Duke of

Edinburgh

Award

Bronze

Information Pack

Reddish Vale High School

Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport, SK5 7HD

Email: [email protected] Tel: 0161 477 3544 / Fax: 0161 429 9683

Dear Parents/Carers,

I am pleased to inform you that Reddish Vale High School is offering our Year 9 pupils the opportunity to undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. The award is a life changing experience. A fun time with friends. An opportunity to discover new interests and talents. A tool to develop essential skills for life and work. A nationally recognised mark of achievement; respected by employers. It is designed for young people to develop key skills such as independence, teamwork and leadership, and this is done through their involvement in a personalised programme of activities.

The Four parts of the Bronze award: The award requires those participating to complete four sections:

1. Skill: developing a new skill, or continuing to develop an existing skill 2. Physical: participating in physical activity, such as sport 3. Volunteering: being involved in an activity which benefits others 4. Expedition: completing a training and assessed two day hike with an overnight camp The Skills, Physical and Volunteering sections must be undertaken once a week, with two of these sections being completed within three months, and one within six months. Although students will be assisted in selecting appropriate activities and monitored throughout the delivery of the award, completion of these sections is primarily the responsibility of the student taking part. A suggested activity sheet is included on pages 3 and 4 of the enclosed booklet. The expedition section requires students to undertake a number of sessions in the summer term and one assessed expedition. This will be two days and one night. Dates TBC. Attendance is compulsory.

Commitments and Costs: Students must commit to completing all four sections of the award, and parents/carers must encourage their child’s commitment to the completion of the award. Upon signing up for your child to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, you will be sent a starter pack which costs £25. Starter packs will be delivered to you by post direct from D of E. Please note that this does not include Expedition costs. This payment will be made through parent pay. Any issues regarding payment and cost of the award please contact school to discuss further. The expedition will take place in June/July – Date TBC.

Regular drop in sessions will also be arranged, to give participants further information, ask any questions and for progress checks.

If you wish for your child to participate, please complete an application form, which you can collect from Mr Andrews or Miss Olijnyk and please ask your child to hand them in to their form tutor.

If you have any further queries, please contact Mr Andrews or Miss Olijnyk by Email or Telephone:

Mr Andrews: [email protected] Miss Olijnyk: [email protected] Tel: 0161 477 3544

You can find out more by accessing the Duke of Edinburgh website at www.dofe.org

Suggested Activities Sheet When completing each section of your DofE, you should develop a programme, which is specific and relevant to you. This sheet gives you a list of ideas that you could do, to create a programme of your own.

Skills Section Bee keeping Life Skills Creative Arts Caring for reptiles Cookery Basket making Developing a skill helps you Dog training and handling Democracy in action Brass rubbing get better at something that Pigeon breeding and racing Digital lifestyle Car Cake decoration you are interested in, and maintenance/road skills Camping gear making gives you the confidence and Music Motorcycle maintenance Candle making Church bell ringing ability to use this skill, both Event planning building Composing now, and later in life. First aid Canvas work DJing Hair and beauty Carnival float construction Performance Arts Evaluating music Library skills and information Ceramics Ballet appreciation Improvising melodies Life skills Clay modelling Ceremonial drill Music appreciation Massage Crocheting Circus skills Playing an instrument Money management Cross stitch Conjuring and magic Playing in a band Navigation Dough craft Dance appreciation Reading and notating music Young enterprise Drawing Majorettes Music in history and culture Skills for employment Dressmaking Puppetry Natural World Embroidery Singing Learning and Collecting Conservation Enamelling Speech and drama Aeronautics Forestry Fabric printing Theatre appreciation Aircraft recognition Gardening Feng Shui Ventriloquism Anthropology Groundsmanship Floral decoration Yoyo extreme Archaeology Growing carnivorous plants French polishing Astronautics Science and Technology Plant growing Furniture restoration Bird watching Aerodynamics Snail farming Glass blowing Coastal navigation anatomy Vegetable growing Glass painting Comics Astronomy Interior design Costume study Biology Games and Sport Jewellery making Criminology Botany Cards e.g. bridge Knitting Fashion Chemistry Chess Lace making Gemstones Ecology Clay target shooting Leatherwork Genealogy Electrics Cycle maintenance Lettering and calligraphy History of art Engineering Darts Macramé Language skills Entomology Dominos Marquety Reading IT /fly fishing Model construction Religious studies Marine biology Gilding Painting Ship recognition Oceanography Go-karting Photography Kite construction and flying Palaeontology Media and Communication Pottery Mah Jongg Physics Amateur radio Quilting Model construction Rocket making Communication with the Rope work Motor sports Taxonomy visually impaired Rug making Power Weather/meteorology Communication with the Soft toy making Snooker, pool and billiards Website design audibly impaired Textiles Sports appreciation Zoology Film and video making Weaving and spinning Sports leadership Journalism Wine/beer making Care of Animals Sports officiating Magazine production Woodwork Agriculture Table games Signalling Aquarium keeping War games Writing

Suggested Activities Sheet When completing each section of your DofE, you should develop a programme, which is specific and relevant to you. This sheet gives you a list of ideas that you could do, to create a programme of your own.

Physical Section Contra dancing Martial Arts Personal safety Country and Western Aikido Promotion and road safety Doing physical activity is fun Flamenco Capoeira Environment and Animals and improves your health Folk dancing Ju Jitsu Animal welfare and fitness. There is an Jazz Judo Rural conservation activity to suit everyone, so Line dancing Karate Preserving waterways choose something that you Morris dancing Self-defence Animal rescue centre are interested in. Salsa/Latin dancing Sumo Litter picking Scottish/Irish dancing Tea Kwon Do Individual Sports Beach conservation Street/break dancing Tai Chi Archery Zoo/farm reserve work Swing Athletics Team Sports Tap dancing Charity/Community Biathlon/ American football Administration bowling Racquet sports Baseball Charity intern Boxing Badminton Basketball Volunteer lifeguard Croquet Rapid ball Cricket Event management Cross country running Squash Curling Cycling Fundraising Table tennis Dodge disc Mountain rescue Fencing Tennis Dodgeball Religious education Golf Fives Fitness Serving a faith community Horse riding Football Aerobics Supporting a charity Hockey Orienteering Cheerleading Charity shop work Hurling Petanque Fitness classes Kabaddi Coaching, Teaching and Roller blading Gym work Lacrosse Leadership Running Gymnastics Netball Dance static trapeze Physical achievement Rounders Leading DofE Wrestling Pilates Rugby Group leadership Running/jogging Sledge hockey Leading Girls’ Venture Corps Water Sports Trampolining Ultimate flying disc Leading Sea Cadets Canoeing Walking Underwater rugby Leading Air Cadets Weightlifting Volleyball Leading St John’s Dragon racing Yoga Ambulance Free-diving Zumba Leading Scout Association Volunteering Section and sculling Extreme sports Leading Air Training Corps Caving and potholing Volunteering gives you the Leading Boys’ Brigade Skurfing Climbing chance to make a difference Leading CCF Free running/parkour Leading Girlguiding UK to people’s lives and use /body boarding Ice skating your skills and experience to Sports leadership Mountain biking help your local community. Music tuition Parachuting Skateboarding Community Action Skydiving Campaigning

Dance Skiing Cyber safety Ballet Snowboarding Council representation

Ballroom dancing Speed skating Drug/alcohol education Belly dancing Peer education