Allerton Grange School have proudly offered the opportunity for students to take part in The Duke of Edinburgh award for the last 10 years. The Award is in demand year after year as the skills  and experience it provides is invaluable.

The Bronze Award begins in Year 9 and students can progress on to the Silver Award in Year 10 and the Gold Award in Year 12. It isn't necessary to complete all three awards, some students may opt to complete one or more, for example, the Bronze Award in Year 9 or the Gold Award in Year 12. At present we have students from years 9 to 12 on the scheme working at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels.

Reasons to get involved.

Recent surveys suggest that increasingly employers are not just looking for good qualifications but evidence of the following personal qualities: leadership, teamwork, self-motivation, communication, confidence, consideration and the ability to learn. Of all the activities carried out by schools, the D of E Award came out top in the ability to demonstrate and develop these qualities. So doing the Duke of Edinburgh award is:

• Excellent evidence for CVs, job and university applications.
• It's great fun, very rewarding and a fantastic way of gaining confidence and skills in new areas.
  
  

What is Involved?

Find out more on the DofE website

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is based on 4 sections:

• Service: volunteering, fundraising for charity of your choice, peer mentoring.
• Skill: build up a skill in an area of your choice, e.g. photography, astronomy, crafts, music.
• Physical Recreation: show dedication and progression within a sport, e.g. swimming, football, dancing.
• Expedition: work in a team to plan and go on an expedition for 2 days and 1 night (at Bronze level)

Find out more:

Generally, 130-140 students take part in the Bronze Award each year. We also offer the Silver Award in Year 10 and the Gold Award in Year 12. We work closely with Ian and Rachel Turnbull from Mid Yorks Expeditions Community Interest Company who, as DofE Approved Activity Providers, run all of the training and expeditions.

In school, Elliot Mahoney is our Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator - you can email Elliot if you would like to find out more the Award schemes.