Duke of Edinburgh Award
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a high quality, enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development activities for young people aged 14 – 25.
Bronze Award for Year 9
We have successfully launched our Bronze award to our Year 9 students and are pleased to have signed up over 130 students. They will be completing their physical, skill and volunteering sections for either 3 or 6 months and will finish their award by completing their expedition in the Chilterns to sign off their Bronze award.
This year we will be running a separate training walk and expedition.
- Training Day - Friday 2 May 2025 (8am - 8pm)
- Expedition - Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 May 2025
In preparation for this, students must attend the compulsory meetings after school, 3 - 4.30pm in the dining hall, on the following dates:
- Monday 21 October 2024 – Sign up & sections
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 - Kit meeting (with Wildside Outdoors) 5-6pm | Kit List for Bronze Expedition is in the folder at the bottom of this page
- Monday 20 January 2025 - Assessor reports & First Aid
- Monday 10 February 2025 - Food Planning
- Monday 10 March 2025 - Kit packing & Navigation
- Monday 31 March 2025 - Final preparations & Assessors reports
In addition there will be other meetings either at break or lunchtimes that will be communicated via the google classroom
Bronze Award for Year 10
Another successful Bronze award launch has been to our Year 10 students and are pleased to have signed up over 65 students. They will be completing their physical, skill and volunteering sections for either 3 or 6 months and will finish their award by completing their expedition in the Chilterns to sign off their Bronze award.
This year we will be running a separate training walk and expedition.
- Training Day - Friday 2 May 2025 (8am - 8pm)
- Expedition - Saturday 10 to Sunday 11 May 2025
In preparation for this, students must attend the compulsory meetings after school, 3 - 4.30pm in the dining hall, on the following dates:
- Monday 21 October 2024 - Sign up & sections
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 - Kit meeting (with Wildside Outdoors) 5-6pm | Kit List for Bronze Expedition is in the folder at the bottom of this page
- Monday 27 January 2025 - Assessor reports & First Aid
- Monday 24 February 2025 - Food Planning
- Monday 17 March 2025 - Kit packing & Navigation
- Monday 28 April 2025 - Final preparations & Assessors reports
In addition there will be other meetings either at break or lunchtimes that will be communicated via the google classroom.
Silver Award for Year 10
Having given Year 10 the choice of awards, we are pleased to have signed up 15 students to the Silver award. All participants will complete 6 months of volunteering as well as 3 and 6 months in either their physical and skills sections.
*If Bronze has not completed, a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
This year, as well as completing their three sections, they will have a practice expedition in the rolling hills of the South Downs and a qualifying expedition in the beautiful Peak District to look forward to.
Dates for expeditions are as follows:
- Practice expedition Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March 2025
- Qualifying expedition Friday 4 July - Sunday 6 July 2025
Students will also need to attend compulsory meetings at school:
- Monday 21 October 2024 - Sign up & sections
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 - Kit meeting (with Wildside Outdoors) 5-6pm
- Monday 3 February 2025 - Assessor reports & First Aid
- Monday 3 March 2025 - Food Planning
- Monday 24 March 2025 - Kit packing & Navigation
- Monday 12 May 2025 - Review of practice expedition & Assessors reports
- Monday 30 June 2025 - Pre-expedition meeting
In addition there will be other meetings either at break or lunchtimes that will be communicated via the google classroom.
Silver Award for Year 11
This year over 20 Year 11 students have signed up to the Silver award both from our signed off Bronze cohort as well as direct participants. All participants will complete 6 months of volunteering as well as 3 and 6 months in either their physical and skills sections
*If Bronze was not completed, a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
This year, as well as completing their three sections, they will have a practice expedition in the rolling hills of the South Downs and a qualifying expedition in the beautiful Peak District to look forward to.
Dates for expeditions are as follows:
- Practice expedition Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March 2025
- Qualifying expedition Monday 7 July - Wednesday 9 July 2025
Students will also need to attend compulsory meetings at school:
- Monday 21 October 2024 - Sign up & sections
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 - Kit meeting (with Wildside Outdoors) 5-6pm
- Monday 3 February 2025 - Assessor reports & First Aid
- Monday 3 March 2025 - Food Planning
- Monday 24 March 2025 - Kit packing & Navigation
- Monday 12 May 2025 - Review of practice expedition & Assessors reports
In addition there will be other meetings either at break or lunchtimes that will be communicated via the google classroom.
Gold Award for Year 12
We are excited to have signed up over 25 students to the Gold award. All participants will complete 12 months of volunteering as well as 12 and 6 months in either their physical and skills sections.
*If Silver has not been completed, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.
This year, as well as completing their three sections, they will have a practice expedition in the beautiful Peak District and a qualifying expedition in the stunning Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) to look forward to. In addition to this, they will participate in a residential activity.
In preparation for this, students must attend the compulsory meetings after school, 3 - 4.30pm in the dining hall, on the following dates:
- Monday 14 October 2024 – Sign up & sections
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 - Kit meeting (with Wildside Outdoors) 5-6pm
- Monday 3 February 2025
- Monday 3 March 2025
- Monday 24 March 2025
- Monday 12 May 2025
Dates for expeditions are as follows:
- Practice expedition Friday 4 July - Sunday 6 July 2025
- Qualifying expedition Monday 18 August - Friday 22 August 2025
In addition there will be other meetings either at break or lunchtimes that will be communicated via the google classroom.
The school have been running a very successful Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme for well over 10 years, offering students a life-changing experiences.
Students have the chance to discover new interests & talents and develop skills for life and work.
It gives us great delight to share that 3 of our Year 13 students have just gained their Gold Duke of Edinburgh award, and are now awaiting the invitation to an event at the Royal Palace, attended by a member of the Royal family.
Attaining the Gold D of E award involves a minimum of a 4 day, 3 night expedition, volunteering for at least 12 months and a 5 day residential with at least 5 other people, amongst other things. This is a true testament to the hard work put in and is very well deserved.
How to submit assessor's reports
Further information on the award, can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions drop down menu below and on the main DofE website. There is also a useful booklet for parents/carers on how to support their child through the award, this can be found here.
Wildside Outdoors have prepared a document which we have called Key Information about kit for all levels - this is in the folder below.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact dofe@tringschool.org
