I become a Duke of Edinburgh Assessor!

Over the last two days of our Qualifying expedition in the Pentlands I have also been undergoing an assessment myself! This is in order to become a D of E assessor. I have already done the online modules and attended a training course, but you also have to do a supported assessment out on the hills. I did the pre-expedition checks, discussed the route with the pupils and leaders, discussed where the pupils would be check pointed, met up with the teams en route, and at the end I debriefed the teams and told them that they had passed the expedition section. I really enjoyed it. And when I had finished, Carolyn (my assessor) said to me "Congratulations Susan, you are now a Duke of Edinburgh Assessor!" I was delighted! The journey back to the west went well and I was home in time for tea. James was in Warwick today and he got in shortly after me. He has just pointed out to me that my face is sunburned, which I find unfair because although it was a fine day it was only sunny for the last hour of walking. It must have been fierce. So now the boys are yet again watching "The Euros" which is the European football championships. David tells me that it is the Eurovision of football! This gives me the opportunity to blog and bath.