Delivery Toolkit

These resources can be used to plan your DofE delivery, and may be especially useful if you’re managing multiple cohorts of young people this year.

• DofE Delivery Framework is a detailed best practice guide for everyone delivering DofE.
• Guidance on delivering DofE under restrictions
• Staff/volunteers recruitment presentation for support with expanding your DofE team
• Summary sheet of all temporary changes
• Guidance for Leaders on supporting young people on digital platforms
• Support for young people with additional needs

Once you’ve recruited your new cohort, these resources will encourage participants to accurately record their activities.

• Programme planners for every level (editable online)
  • Bronze
  • Direct Silver and non-direct Silver
  • Direct Gold and non-direct Gold
• Activity logs for the Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections (editable online)
• Digital Welcome Packs for additional copies of the resources sent to young people
• Read our blog on how you can do your DofE activities on a budget.

Share our eDofE remote launch with participants to get them logged in for the first time.

Use our online resources for any eDofE queries, from amending section start dates to approving activity change requests.

Don’t forget that you can also use the eDofE Support chat function for any specific queries.

During and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, participants who complete their Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections will also receive a DofE Certificate of Achievement – a formal recognition, by the DofE, of their efforts at this extraordinary time.

Volunteering section

As a temporary programme change, participants can volunteer for family members, for example by mentoring or coaching younger siblings. As with all DofE activities, they should be structured and help the participant to meet the benefits and outcomes of the Volunteering section.

Participants can choose from a variety of activities which are outlined in these handy resources:

• Volunteering section activity list for an overview of all opportunities
• #DofEwithadifference activity list and the Opportunity Finder for remote/virtual opportunities
• Improving access to the Volunteering section: launch assembly presentation
• Volunteering 13-week templates to fundraise for a charity, raise awareness for an important cause, mentor a family member, or support their community as remote or socially-distanced opportunities

Physical section

Participants can choose from a variety of activities which are outlined in these handy resources:

• Physical section activity list for an overview of all opportunities
• #DofEwithadifference activity list and the Opportunity Finder for remote/virtual opportunities

Skills section

Participants can choose from a variety of activities which are outlined in these handy resources:

• Skills section activity list for an overview of all opportunities
• #DofEwithadifference activity list and the Opportunity Finder for remote/virtual opportunities

We’ve made a number of temporary rule changes to the Expedition section. These changes will help LOs and AAPs to run expeditions to support new cohorts of participants and those young people whose expeditions have been delayed.

• Delivering the Expedition section overview document for general guidance on running expeditions
• Summary of the temporary changes to the Expedition section, and a how they compare to the expedition requirements
• Expeditions in restricted outdoor spaces overview and infographic
• Training frameworks at Bronze, Silver and Gold
• Guidance on adding Expedition section information to eDofE
• Incident reporting process

For further resources to support the delivery of expedition training, have a look at our Resources Centre.

We’ve also made a number of temporary rule changes to the Residential section. These include:

• Residentials can be run with a minimum of four participants. This is to allow for single bedrooms for those providers who have limited bedrooms/facilities.
• Participants can go home at night to sleep following the evening meal and any evening activities.
• The residential experience can be split over two weekends if needed.
  • Participants should aim to arrive before dinner on Friday evening and leave after 3pm on Sunday.
  • Both parts must be complete within one year.
  • Participants should be taking part in the same type of activity over each weekend, but each part can be with different people.

The following resources might be helpful in finding a suitable residential:

• Residential section ideas
• Residential section checklist
• Residential section approval form
• Residentials run by AAPs can be found on our Opportunity Finder

Support your participants and staff/volunteers to sign off sections promptly by using the following resources:

• Guidance for Assessors on writing reports for the Volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition and Residential sections
• Report request slips for participants to pass on to their Assessors
• Summary of all temporary changes for Award Verifiers in England, Wales and Scotland and in Northern Ireland.