Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Welcome

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a high quality, enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development activities for young people aged 14-25. It is designed to be enjoyable and rewarding while promoting personal development, self-reliance and leadership skills. It operates in three progressive sections:

For those aged 14 and over.

We offer this for Year 9s and 10s.

For those aged 15 and over.

We offer this to students who successfully complete the Bronze Award.

For those aged 16 and over.
We do not offer the chance to complete this – recommended to be done when at College.

Each Award is made up of four sections (five for Gold) that involve:

Volunteering

Helping other people in the local community

Physical

Sport, dance and fitness

Skills

Covering almost any hobby, skill or interest

Expedition

Training for, planning and completing a challenging journey over two or more days

The additional section for Gold participants is a Residential (staying away from home for five days and four nights doing a shared activity).

Why do the Award?

Achieving the award will give you skills, confidence and a view on life that everyone is looking for, from future employers to colleges and universities.
…you’re getting recognised for doing things you want to do (and may even be doing already).
…you’ll make a difference to other people’s lives and your community, be fitter and healthier, make new friends and have memories to last you a lifetime.
And above all, it’s a great laugh – the question should really be why wouldn’t you bother!

Who should attempt the Award?

Anyone who enjoys a challenge, wants to develop new skills and to make a difference in their community.

BRONZE Specific Section

You can do a Bronze DofE programme once you’re 14 (or nearly 14, which sometimes happens when you and your friends decide to start your adventure together).
The Bronze DofE programme has 4 sections, Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition.
It will usually take you at least 6 months to complete your Bronze programme.

VOLUNTEERING	PHYSICAL	SKILLS	EXPEDITION
3 months	3 months	3 months	Plan, train for and undertake a 2 day, 1 night expedition

All students must undertake a further 3 months in the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections (your choice!)

SILVER Specific Section

The next step… you need to be at least 15 to start doing your Silver DofE programme. If you’ve achieved your Bronze Award, your Licensed Organisation may allow you to start your Silver a month or two before your 15th birthday.
A Silver DofE programme also has 4 sections, Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition.

It will take you at least 6 months for Silver if you’ve already achieved your Bronze, or 12 months if you’ve jumped straight into Silver.

VOLUNTEERING	PHYSICAL	SKILLS	EXPEDITION
6 months	One section for 6 months and the other for 3 months		Plan, train for and undertake a 3 day, 2 night expedition

Direct entrants (students not completed Bronze) must undertake a further 6 months in Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.

THE EXPEDITION

DofE expeditions must be unaccompanied, self-reliant and by the participants own physical efforts.
For the Bronze Award, participants need to complete a 2 day expedition carrying all of their kit, walking an average of 14 kilometres per day and camping over-night.
For the Silver Award, students will need to complete a 3 day expedition carrying all of their kit, walking an average of 16 kilometres per day, camping overnight both with and without supervision.

Groups will be assessed by Mr Croydon and Mr Mosedale, who is a fully accredited Duke of Edinburgh Assessor.

Downloads and Links

DofE website – https://www.dofe.org/
Volunteering ideas – https://www.dofe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/programme_ideas_-_volunteering.pdf
Skills ideas – https://www.dofe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/programme_ideas_-_skills.pdf
Physical ideas – https://www.dofe.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/programme_ideas_-_physical.pdf
Expedition Kit List – https://www.dofe.org/shopping/dofe-expedition-kit-list/

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