If you are in Yr10 and last year you have completed all your 3 actvities plus the expedition for DofE Bronze (volunteering, physical and skills) or least 2 activities and the third one is in a phase of completion, you may  join the Silver schedule this year.  Priority will be given to those who have completed the whole award.  If you did not start Bronze please see Mr Beckett or Miss Fallea to discuss.

Silver Expedition for current Y10

(Last updated Sept 2027):

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 Boys Students - Wednesday 10 March 2027, 3.15 - 4.15pm (Y10 students only)

• For Coombe Girls Students - Thursday 11 March 2027, 3.15 - 4.15pm (Y10 students only) 

Practice Expedition  

All students attend the whole weekend:

Fri 17th April (After School) to Sun 19th April, Surrey Hills

Parents/Carers must drop / collect their children from Surrey Hills - Details TBA and will be sent via email nearer the expedition date.

• Drop Off - Friday 16th April, 5pm - Students have a normal school day.  Students to be dropped off by parents/carers - Location TBC

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• Friday night camping at TBC

• Saturday night camping at TBC

• Pick Up - Sunday 18th April - approx 3pm. - Parents/carers collect from TBC

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Assessed Expedition 

Sat 3rd July 8:00am

Students to be dropped off by parents/carers at Coombe Girls School.  Travelling to New Forest by coach.

Mon 5th July circa 5pm - 

Travelling from New Forest by coach.  Students to be collected by parents/carers from Coombe Girls School.

DofE Timeline 2026-2027                                 CHECK YOUR PROGRESSION 

September - October 2026 promotion and registration (deposit payment, Google form and Google Classroom), looking for volunteering/physical/skills placements 

November - December 2026 - 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: 28 Jan.

January - April 2027 - continuing (and finishing) the volunteering/physical/skills placements that started in the Autumn Term. An after school training session in March and practice expedition (see the dates above) 

May - June 2027 finishing the three placements and signing off the assessors' reports 

July 2027 assessed expedition

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/