To find out more about courses, activities and opportunities, please visit the following pages:
For Staff Training and Development
For Active Duke of Edinburgh's Award Participants at all levels.
For information on the Adventure Club and other opportunities
People do the Award for lots of different reasons but the most important reason to get involved is because you will enjoy it. Let's face it, there's no point in doing the Award if you don't have some fun along the way.
The flexible Programme and the wide range of options means you can try something different without having to do anything you don't want to do.
Everyone gets different things out of the Award but there are some common benefits which we've listed here...
In taking part, you'll develop:
Self-belief
Self confidence
A sense of identity
Independence of thought and action
A sense of responsibility
An awareness of their potential
New talents and abilities
An understanding of strengths and weaknesses
The ability to plan and use time
The ability to learn from and give to others in the community
New relationships
Skills including problem solving, presentation and communication
The ability to lead and work as part of a team