Awards

We encourage all students to work towards achieving the Duke of Edinburgh Award, DofE, at Bronze and Silver level. This prestigious award will make a student’s application to college, university or to a workplace stand out from others’ applications.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award embodies the three school values:

  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Resilience

Ms L. Conning-Wild has overall responsibility for co-ordinating the Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. You will receive a letter in Year 9 and you should directly any queries to Ms L. Conning-Wild:  l.conningwild@olqp.lancs.sch.uk.

Congratulations to all those students who completed the award this year.

What does it involve?

There are various sections to the award: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and of course the Expeditions.

  1. Volunteering

    • Helping someone, your community, or the environment. For example with a charity, assisting younger students at football clubs, or in primary schools. Helping an older person with their gardening or shopping.

  2. Skills

    • Developing existing talents or trying something new. For example showing progress with a musical instrument, fishing, a refereeing course, or other activities after school.

  3. Physical

    • Becoming fitter through sport, dance, swimming, gym or fitness activities.

  4. Expeditions

    • Planning, training for and completing an adventurous journey. Two-day walks and two expeditions with overnight camp – Practice and Qualifying.

Commitment

Taking part requires time and a sustained commitment. Students must show progression and sustained interest over a period of time in each of these sections. There are also weekly training sessions which run from October to April.

Further Information

Click the following website link for more information: DofE