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Duke of Edinburgh Award @ NPA

All Year 10 Silver places are full this academic year. There are still places for Year 9 Bronze and Year 12 Gold students.

Please contact klarsen@neneparkacademy.org for more information.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award at Nene Park Academy

At Nene Park Academy we offer Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh. Taking part in a DofE journey will give you skills, confidence, and something to talk about when you apply for college, university or a job. Beyond your academic achievements, universities and colleges want to see evidence of transferable that you have developed through extra-curricular activities, such as communication, commitment, leadership and teamwork. Your DofE Award is a fantastic way to demonstrate and evidence these skills in practice. You’ll also make a difference to other people’s lives and your community, become fitter and healthier, make new friends and have memories to last you a lifetime.

Visit the Duke of Edinburgh Website to find out more about the award:
Do DofE – The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

Students will have the opportunity to complete each level of the award at the following times at NPA:

Bronze – November of Year 9

Silver – October of Year 10

Gold – September of Year 12

Each level of the award requires commitment from the students to work towards their activities outside of school hours.

Important Dates and Information for 2025/26

Date

Event

Bronze

Silver

Gold

8th Sep

Bronze Information Evening 6:30pm

Y



9th Sep

Gold Information Evening 6:30pm



Y

8th – 30th Sep

DofE Sign Up Window –

Y


Y

2nd Oct

Silver Information Evening 6:30pm


Y


2nd – 31st Oct

DofE Sign up Window


Y


6th Sep

eDofE



Y

9th Sep

eDofE

Y



13th Sep

eDofE



Y

16th Sep

eDofE

Y



23rd Sep

eDofE

Y



6th Nov

eDofE


Y


13th Nov

eDofE


Y


20th Nov

eDofE


Y


24th Nov

eDofE



Y

27th Nov

eDofE

Y



4th Dec

Drop in eDofE

Y

Y

Y

11th Dec

Drop in eDofE

Y

Y

Y

8th Jan

eDofE

Y



15th Jan

eDofE


Y


22nd Jan

Drop in eDofE

Y

Y

Y

29th Jan

eDofE



Y

5th Feb

eDofE

Y



12th Feb

eDofE


Y


26th Feb

eDofE



Y

5th March

Silver Training Day


Y


12th March

Practice Expedition Route Planning


Y


19th March

Practice Expedition Route Planning


Y


26th March

Bronze Training Day

Y



27th March

Bronze Training Day

Y



16th April

Bronze Route Planning

Y



23rd April

Bronze Route Planning

Y



24th April

Silver Kit Collection


Y


30th April

Drop in eDofE

Y

Y

Y

1st – 3rd May

Practice Expedition


Y


7th May

Kit Return


Y


14th May

eDofE Drop in

Y

Y

Y

21st May

Assessed Expedition Route planning


Y


28th May

Assessed Expedition Route Planning


Y


4th June

Gold Training



Y

11th June

Gold Training



Y

18th June

Kit Collection

Y



19th June

Kit Collection

Y



25th – 26th June

Bronze Expedition

Y



29th June

Kit Return

Y



30th June

Kit Return

Y



1st July

Kit Collection



Y

2nd July

Kit Collection


Y


6th – 8th July

Silver Expedition


Y


9th – 16th July

Gold Expedition



Y

13th July

Silver Kit Return


Y


14th July

Silver Presentations


Y


Bronze Duke of Edinburgh 2025/26

Bronze DofE Booklet 2025-26

974KB

Silver Duke of Edinburgh 2025/26

Silver DofE Booklet 2025-26

1847KB

What do I need to do as Part of the Duke of Edinburgh?

 Bronze timescale 

It will usually take you at least 6 months to complete your Bronze programme.

  • Volunteering section: 3 months
  • Physical section: 3 months
  • Skills section: 3 months
  • Expedition section: 2 days/1 night

You also have to spend an extra three months on one of the Volunteering, Physical or Skills sections. It’s your choice which one.

 Silver timescales

It will take you at least 6 months for Silver if you’ve already achieved your Bronze, or 12 months if you’ve jumped straight into Silver.

  • Volunteering section: 6 months
  • Physical and Skills sections: One section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months
  • Expedition section: 3 days/2 nights Practice and 3 days/2 nights Assessed

If you didn’t do Bronze, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.

 Gold timescales

For Gold, you’ll need to do your programme for at least 12 months if you’ve achieved your Silver Award, or 18 months if you’ve started at Gold level without doing your Silver – even if you’ve done Bronze. The big difference at Gold is you’ll also do a Residential section – staying away from home for five days and four nights doing a shared activity with people you don’t know.

  • Volunteering section: 12 months
  • Physical and Skills sections: One section for 12 months and the other section for 6 months
  • Expedition section: 4 days/3 nights practice, 4 days/3 nights assessed
  • Residential section: Undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights.

If you didn’t do Silver, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longer of the Physical or Skills sections.

Any questions about the Duke of Edinburgh should be directed to:

klarsen@neneparkacademy.org

DofE Leader

or

ksalisbury@neneparkacademy.org

DofE Assistant Leader

‘We are all better than we know, if only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less.‘ Kurt Hahn