DofE Silver Walking
Training & Practice Expedition
(3 days & 2 nights)
(3 days & 2 nights)
Training Day
Expedition First Aid & Emergency Procedures
Awareness of risk and health & safety issues
Navigation Training Walk (participants accompanied by a qualified Expedition Leader delivering navigation training and compass skills in Silver terrain).
Campcraft & Campsite Management.
Equipment & rucksack packing.
Food & Cooking, fuel safety.
Countryside & Highway Codes.
Observation & Recording.
Team Building.
Practice Expedition
2-day Practice Expedition including 2 overnight camps.
Put into practice what you've learnt.
Supervised by our team of qualified & friendly leaders.
Review & debrief at end of expedition to highlight successes and adjustments.
Direct Entrants
In addition to the standard Silver Training, we encourage Direct Entry participants to attend their school's Bronze Residential Training to build a solid foundation.
Planning Workshop
(1 day)
(1 day)
Delivered in-school prior to Training & Practice Expedition.
Plan your Qualifying Expedition routes.
Agree Expedition Team Goal.
Complete routecards using our digital templates.
Comprehensive Kit Safety Check, discussions and reviews of Equipment and Food.
Qualifying Expedition
(3 days & 2 nights)
(3 days & 2 nights)
Similar to your Practice Expedition.
3-days, 2-nights including overnight camps.
Supervised by our team of qualified & friendly leaders.
Achieve Team Goal.
Satisfy all of the DofE Expedition Requirements.
Review & debrief at end of expedition with Assessor.
Personalised Assessor Report uploaded to eDofE.
All Packages include:
Training, Supervision & Assessment as outlined above.
Online Factsheets & Training Videos including kit lists, menu ideas and other key information.
Camp site fees for all participants & school staff performing pastoral duties included.
Inclusive use of our Group Equipment - tents, stoves, maps, map cases and group first-aid kits.
Includes all fuel (gas cylinders compatible with our Trangia stoves).
Dedicated admin and organisation that is "second-to-none".
Participant Joining Instructions prior to each event.
Generic & Area-Specific Risk Assessments.
Public Liability Insurance (£10million), AALA and AAP Licences.
Expedition On-Call Support – dedicated “home contact” support during expeditions.
Submission of Assessor Reports direct onto eDofE (using DofE Assessor Report portal).
Canoeing Expeditions
Fancy canoeing instead? We offer Silver Canoeing Expedition programmes with journeys taking place on rivers such as the Trent, Soar or Wye.
All Canoe Expedition packages include our standard package as above plus all paddle skills training from our qualified Paddlesport Leaders. Packages also include canoes, paddles, buoyancy aids, dry bags, throw lines and all canal/river licences.