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Information and resources to support your lessons at school

The DofE expedition Framework has eight sections, below are some useful resources to help with your lessons and training.

1. First Aid and Emergency Procedures

First Aid and Emergency Procedures

A video from SJA on how to use your First Aid kit
Action in an emergency – resuscitation, airway, breathing and circulation.
Videos on hypothermia, Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion
A video from SJA on wounds and bleeding.
A video from SJA on shock.
Videos on blisters, cuts, abrasions, minor burns and scalds, headaches, insect bites, sunburn, splinters.
The recognition of more serious conditions such as sprains, strains, dislocations and broken limbs.
Watch a video on knowing what to do in the case of an accident or emergency.
Summoning help – what people need to know, telephoning for help, written message.
Getting help, self-help and waiting for help to arrive, keeping safe and warm, helping people to find you.

2. An awareness of Risk and Health and safety issues

An awareness of Risk and Health and Safety issues.

Expedition fitness.
Telling people where you are going.
A fun video to promote discussion on identifying and avoiding hazards
Keeping together.
Weather forecasts – knowing how, where and when to obtain weather forecasts, relating weather forecasts to observed conditions, looking for signs which will indicate changes in the weather.
Download the Expedition Behaviour article from the DofE magazine.

3. Navigation, Route Planning and Compass Skills

Filling in your Route Card

Route planning and completing a route card are vital parts of the preparation for the expedition. To make this easier, especially at Bronze Level, we provide route cards that are partially completed so that participants are building upon this framework. You can also use our ‘Route Planning and Route Card Instructions‘ download to help participants understand how to fill in a route card.

Preparatory map skills

Download the Map Reading Made Easy leaflet, this is a good revisions booklet for silver and gold groups.
Download the Navigation Skills article from the DofE magazine
A video from OS on Contour Lines
A video from OS on Map Symbols
A video from OS on Grid References

Practical Map Skills

A video from Mountaineering Ireland on Setting the Map
A video from Mountaineering Ireland on Distance, Timing and Pacing

Compass Skills

A video from OS on Compass Bearings
A video from Mountaineering Ireland on Taking and Using Bearings

4. Accommodation, Equipment and Hygiene

Equipment

Download the DofE Expedition Kit Guide
Download the DofE article on Boots or watch 2 videos on Choosing your boots and Which Boots?
Download the DofE article on Boots and Feet
A video from GoOutdoors on choosing your expedition kit and choosing the right Waterproof Jacket
Three videos on Packing your Rucksack and Packing your Rucksack and Packing your Rucksack
A video on how to Adjust your Rucksack
A video from Mountain Warehouse on how to fit a rucksack
Download the Environmental Impact of expeditions article from the DofE magazine
Lyme Disease / Ticks

5. Food and Cooking

Food and Cooking

Download the DofE article on the Stove safety instructions
Download the DofE article on Menu article
Download our E3 Bronze Menu Planner
Download our E3 Silver Menu Planner
Download our E3 Gold Menu Planner

Countryside and Highway Codes

Watch a Countryside Code video
Download the DofE article on the Environment
Download the DofE article on Sustainable Expeditions
Link to the Highway Code

6. Countryside and Highway Codes

Countryside and Highway Codes

Watch a Countryside Code video
Download the DofE article on the Environment
Download the DofE article on Sustainable Expeditions
Link to the Highway Code

Some extra info for GOLD expeditions

Information from Mountaineering Ireland, Is the water safe?
Download the where-to-go-leaflet.asp leaflet – a guide on how to manage calls of nature on expedition.