DofE Expedition Section

Expeditions- Information for Parents, Schools and Colleges

Resilience provides  flexible, bespoke programs for your school to support young peoples training, practice and qualifying ventures at Bronze, Silver or Gold level. Training for expeditions can be done on your school site, and expeditions can be managed in a location to suit your school, alternatively at the open expeditions training centre near Leith Hill in Surrey.

Safety

Resilience Education and Adventure Ltd is a Licenced Approved Activity Provider for the Expedition and Residential sections of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. We also hold a licence from The Adventure Activity Licencing  Service (AALS).We follow the latest industry best practice and guidance ensuring that participants experience is as safe as it can possibly be, given the nature of the activity. We will run a parents information evening with a safety focus. Our practices are open to suggestions from all and we review our policies annually to the highest possible standards. If you would like copies of our policies and details of our insurance, please contact us.

Policies
​Updated to highest current national standards annually.
Staffing
Leaders are outdoor professionals well known to us  - all can be described as having both 'teaching and technical' skills, either;
1.   QTS with Teaching and outdoor educational experience           qualifications.
2.   Mountain Leader or higher full time outdoor professionals
Child protection and safeguarding - All staff undergo continually updated  DBS checks. Leaders agree to our service agreements and code of professional conduct.
Training: Participants follow fully a planned  training programe appropriate to their award level for them to feel appropriately self-sufficient. An additional Emergency Life Support training module can be built into your training programe.
Medical
All medical details of individuals. Staff are First Aid trained.. Where professional medical attention is required we know how and where to find it locally.
Communication:
We hold a parents information and safety briefing 
Leader/Participant ratio's
1:12 (lower for some activities/groups)
Risk Assessments and Emergency Planning
Site, activity and where necessary individual. Experience of over 300 expeditions in the UK and abroad.