDofE?
eDofE is the online account you will use to record your activities
To make things easier, it’s best if you download the app from the app store.
Go to eDofE login page and input the details you were emailed form the DofE
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Go to https://edofe.org/
Insert your personal details
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Create the time scales you want for each section. ( 1 section for 30 hours and 2 sections for 15 hours)
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Explain what you want to do for your activities.
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Who will be your assessor for this section?
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Remember.
An assessor cannot be a family member.
The assessor will write a report at the end of the section to say how well you completed your activity.
Question.
How do we show progress in our sections?
Add evidence to support your progress.
It could be a photo, some text to explain what you did or a document.
(video doesn’t always work)
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Use Log sheets to write down how long you have been spending on each activity
Example DofE account evidence
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Evidence can be a mixture of photos and text messages- as long as the minimum 15 hours of time can be clearly seen.
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Finally, once you have completed the minimum amount of time for the section, you will need an assessor report to be filled in by your assessor.
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An assessor can also fill in the form online, this will go directly onto your edofe account.
Send them your DofE id number and the webpage.
https://www.dofe.org/assessor
Expedition
How to be allocated a place on the expedition
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We have a limited number of places.
Places are given to students that show commitment to the award.
Students are invited onto the expedition once they have completed two sections of their award.
Invites for the expedition will close by beginning of April.
Expedition dates for 2026…
Practice Expedition-May 16/17th May
Assessed Expedition-June 6/7th June
Rough cost is £200
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I haven't received my login details, can you resend them?
If you didn't receive your login details, please come along to the Benedict building and i can give them to you.
I have my login details but it doesn't work on the app.
Please come to see me in the Benedict building so i can have a look at your account and get you up and running.
When will i receive my welcome pack?
Welcome packs take about two weeks to arrive once you have activated your account.
How will i get a place on the expedition and where will the expedition take place?
You are invited onto the expedition once you complete two sections of your award and have uploaded all the relevant evidence. The expedition this year will take place at a scout camps in the south Downs.
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Do i need to buy any equipment for the expedition?
No- please dont buy anything new for the expedition- we have a store of sleeping bags, roll mats, rucksacks that students can borrow.
Students can walk in trainers- so please don't buy walking boots if they don't already have them.
A good waterproof though is something that would be useful
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So, what should you do to get started?
Any questions please do email me.
a.brown@cncs.co.uk
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