The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a life changing experience: an opportunity to discover new interests and talents, have a fun time with friends and gain essential skills and attributes for work life. 

Anyone between the ages of 14 and 24 can complete a DofE programme at one of three progressive levels which, when successfully completed, lead to a Bronze, Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Those under 14 can begin the Award as soon as they are in Year 9. 

At Bronze and Silver level participants will: volunteer to help a person or community, become fitter, develop new skills, plan, train for and complete an expedition and, for Gold only, work with a team on a residential activity. 

Any young person can do their DofE – regardless of ability, gender or background. It isn’t a competition but rather about setting personal challenges and reaching personal goals. 

By completing a DofE programme young people have the opportunity to make new friends, improve their confidence and self-esteem whilst enhancing their future CVs and college, university and job applications. 

Uplands Academy is now accredited as a licensed organisation and the staff here will support your young people through their programme, helping them to choose their activities, set their objectives and achieve their Award. 

Uplands Academy began our DofE journey by offering the award to our first cohort of Bronze Award participants in the 2021/22 academic year. We now offer two levels of the Award to students in Years 9 (Bronze), 10/11 (Silver). 

DofE Programme Ideas

DofE Bitesize Bronze Planner

DofE Activity Log: Physical

DofE Activity Log: Skills

DofE Activity Log: Volunteering

Any questions? 

Should you have any further questions about The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at Uplands Academy, please contact Miss C Buckley, Uplands Academy DofE Manager at cbuckley@uplands-academy.org.

Expedition 

The expedition module is run by Outspark. Outspark are an Approved Activity Provider for Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of the expedition section of the DofE Award. Having run over 350 DofE expeditions for over 12 years in various areas. Outspark have worked with both Uplands Academy and Beacon Academy delivering high quality expeditions.