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Key roles for leading groups |
Herefordshire Duke of Edinburgh's Award competency matrix |
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This table is offered as a basic aid to the development of an individual programme. The list of activities and resources is not exhaustive. Some of the topics might require more than one session to teach, the depth of the teaching required will vary with the level of the D of E award.
Basic training and preparation plan
This table is offered as a basic aid to the development of an individual programme. The list of activities and resources is not exhaustive. Some of the topics might require more than one session to teach, the depth of the teaching required will vary with the level of the D of E award.
| Topic | Objectives/Learning Outcomes | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Award Registration Starting Section selection |
Award ICT resources – Power Point |
| 2 | Introduction to Map reading 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 Six figure Grid Reference |
Teaching set of maps of Map extracts. Memory Map Compasses |
| 3 | Navigation and Leadership Completing a simple Journey |
Evolve form completed, Base contact. Maps. Minibus or transport. Emergency equipment |
| 4 | First Aid and Emergency Procedures Emergency equipment, use of ‘DRABCD’, how and when to summon help. |
Range of emergency and first aid equipment. Scenarios or role play exercises |
| 5 | Weather forecasting. How to get a forecast, what it means, and the effects of weather on walkers. | Recording of forecasts. |
| 6 | Access and Conservation. The Countryside and Highway Codes |
Quiz, video. |
| 7 | Nutrition and fitness | Discussion, group work |
| 8 | Cooking Skills. Safe use of stoves. Prepare a meal. Hygiene. Waste Disposal | Trangia stoves, (or equivalent) fuel, food. Cook a meal |
| 9 | Day Walk. Setting a map, using a compass for direction of travel. Orienteering event |
As Topic 3. Planned route. Volunteers and helpers. Course of appropriate difficulty. |
| 10 | Selection of personal equipment for expeditions, emergency equipment. Packing a rucksack. Care of equipment | Range of equipment to examine. Full set of equipment for an expedition. |
| 11 | Selecting a campsite and pitching a tent | Number of tents for practice |
| 12 | Route planning and route card. Drawing together all the skills learnt. | Maps, route cards |