SACE Stage 2 Outdoor Education study plan

Map every Folio task and every performance-standard descriptor into a single one-page checklist

Set up one evidence-capture system (dated notes, photo log, GPS tracks, skill video) to be used for all practicals

Confirm which outdoor activities will serve as your Folio contexts and check each against the activity requirements

Draft your first reflective entry using a describe-analyse-evaluate structure rather than description alone

Build a risk-management matrix for one Folio activity covering hazards, likelihood, consequence and controls

Write an environmental-impact statement applying minimal-impact principles to that same activity

Log a practical skill session and annotate your notes or footage with specific technique cues and corrections

Self-assess entry one against the performance standards and list three concrete revisions

Draft the journey route card with distances, terrain, ascent, timings and escape/exit points

Compile permits, land-manager notifications and a minimal-impact plan for the route

Calculate food, water and fuel quantities against group size, days and expected conditions

Allocate group roles and design a leadership rotation with clear handover points

Run a tabletop emergency scenario and record the decisions that force changes to your risk plan

Test and audit every item of personal and group equipment, repairing or replacing anything that fails

Brief the group on communication, inclusion and conflict-resolution protocols

Convert your planning documents into the exact format and structure the Outdoor Journey assessment task requires

Lead at least one allocated segment of the Outdoor Journey and record the decisions you made in the role

Capture daily evidence during the journey: track logs, decisions, group-dynamics observations and impact observations

Debrief each day with a structured plan-do-review journal entry rather than a diary of events

Draft the post-journey evaluation section while the evidence is still fresh

Finalise the Outdoor Journey written task, covering group dynamics, leadership and risk management with evidence

Select an Investigation topic and write a narrow, answerable research question

Draft the method: data sources, fieldwork or survey steps, ethics and consent, and safety considerations

Assemble a source list of at least eight credible references and screen each for relevance and bias

Collect, tabulate and clean the Investigation data or fieldwork observations

Analyse the findings, identify patterns and link each one explicitly back to the research question

Draft the report body with headings, integrated evidence and in-text citations

Audit the draft line by line against the Investigation performance standards

Revise the Investigation for clarity, accuracy and depth of evaluation, then submit it

Audit the Folio against your control sheet and identify any missing evidence

Complete the final Folio entry and refine earlier entries against the performance standards

Cross-check all three domains for consistent terminology and for evidence that is not duplicated across tasks