Who?
Any Year 7s who love science!
When?
Every Friday lunchtime (1.10pm-1.40pm) from Friday 4 November
Where?
Lab G22
What will we do?
Practical, practical, practical! Experiments include making slime, bath bombs, volcanoes you can erupt in the lab, fire related demonstrations and much more.
Online eDofE accounts have been created and you have been sent an email with the login details. Please sign in as soon as possible. The DofE will then send a participant handbook directly to your home address.
The enrolment packs have been distributed at the DofE Start-Up Meetings and the next steps explained. Please could all new bronze, silver and gold participants complete the steps listed below by Friday 16 December.
1. Download the DofE app or find www.edofe.org
2. Login using the username and password sticker on your folder (or the email sent directly to the address you put on your enrolment form).
3. Update your personal details.
4. Set timescales (for example at bronze physical 6, volunteering 3 and skill 3 months).
5. Complete programme planners for the physical, volunteering and skill sections. This includes;
- selecting the activity
- inputting start dates
- setting a goal to achieve
- recording your assessor details (please speak to your potential assessor to ask permission before you upload the details)
Submit your ‘programme planners’ online to your DofE Leader for approval. Once approved you can start your award.
6. Get used to the app/website by experimenting with other features, for example: manage evidence, contact your leader and DofE card.
Additional guidance will be emailed directly home, please could participants spend some time reading through this information with their parents. Further resources will be added to My School Portal next week.
Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education - DofE Manager
Whilst the enrolment deadline has now passed for moving up to the next level, there is still time to complete your award from last year in full. Please continue to prioritise signing off your volunteering, physical and skill sections. Guidance can be found on a DofE Completion email sent to you and your parents, the advice documents are also available on MySchoolPortal.
Lunchtime drop-in clinics continue this week, lunch 1 – LG01 and lunch 2, in LG02. The Certificate Presentation Evening takes place on Thursday 16 February 2023. Please do prioritise signing off your sections before the Christmas break so they can be processed in time for an invite to the evening. We would like to celebrate all of your achievements on the scheme.
Will Bower
Head of Outdoor Education - DofE Manager
