Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Do you want to have fun, make new friends, meet a challenge, take away great memories, and have an amazing experience? Then look no further!

Our expeditions are fun, memorable and challenging, offering young people valuable experiences, which meet the aim, principles, and outcomes of the Expedition section and the guiding principles of the DofE programme, and are open to all DofE participants from any background, DofE centre, group or organisation.

The positive feedback we receive, endorses the way in which we facilitate success and fun, generating memorable, challenging and valuable experiences in the DofE Expedition section, enabling young people to learn and develop, as we guide and support them through their expeditions.

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Bronze DofE Training

Participants are required to complete the compulsory expedition training at Bronze level, to be signed off as competent to safely undertake their qualifying expedition. This  includes the topics outlined in the Expedition Training Framework, including an instructor led navigation day, where you will learn the relevant skills to navigate in appropriate terrain.

We deliver a comprehensive training programme for the Bronze Expedition section that ensures each participant has the required skills, knowledge and confidence, to complete their qualifying expedition in a safe and enjoyable manner, which also helps to promote a positive experience whilst undertaking this aspect of their Bronze DofE programme. We do not compromise safety, or the importance of the training topics that are required to be completed as part of the Expedition section, hence the longer training period than that delivered by some other providers. These are indicated in the Expedition Training Framework (which was designed to be delivered over 12-16hrs), DofE Expedition Guide and The DofE Leaders' Handbook and is in keeping with the values, ethos and spirit of the DofE. The Expedition Training Framework states ‘Expedition Supervisors and Leaders must ensure that participants are trained to an appropriate level for the nature of the expedition that they are going to be undertaking and its environment. The training plan for an expedition team should be a progressive process, with skills being acquired on training sessions and then practised in the outdoor environment until participants are able to carry out the skills without support or adult intervention.' It's worth noting that the training required cannot be effectively achieved in one day; through online training sessions or courses; or even a combination of both!

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The training is run by a team of qualified and experienced instructors, all of whom have sound knowledge of DofE expeditions and includes the opportunity for participants to undertake the entire Expedition Training Framework, appropriate to the chosen environment, with emphasis on navigation techniques, that enables participants to develop greater confidence at navigating, as well as the other aspects required to successfully complete a qualifying expedition. Training is a combination of classroom and outdoor based learning.