Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award – 6th Fleet Scouts

Steps to achieving the Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award

Register using our online form.
- Scout district = Odiham
- Unit name = Astra
Once registered, make your registration payment.
- The current costs are Bronze (£25), Silver (£25) or Gold (£32).
- You can pay via PayPal or credit or debit card.
Visit Participant Resources page to help you get started, or view the Info Session slides.
After about a week, you’ll receive your login details to your eDofE account. Use this to start filling in your planner and recording your progress.
- For each section, state what you are going to do to achieve that goal.
- Provide evidence of progress
- Each section must be completed and independently assessed.

Age: 15+ (or in year 10), complete by 25th birthday.
Duration: At least 12 months (6 if completed Bronze Award)
Volunteering – 6 months, Skill & Physical – one for 3 months and the other for 6 months
If Bronze not completed, an additional 6 months must be added to a 6 month section
Expedition – 3 days, 2 nights in open country.

Age: 15+ (or in year 10), complete by 25th birthday.
Duration: At least 12 months (6 if completed Bronze Award)
Volunteering – 6 months, Skill & Physical – one for 3 months and the other for 6 months
If Bronze not completed, an additional 6 months must be added to a 6 month section
Expedition – 3 days, 2 nights in open country.

Aim: To make a positive contribution to your community, by helping an individual or an organisation.
- You can volunteer as an individual or a team.
- Up to one quarter of the time can be training towards your chosen service.
- There are lots of opportunities within Scouting, for Young Leader roles you may need to complete some training.
- There are lots of choices including:
  - helping elderly or disabled neighbours.
  - helping with animals, such as dog-walking.
  - helping junior members in a sports club.
  - helping in a church.
  - raising awareness, environmental projects or helping a charity.
Notes
- You cannot be paid for the activity you do, and you cannot take the place of a paid employee.
- There may be 100s of young people from Scouting and schools looking for volunteering options. Consider postponing your volunteering for a while.

Aim: To develop practical and social skills and personal interests.
- Physical activities, while they have elements of skill, cannot be used for this section. It can be useful to think of physical activities as those that make you sweat and a skill as one that does not.
- There are over 300 different activity ideas you can choose from including: playing an instrument, learning a language, event planning, gliding, marksmanship (shooting) or producing a newsletter or website.
- The activities need to be done in your own free time and not part of directed time at school.

Aim: To participate and show improvement in a sport, dance or fitness activity.
- Physical activities are generally ones that make you sweat. Some sports e.g. marksmanship, snooker/pool and gliding are actually skill activities, make sure you check the list.
- There are lots of choices including team sports, individual sports and just keeping fit!
- Scouting Activities include: archery, canoeing, climbing, rowing, sailing & walking, which must be run in accordance with Scouting rules.
- The activities need to be done in your own free time and not part of directed time at school.

Aim: To plan, train for and complete an expedition with a purpose.
- Every expedition needs to be unaccompanied, self-reliant and with an agreed aim or purpose.
- The expedition must be by your own physical effort using one of the following modes of travel: Land (walking, cycling, horse riding or wheelchair) or Water (canoeing, rowing or sailing).
- All expeditions must meet the Expedition requirements, which are assessed by an accredited D of E assessor.
- You need to prepare, train for, complete at least one practice, complete the qualifying expedition and give your presentation back.
- The expedition will usually take place with your Scout Group, but there are several opportunities on the D of E website. Our preferred activity provided for Gold Expeditions is Expedition Wales.

Aim: to take part in a shared activity away from home
- There are a wide range of activity choices, such as training, activity based, environmental or volunteering.
- It needs to be with a majority of people you do not know.
- Activities such as attending the World Scout Jamboree as a participant do not count, as you know the people well before you attend.
- You should use the residential section checker to check your proposed activity is acceptable.
- There are lots of opportunities on the D of E website.
- All residentials need to be approved in advance using the Residential approval form.

The current costs are Bronze (£25), Silver (£25) or Gold (£32). You can pay via PayPal or credit or debit card.
Expedition fees are around £35/trip.

Bronze: Age 14+ (or in year 9), complete by 25th birthday.
Silver: Age 15+ (or in year 10), complete by 25th birthday.
Gold: Age 16+ (no activities can count before 16th birthday), complete by 25th birthday.

Bronze: Start planning your 3-month Volunteering, Physical & Skills elements in the Autumn, to be completed by Easter. Expedition practice is around Easter, with the assessed expedition in June.
Silver: Timings are adjusted according to GCSE timetables.