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Here’s the perfect start to your Sunday: our final catch-up update of the week! All participants reflect on their accomplishments and deliver a presentation on one aspect of their assessed expedition, developing invaluable life skills along the way. Well done to all of them!

Time for our second catch-up update of the week! This year’s silver expedition was an absolute triumph; participants learned about themselves, their potential for growth and how to operate as a team for multiple days. Stay tuned for our final catch-up update later this week!

It has been busy behind the scenes, so it’s time for some catch-up updates! This image of Yellow Team being quizzed on their route for the second day of their bronze expedition was taken by a talented participant from Pink Team. Keep an eye out for further updates this week!

What an amazing practice expedition with Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy! Every group learned a huge amount about themselves and their teammates, and are now making final preparations for their assessed expeditions. @OSCATweets

Huge congratulations go to all six groups from Spalding High School who braved the near constant rain to complete their bronze assessed expeditions in Derbyshire over the weekend! Here you can see a rare glimpse of the sunshine. Well done all! @SpaldingHighSch

Silver expedition in the bright Shropshire sunshine: done! Both groups from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy persevered through the scorching heat, and this picture encapsulates the complete togetherness of one of them, chilling out at the end of a testing day. @OSCATweets

Second update, as promised! All of the groups from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy did incredibly well on their bronze assessed expedition, well done to all of you! Pink team finished off their second day with smiles in the sunshine! @OSCATweets

We’ve had a great pair of expeditions recently with Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy; all of the groups performed exceptionally well! Here you can see Purple Team coming over the final hill on their practice expedition. Second update to follow next week! @OSCATweets

Another DofE year drew to a close this week with final presentations at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy. We have already had a high level of interest in next year’s silver award! Massive congratulations go to all participants who completed their awards this year! @OSCATweets

The Shropshire hills played host to Excite’s recent first silver assessed expedition. The participants from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy were fantastic, braving the strong gusts of the Long Mynd to pass their expedition section in style! Well done guys! @OSCATweets

Massive congratulations go to all seven groups from Spalding High School who overcame the overnight wind and rain on the second day to complete their assessed bronze DofE expedition last weekend! Every participant should be thoroughly proud of their achievement! @SpaldingHighSch

Well done to all of the bronze groups from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy who passed their assessed expedition last week. Blue team (pictured) harnessed the power of positivity and showed remarkable improvement in their skills since their practice expedition! @OSCATweets

What a difference a day makes! Friday’s demoralising drizzle gave way to glorious sunshine on Saturday for this year’s Bronze and Silver DofE groups from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy. That’s the practice complete; now onto the assessed expeditions! @OSCATweets

The expedition season has begun! A slight detour from the red team saw them tackling a steeper descent than expected at the weekend! Both teams from Fortis Academy are now finalising their routes for their assessed expedition in June. @academy_fortis

Yesterday saw the completion of our final first aid training session at Fortis Academy. This training is an essential component of our DofE programmes as it gives participants a key insight into how to respond to emergency situations and help people in need. @academy_fortis

All of the DofE groups are putting the finishing touches to their route plans. Here you can see a group from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy doing just that. Practice expeditions are only a month away now! Exciting times! @OSCATweets

Training is well underway for this year’s DofE cohorts. This week saw a first aid session at Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy, giving participants vital knowledge in how to respond to emergencies, not only on their expeditions, but throughout their lives! @OSCATweets

Fantastic effort from all of the groups from Spalding High School on their recent bronze assessed expedition in the Peak District. Congratulations go to all of the participants, including The Beatles, pictured here! 🥳🎊🎉 @SpaldingHighSch

We had another fantastic expedition recently – congratulations to all of the groups from Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy for passing their bronze expedition assessments! Here you can see pink team looking pleased with their achievement! @OSCATweets

We’ve seen some excellent group presentations this week! In this one, the pink team from Fortis Academy are showing off their expedition scrapbook and describing how their group morale changed over the weekend. Well done guys! @academy_fortis