Gildredge House School

The Duke of Edinburgh Award at Gildredge House provides a balanced programme of activities that develop the whole person. We offer our students the opportunity to gain their Bronze Award (Year 9) and Silver award (Year 10).

In 2022 we had 34 approved Bronze Awards & 21 approved Silver awards .

Bronze duke of edinburgh award

The Award at the Bronze level comprises 4 sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition. Details of the timescales are shown in the table below.

The Volunteering, Physical and skills sections are undertaken once a week for an hour each. Two of these sections have to be completed over a three-month period and the third section is six months. It is each student's decision as to which section they do for six months.

There is a huge range of ideas for each section. These links will give you ideas of what can be done for the sections, but they are not exhaustive lists.

Volunteering Physical Skills

At the end of each section, an assessor has to submit a report. The link to the assessor report can be found here.

We expect all participants to follow the twenty conditions of the Expedition section, as set out by D of E regulations. Available here.

This year we have had 31 approved Bronze awards and have a potential 31 Silver awards.

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award

Students are able to take part in Silver D of E as a direct entrant (having not completed Bronze) or following on from completing Bronze. The award at the Silver level comprises four sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and Expedition. Details of the timescales are shown in the table below.

The Volunteering, Physical and Skills sections are undertaken once a week for an hour each. Two of these sections have to be completed over a six-month period and the third section is three months. It is each student's decision as to which sections they do for six months. if they have not completed Bronze then one section is three months, one section is six months and the final section is twelve months.

There is a huge range of ideas for each section. these links will give you ideas of what can be done for the sections, but they are not exhaustive lists.

Volunteering.

Physical.

Skills.

At the end of each section, an assessor has to submit a report. the link to the assessor report can be found here.

We expect all participants to follow the twenty conditions of the Expedition section, as set out by D of E Regulations. Available here.

Prior to 2022 we received a Certificate of Achievement, acknowledging the students hard work .

Expeditions

For Bronze and Silver, we arrange and assess the expeditions with trained staff at school. Planning and training for this section are completed after school in a twilight club.