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Welcome to Duke of Edinburgh at K.E.S.!
Contained in this page is a plethora of useful information for each award level. Click on the link below to navigate directly to that section.
Good luck and enjoy!
General Information Bronze Silver Gold -
"DofE is all about going the extra mile – gaining new skills, pushing yourself physically, helping others and exploring new territories. At the same time, you’ll gather friendships, experiences and memories that will last a lifetime," - DofE website
No matter whether you're just starting out with your Bronze award, or are going on to do the more advanced Silver and Gold awards, here are a list of useful resources that can and will help you in your journey.
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Please keep an eye out for new information here. The first training session will be in September.
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To complete your Bronze DofE award, you must complete two of the following for three months, and one of the following for six months, an hour a week for the duration of the activity:
Volunteer
Skill
PhysicalYour activities must be supervised (or at least witnessed) by an adult; this could be a teacher, a parent, a neighbour, etc. At the end of the three or six months, you must obtain a record, with the following information:
- Date the activity was begun
- Date the activity ended
- Confirmation that the activity took at least an hour a week
- How you engaged with the activity, and how you grew in this activity of the course of your participation.
You must put all of this information into your eDofE account.
Below are some resources to help you in your completion of these tasks.