Duke of Edinburgh Award

Participating in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award gives young people the chance to develop skills for work and life and to fulfil their potential. At Icknield Community College we know that completing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award can be a life changing adventure for your child.

 Levels

The Award offers 3 levels:

  • Bronze
  • Silver 
  • Gold

At Icknield, we currently provide the opportunity to complete the Bronze Award in year 9 and the Silver award in year 10.
The Bronze Award is launched in October with a taster walk after school followed by sign up and registration before Christmas. Most participants start their volunteering, skills and physical sections around this time and finishing their Award with the expeditions that usually occur in terms 5 and 6.
The Silver Award is launched after the October half-term with sign up also before Christmas. The expeditions also occur during terms 5 and 6 of year 10. This allows students to complete their silver award before year 11 starts and reduce the pressure of juggling too many commitments, whilst still giving them important time management skills.

 

 

Sections

You achieve your Award by completing a personal programme of activities in four sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and an Expedition.

For the Bronze Award two of the sections are completed for 3 months and the other for 6 months. The expedition involves a 2 day walk with one night of camping. Participants complete a practice and qualifying expedition.

For the Silver Award one of the sections is completed for 3 months and the other two for 6 months. The expedition involves a 3 day walk with two nights of camping. Participants complete a practice and qualifying expedition.

In preparation for the expedition there is after school training and route planning during terms 3-6 for Bronze participants and a Saturday training day before the expedition for Silver participants.

Your programme can be full of activities and projects that get you buzzing; along the way, you will gain experiences, friends and talents that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Importantly, you choose your own activities to make up your own programme.

Full details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award can be found on the official website at www.dofe.org

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Attachments:
Download this file (Activity Log Physical Section.pdf)Activity Log Physical Section95 kB
Download this file (Activity Log Skills Section.pdf)Activity Log Skills Section95 kB
Download this file (Activity Log Volunteering Section.pdf)Activity Log Volunteering Section95 kB
Download this file (Combined Programme Planner.pdf)Combined Programme Planner178 kB
Download this file (DofE new enrolment form 2019.pdf)DofE New Enrolment Form 2019159 kB
Download this file (Duke of Edinburgh Kit list.pdf)Duke of Edinburgh Kit list475 kB
Download this file (Duke of Edinburgh Programme Ideas.pdf)Duke of Edinburgh Programme Ideas101 kB
Download this file (ICC kit hire form 2019.pdf)ICC Kit Hire Form 2019198 kB

 

 
 
The quality of teaching is good overall and there is some that is outstanding including in mathematics, English, science, geography, physical education, textiles and citizenship. (Ofsted 2015)