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The programme for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme this year is as follows:
Tuesday 20 November - Year 10 Assembly - pupils will be given an Introduction to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award    more »

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a personal development programme for young people between the ages of 14 and 25. Bishop Luffa School supports the Scheme and is able to provide support and training as an after-school activity for those pupils who wish to participate.
There are three levels of Award: Bronze, Silver and Gold. At each level there are four Sections: Service, Expeditions, Skills and Physical Recreation plus a Residential Project (at Gold only). Activities in each Section are intended to complement each other and so provide a balanced programme reflecting different aspects of young people’s development.
To recognise effort and encourage progression there are shorter time limits for those who have completed a previous Award, which are expressed as additional time for direct entrants rather than reduced time for those progressing through the Award. In the Service, Skills and Physical Recreation Sections minimum time requirements are expressed in months, based on an average involvement of at least one hour a week.

Further details of the Award can be found on the Award’s website at http://www.theaward.org/ and information concerning the School’s Award programme is published on the Duke of Edinburgh message board which can be accessed through the parent’s log-in and following the Duke of Edinburgh links.

Please find attached an outline programme of the Award

Mr B Hoal
Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator