Welcome to the Sandon Duke of Edinburgh's award expedition web page.
This page is where you can check details for expeditions, find more info and get updates for all upcoming DofE events.
A quick welcome from Let's Get Out C.I.C
Review of the DofE kit list
Get eDofE mapping software. This will give you a separate account on OS maps that will link into your eDofE account
Some food options for your expedition
Training weekend: 22/23rd March 2024
Assessed expedition: 21/22nd June 2024
Training weekend: 28/29th March 2024
Assessed expedition: 28/29th June 2024
Practice expedition: 2/3/4th May 2024 (North Essex)
Assessed expedition: 10/11/12th July 2024. (North Norfolk)
Practice expedition: TBC 2024
Assessed expedition: TBC 2024
We offer good quality rucksack hire for those on our expeditions. These rucksacks are designed with DofE in mind and are designed to fit all sizes of young people. The cost of hiring a rucksack is £11pp per training/expedition. A good rucksack in a shop could cost £70-£90. Please choose the date of your training weekend/expedition when hiring.
You will need to pay £11 for training weekend and £11 for the assessed expedition, so a total of £22. We drop rucksacks into School the week before and collect them at the end of each weekend/expedition.
This course is your gateway to a fascinating exploration of bushcraft and survival skills tailored specifically for the Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award skills section. This innovative course is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of essential skills necessary for thriving in the great outdoors.
Please contact us if you cannot find the answer to your question
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) is a program that encourages young people to participate in a range of activities designed to develop their personal and interpersonal skills. The program was founded by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1956 and is available to young people in the United Kingdom and many other countries around the world.
The DofE expedition is one of 4 sections to achieve their award: -
The Bronze Expedition is an opportunity for participants to apply what they've learned in the other sections of the DofE program, particularly in terms of teamwork and problem-solving. Successful completion of the Bronze Award requires participants to meet the requirements of all four sections, including the successful completion of the expedition.
Overall, the DofE program, including the Bronze Expedition, is designed to help young people develop important life skills, build confidence, and gain a sense of achievement through a series of challenging and rewarding activities.
The duration of a Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) Expedition is two days and one night sleeping out. Some general guidelines that are typically followed for the Bronze DofE Expedition:
It's important to note that the Bronze DofE Expedition is designed to be a challenging but achievable adventure for young participants.
The DofE kit list is available to download off the DofE website and also the Let's Get Out C.I.C website. The kit list has been explained to all our young people taking part, there is also a video on this page running through the kit list which you can watch.
We offer full training for all the requirements of the expedition, including online training, in-school training and the training weekend before participants go on their assessed expedition.
All our training and expedition sessions are run by experienced staff. Full enhanced DBS checks, first aid and years of experience running DofE expeditions.
We are very experienced at running DofE expeditions, and we have an enviable safety record. We hold an AALA license with HSE and have highly experienced staff while on expeditions and training.
All team members are trained for emergencies, and we have protocols in place in the event of an emergency. Participants are taught how to be safe from day 1. Although remotely supervised we know the areas we work in and work to minimise any risk to participants. We have access to all relevant medical and contact information at all times, as well as contacts within the school or organisation.
We bag up participants mobile phones at the beginning of the expedition, they have these to open only in the event of an emergency. They have access to a Let's Get Out company phone, so always have means of communication with the leaders if needed.
Accommodation on the expedition is tents, they will have 2 or 3 person tents between their teams. There will be no mixing of sexes during the expedition. Leaders will always be close to the participants overnight. Any misbehaviour or mixing of tents will result in removal from the expedition.
The DofE is largely about young people gaining more independence, there will not be any communication during the expedition. Take it as no news is good news.
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