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For DofE Providers and Approved Activity Providers

Run every DofE booking through one branded operational system

Connect school enquiries, expedition dates, participant information, instructor allocation, parent communication and operational documents. Give schools and families a clearer experience while reducing repeated administration behind the scenes.

The Problem

Every change to an expedition creates work somewhere else.

Manage bookings, participants, instructors and expedition information through one branded system.

Keep updates connected to the correct booking, phase and participant.

Give schools, parents and instructors access according to their role.

Generate branded expedition documents from the same information you already hold.

The System

Connect the core workflows behind a more organised expedition season.

See your whole season in one pipeline

Capture enquiries and manage bookings across Bronze, Silver and Gold, with a clear view of confirmed and pending trips.

Keep participant records with the right team

Organise participants into teams, flag medical needs and manage records securely instead of on paper.

Know who is accounted for at each phase

Run sign-in and sign-out so you always know who is on the hill during training, practice and qualifying.

Allocate instructors without spreadsheets

Assign instructors per phase, track qualifications and DBS, and manage availability from one place.

Produce briefs from data you already hold

Generate branded expedition briefs, route paperwork and PDFs automatically from each booking.

Answer schools and parents once, not repeatedly

Give schools and families a branded portal with kit lists, meeting points and the details they keep asking for.

See The System

See how the information connects

Three real interface views showing how one booking holds together across the system.

Operational dashboard

See upcoming expeditions, outstanding information and current booking status.

Participant record

Keep contact, medical, dietary, consent and emergency information associated with the correct booking.

Role-specific portal

Give schools, parents and instructors access to the information relevant to them.

Example interface layouts from systems we've built. Expedition Section Hub is not endorsed or affiliated with DofE.

Connected Record

One school booking, from enquiry to delivery.

Instead of chasing the same information across tools, each booking moves through the system as a single connected record.

School enquiry
Booking
Expedition phases
Participants
Instructors
Parent information
Expedition brief
Packages

Two ways to start

Starter centralises the expedition and participant records. Core connects the complete provider operation.

Starter

Provider Essentials

Best for smaller DofE providers that want to replace fragmented participant and expedition administration.

Centralises your expedition and participant records in one branded place.

From £1,250 build

+ £300 per month (excl. VAT)

  • Branded provider website or portal
  • School and booking records
  • Participant and team information
  • Medical, dietary and emergency details
  • Parent and participant access
  • Consent and attendance records

Monthly fee covers: Hosting, routine maintenance, monitoring, support and agreed platform updates.

RecommendedCore

Provider Operations

Recommended for providers coordinating multiple schools, phases and instructional staff.

Connects the complete provider operation — not just records, but the whole delivery cycle.

From £2,500 build

+ £450 per month (excl. VAT)

  • Everything in Starter
  • Enquiry and booking pipeline
  • Training, practice and qualifying phases
  • Instructor allocation and staff records
  • Qualification and document tracking
  • Configurable expedition briefs and dashboards

Monthly fee covers: Hosting, maintenance, monitoring, support and agreed platform updates. Bespoke additions quoted separately.

Every project begins with a free 20-minute enquiry call. After the deposit, we hold two one-hour workflow meetings to map your current processes and configure the system around them.

50% of the build fee is paid as a deposit, with the remaining 50% due before launch. Monthly management begins when the system goes live. A 12-month minimum agreement applies.

Implementation

Built around the way your organisation already works

1

Understand the current workflow

We review how you currently manage enquiries, records, bookings, participants, staff and communication.

2

Agree the system structure

We identify which forms, dashboards, portals and permissions your organisation needs.

3

Build and configure

Your branded system is configured using your terminology, workflow and operational requirements.

4

Launch and manage

We support implementation, provide guidance and continue to manage the technical system after launch.

Why It Works

Designed around real operational workflows

Expedition administration rarely fails because staff do not care. Problems occur when the latest information is spread across inboxes, spreadsheets, PDFs and separate booking systems. Expedition Section Hub is designed to give each booking, expedition or residential visit one controlled operational record.

Built with controlled access in mind

Different users do not need to see the same information. Your system can be configured with separate access for administrators, schools, instructors and parents, according to the workflow agreed during implementation.

Role-based access
Controlled sharing
Clear retention arrangements
Client-specific privacy information
Secure authentication
Data-processing agreement
Questions

Common questions

For DofE Providers & AAPs

Show us how your provider manages a booking

Bring one current school booking to the demonstration. We will map how it moves from enquiry and confirmation through participant registration, instructor allocation and expedition delivery.

No system preparation is required. The first conversation is used to understand your current process and determine whether the service is suitable.