Bronze Duke of Edinburgh is offered as part of the Health and Wellbeing column in S3. Silver Duke of Edinburgh is available to S4-6 and the expedition skills are delivered at either lunch time or after school.
There are 4 sections of the Award:
Skill - Developing a new or existing skill e.g. playing an instrument or cooking
Physical - Build up physical fitness in preparation for the expedition e.g. playing football, swimming, dancing.
Volunteering - Giving something back to the community e.g. helping at a sports club or after school club, assisting with beavers or rainbows, volunteering for a charity.
Expedition - Groups plan and walk a route unaccompanied. Bronze 2 days walking/ 1 night camping and Silver 3 days walking/ 2 nights camping. Groups will carry out a training expedition to put all of the navigational and campcraft skills to use before completing the final expeditions.