Bronze Expedition for current Y9 students 

(Last updated Sept 2023):

These are the key dates we request students to keep free to ensure they can attend all the expedition activities. 

Training Evening

Held at Students School

• For Coombe Girls Students - Monday 18 March 2024, 3.15 - 4.15pm (Y9 students only)

• For Coombe Boys Students - Wednesday 20 March 2024, 3.15 - 4.15pm (Y9 students only) 

Assessed Expedition  

Practice Day - Friday 10th May 2024 (school hours)

• Students from Coombe Boys and Girls meet at Coombe Girls School at 08:30 am.  

No uniform - come in your expedition kit. Bring packed lunch (we will have a few spare lunches for students who receive free school meals)

Bring all your equipment to school that morning as if you are going on the expedition.  

Friday Night - Students go home after the training day at 3pm

Expedition Day 1 - Saturday 11th May 2024 

• Students are dropped off in the Surrey Hills - Location TBC

Saturday Night - Students Camping - Site TBC

Expedition Day 2 - Sunday 12th May 2024 

• Students collected by parents/carers.

• 3pm (Estimate) - Surrey Hills - Location TBC

DofE Timeline 2023-2024                                    CHECK YOUR PROGRESSION 

September - October 2023 promotion and registration (deposit payment, Google form and Google Classroom), looking for volunteering/physical/skills placements 

November - December 2023 - eDofE log-in details provided, registration of the volunteering/physical/skills placements (including full names of the assessors and their contact details). Full payment deadline: 15 Dec.

January-April 2024 - continuing (and finishing) the volunteering/physical/skills placements that started in the Autumn Term. An after school training session in March.

May 2024 - practice and assessed expedition, signing off the assessors' reports (and finishing the placements if necessary)

A few useful reminders:

1 When recording a placement on https://edofe.org/ remember to enter your assessor's FULL CONTACT DETAILS (name, surname, email, contact number)

2 Please remember to record your weekly activity on your ACTIVITY LOGS https://www.dofe.org/do/activitylogs/

3 For IDEAS, check out  https://www.dofe.org/do/ideas/ 

4 If you're looking for some VOLUNTEERING opportunities, remember that you can find a virtual placement too:

https://www.dofe.org/thelatest/how-to-volunteer-remotely/

5 If you're looking for some SKILLS opportunities, remember that you can find a virtual placement too.

https://www.dofe.org/thelatest/skills-opportunities/