To be ready for the assessed expedition, students need to attend the following DOFE meetings:

As this DOFE expedition includes an overnight stay, all camping kit will be issued from the Fairweather Hall (Barrhead Road, Newton Mearns , East Renfrewshire, G77 6BB).

The date and time of the kit issued will be confirmed shortly.

In addition, please bare in mind that a £50 deposit is required when the DOFE kit is collected. This can either be cash or a cheque made payable to East Renfrewshire Council, secured in an envelope with your child’s name written on the front.

More info can be found in the presentation, given earlier this year.

The DOFE expedition will start from Barrhead train station. All DOFE students should arrive at the train station (time to be confirmed) with their rucksack and kit and be dressed appropriately for hillwalking.

Students will return to Barrhead train station around 4pm on Wednesday, 7th Sept where they can be collected.

On returning from the expedition, students will be issued with a date and time for when the kit needs to be returned to the Fairweather Hall. Students are responsible for washing, drying and returning the kit promptly.

Kit that is not returned at the correct date/time or returned dirty or wet may result in the loss of the £50 deposit, this is at the DOFE Managers discretion.

To keep up-to-date with the progress of the expedition follow us on twitter @Barrhead_DOFE

Successfully completing the expedition is the final part of the Bronze DOFE Award. A number of students are a little behind with the other three sections (Skill, Physical & Volunteering). I would encourage them to put some time and effort into updating their eDOFE account so they can gain their Bronze Award this year. All S4 students should aim to have all sections of their award completed by the October holidays.