DofE Expeditions for Schools & Youth Groups

We can assist in running your expeditions … or take them off your hands completely

As an Approved Activity Provider (AAP) for the expedition section of the DofE we are licensed to run all aspects of the expedition section.

Although based in the North of England we run, and help out with, training days and expeditions throughout the country. We even run international DofE expeditions in Europe. Wherever you are based in the UK we can probably help.

We can:

Organise entire programmes of training, practice and qualifying expeditions.
Organise the expeditions for groups that you have trained.
Provide a team of supervisors to supervise expeditions where you have trained the groups and planned the expedition.
Provide a few supervisors to work alongside your staff and under your direction.

In the first 3 examples shown above, Lupine Adventure are taking responsibility for the safety of the participants. In the fourth example we are operating under your direction, and so responsibility for the safe and successful running of the programme ultimately rests with your organisation.

For more information have a look at our FAQ for Schools and Youth groups.

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Training

We can run a full training course or simply cover the bits that you require help with.

For Bronze and Silver programmes we tend to run single day training session on your premesis. For Gold expeditions we usually run training on a 2 day residential here in Yorkshire. However, with some schools we run a day of training at school and a day before the practice expedition in the countryside.

Practice and Qualifying Expeditions

Ratios

We staff all practice expeditions at a ratio of 1 member of staff per group to ensure they they get the attention they need to learn the skills. On all assessed expeditions in remote terrain we keep the 1:1 ratio as we feel it is essential to keep groups safe. In non-remote terrain we will sometimes lower the ratio to 2 staff per 3 groups on assessed expeditions.

Remote Supervision

During practice expeditions we will accompany the group for as long as we feel is necessary before letting them off on their own. This is usually a stepped process, moving from accompanying, to shadowing, to more remote methods of supervision.

When remotely supervising a group our staff will work out a daily supervision plan. They will look at the route and identify when they will need to be very close to the team and when they can hang back. Generally speaking we stay close when the team are in: a) remote areas; b) areas of potential physical danger; and c) areas of complex navigation. We will not necessarily walk with the group, they may not even see us, but they will be being supervised.