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Duke of Edinburgh's Award
 Contact Details
Director of Vocational Education and Student Leadership: Lorna Bateson [ ]
Expeditions Coordinator: Leigh Bellis [ ]
Sections Coordinator: Diana Cook [ ]
(E-mails will be received through the general college address and should not be used to send confidential or sensitive pupil information.)
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Logo The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a programme of personal development made up of four sections: Skill, Service, Physical Activity and Expedition.
Students work individually on all sections except the Expedition, which is done in small groups, travelling away for two weekends with the school. All the requirements for the Award can be found on the national website at www.theaward.org.
 2008 Bronze Information and Forms
The Bronze Award runs each year at Comberton for Year 9 pupils. We usually have about 100 pupils sign up, and we're hoping this year will be another record year. The parental meeting has already past, but if you missed any of the documents at the meeting, or if your son/daughter has changed their mind, all the information and documents you need are here.
In order to be enrolled, you need to return the Consent Form, and the CCC Enrolment Form together with payment to the Community Education Office by Friday 7 March. If you could please also get your son/daughter to decide on the group they want to walk in (minimum 4, maximum 7 per group) and hand in one form per group to Community Education as well.
More details on training and the trips will follow nearer the time
Internal Link General Information Letter (.doc)
Internal Link Expedition Information Sheet (.doc)
Internal Link CCC Enrolment Form (.doc) (amended 10-Mar-08)
Internal Link Student Medical Details and Emergency Contact Details (.doc)
Internal Link Consent Form (.doc)
Internal Link Group Slip (.doc)
Internal Link Kit List (.doc)
Amended Monday 10 March 2008
 2008 Silver Information and Forms
Year 10 at Comberton have the option of completing the Silver Award. Most pupils who sign up for this have completed the Bronze Award, but if your son/daughter is really keen and didn't do the Bronze Award, please get in touch with us to discuss it.
All the information on the Silver is below. Consent forms and money were due in at Community Education by 29 February, but if you missed the deadline, please get them in as soon as possible so we can confirm all the bookings for the expeditions.
The first training day is coming up soon, on Sunday 16 March at Ashdon Village Hall near Saffron Walden and the first expedition is not long after Easter on Friday 25 April.
Internal Link General Information Letter (.doc)
Internal Link Consent Form (.doc)
Internal Link Kit List (.doc)
Internal Link Student Medical Details and Emergency Contact Details (.doc)
Internal Link Edale 2008 - Instructions for Route Planning (.doc)
Internal Link Route Card (.xls)
Re-posted Friday 11 April 2008
 Silver Practice Expedition, Friday 25 – Monday 28 April 2008
Following the extremely successful training day at Ashdon Village Hall before Easter, our first expedition as a silver group is now fast approaching. Pupils have put themselves into groups (mostly) and each group has been given route planning instructions, a copy of the map, and six copies of the route cards. The deadline to hand in:
A photocopy of the map for each day with the route highlighted.
Two copies of each day’s route card completed.
The route planning instructions sheet.
The brown envelope with their names marked on.
is Thursday 18 April by 1300 to the magazine rack outside Ma 2.
If pupils have lost any of this paperwork, or want to type their route cards, the necessary documents are provided here (see above).
Equipment will be available to borrow from Monday. We have
3-man tents.
2-man tents.
Large trangias (for 3 people).
Rucksacks.
Some sleeping mats.
If your son/daughter needs to borrow equipment, a letter can be obtained from Mr Bellis, or they are provided here below as well. (to follow)
Please check if you are using your own equipment that it is still in good working order, that it all still fits (feet grow!) and that you have everything on the silver kit list – it’s a little longer than the bronze one.
Finally, groups need to be planning what they will eat over the weekend. This is even more important than for Bronze, as the extra day has a big impact. Having a full stomach makes a huge difference between a miserable expedition and a brilliant one – think it through carefully. Full guidance is on the back of the kit list, or you can email with any queries.
Looking forward to a great weekend; here’s hoping there is no snow!!
Ms Bateson
Thursday 10 April 2008
Posted Friday 11 April 2008
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