The DofE team are delighted to welcome the recent addition of Mrs Banner in the role of DofE Coordinator. Mrs Banner has worked within the UKAT Community team for over 11 years planning and delivering a variety of events, including the Electives programme and is really looking forward to assisting the DofE team, supporting students and learning how to put up a tent!
Mrs Backshell is a new member of UKAT staff who joins the UKAT Community team from an events background having gained a wealth of experience organising and running many different events. Mrs Backshell is passionate about helping others and being outdoors so can’t wait to get started!
The DofE programme is now fully underway with students across both Awards busily navigating their eDofE accounts, finalising their sections and uploading evidence to support their chosen activities. It’s been fantastic to see so much progress. The students have really embraced the #DofEWithADifference programme.
This term saw the launch of our online Expedition challenges and activities to develop the skills needed on an expedition. Students were initially set a one pot cooking challenge; the aim was to produce a meal using only one pan and one burner to replicate cooking on a trangia.
We had so many fabulous entries, Daisy in Year 9 was the Bronze Award winner and Maja in Year 10 was the Silver Award winner at Chatham Grammar. The DofE team also chose Florence from Year 9 at Brompton Academy as the overall UKAT winner!
Well done to everyone who participated.
The Countryside Code quiz was the next activity, and the term has finished with the students being set a 5K walking challenge. The DofE team are looking forward to finding out how the students get on when they return after the break. More challenges and activities will take place during Term 4, such as map reading, basic first aid and rucksack packing.
The Cooking elective which supports the Skill section for Bronze Award students will commence during the first week back of Term 4. This year it will be delivered fully online by our external tutor Mrs Malone, as the transition from onsite sessions to online films proved to be very successful during the first lockdown. If there are any Bronze students who would still like to participate, they are able to sign up via ParentPay before the start of Term 4.
For further information about the DofE Award, please visit the DofE and Chatham Grammar websites by clicking on the following links: