DofE WITH HEXNET
The DofE Award makes up the main bulk of your Chief Scout’s/King’s Scout Award.
It is comprised of the volunteering, physical and skills sections, as well as expeditions.
Once you have decided how you are going to complete each section, you will need to upload evidence, activity log, and assessor report to the online portal called eDofE.
AWARD REQUIREMENTS
Bronze
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Age 14+ (Y10)
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Volunteering section: 3 months
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Physical section: 3 months
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Skills section: 3 months
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Expedition: 2 days/1 night
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You also have to do 3 more months in one of the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections.
Silver
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Age 15+ (Y11)
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Volunteering section: 6 months
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Physical and Skills sections: One section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months
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Expedition: 3 days/2 nights
If you didn’t do Bronze:
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You must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
Gold
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Ages 16 to 25 (Y12)
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Volunteering section: 12 months
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Physical and Skills sections: One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months
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Expedition: 4 days/3 nights
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Residential: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights
If you didn’t do Silver:
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You must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
HOW TO REGISTER WITH DofE
You have to separately register with DofE to complete your awards.
To register, complete the form in the link below and pay the registration fee.
When filling in the form, select 'Hexnet' for your DofE group.
You will also need to choose an award level. If you're working towards your Platinum award this will be Bronze DofE, Diamond award is Silver DofE and King's is Gold.
CHOOSING YOUR SECTION ACTIVITIES
Volunteering
Physical
Skills
For each of your DofE sections, you need to choose an activity. Remember – you own your DofE programme and have the freedom to choose activities that are specific and relevant to you.
Your activities will need to be agreed with your Hexnet leader, and you will also need to consider the time commitments and costs involved with the activities.
At least one hour each week needs to be spent on each activity, for the duration of your award level requirement. And you need to be able to provide evidence of completing your activities as well as someone to act as an assessor for each section.
COMPLETING SECTIONS
EVIDENCE
As you go along completing your activities for each of the sections, you will need to collect evidence. This could be in the form of photos or videos.
ACTIVITY LOG
You will need to record what you did, when you did it and how long you did it for, each time you work towards your sections. This can be input into the blank logs we have for you here.
ASSESSOR REPORT
An Assessor checks on your progress and agrees the completion of a section of your programme. They must be independent and over the age of 18. Therefore, they cannot be a member of your family. You will also need a different assessor for each section.
At the end of your time completing your section activities, your assessor will need to write a short report about your progress during the activity.
For Gold only!
RESIDENTIAL
The residential section is only required for when you are doing Kings/Gold level.
You need to undertake a shared activity or specific course with people you don’t know, in a residential setting away from home and in an unfamiliar environment.
Your activity can be anything that provides you with an opportunity for broadening your interests and experiences. It is ideal for trying something new or it can be related to existing interests or activities followed in other sections of your DofE programme.
It's also worth noting that if your residential is a Scouting event, such as crew for a jamboree camp, it can also count towards your nights away for your awards.
To ensure that it meets the DofE requirements, your chosen residential must be approved by Simon Maltby & Emily Hodder beforehand. To do this, please complete the approval form and email it to HexneteDofE@gmail.com & emily.hodder@syscouts.org.uk
