Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) offers students the change of a life-changing experience. A fun time with friends. An opportunity to discover new interests and talents. A tool to develop essential skills for life and work. As well as a recognised mark of achievement; respected by employers.

There are 3 levels of award which the starting years are as follows;  Bronze Yr9, Silver Yr10 and Gold Yr12

There are four sections to complete at Bronze and Silver level and five at Gold. They involve helping the Volunteering: community/environment, Physical: becoming fitter, Skill: developing new skills, Expedition: planning, training for and completing an expedition and, for Gold only, Residential: working with a team on a residential activity.

The DofE is open to all in the above year groups with an application process, due to limited spaces. Achieving an Award isn’t a competition or about being first. It’s all about setting personal challenges and pushing personal boundaries.

Through a DofE programme young people have fun, make friends, improve their self-esteem and build confidence. They gain essential skills and attributes for work and life such as resilience, problem-solving, team-working, communication and drive, enhancing CVs, university and job applications. Top employers recognise the work-ready skills Award holders bring to their business.

Here at Glyn we have an amazing team of people who help deliver the award who are listed below, along with using the skills and expertise of a company called Learn Outdoors.

Ms Wilson-David – Duke of Edinburgh Award Manager

Mr Macgregor – Bronze Leader

Miss Stoke – Silver Leader

This team, along with other members of staff who help with the expedition sections, allow us to take up to 63 Bronze, 49 Silver and 14 Gold participants at the moment, with the hope of expanding the programme within Glyn in the future.

Duke of Edinburgh Award Practice and Qualifying Dates 2022

In light of recent postponements to Duke of Edinburgh Award activities (due to current Covid-19 restrictions) I would like to share with you the current proposed dates:

Award	Practice	Qualifying
Bronze Training 5 March	23-24 April 2022	19-20 June 2022
Silver Training 26 March	23-25 June 2022	08-10 July 2022
Gold Training 19/20 March	01-04 May 2022	11-15 July 2022

Ms Wilson-David, Duke of Edinburgh Award Manager