Preparing For The Future

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Your D of E programme is a real adventure. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you’re from. You just need to be aged between 14 and 24.

You can do D of E programmes at three levels:

• Bronze (aged 14+)
• Silver (aged 15+)
• Gold (aged 16+

*Currently we run both the Bronze and Silver Award via The Hub You achieve an Award by completing a personal programme of activities in four sections:

Volunteering: Undertaking service to individuals or the community.
Physical: Improving in an area of sport, dance or fitness activities.
Skills: Developing practical and social skills as well as personal interests.
Expedition: Planning, training for and completion of an adventurous journey in the UK or abroad.

Bronze Award Requirements

All participants must undertake a further 3 months in the Volunteering, Physical or Skills section.

Silver Award Requirements

Direct entrants must undertake a further 6 months in the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills.

There is a massive choice of activities that count towards D of E programmes. You can select practically any activity you want – as long as it’s legal and morally acceptable.