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Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Start of Autumn term in Year 10

Pupils enrol and then start to participate in activities for the skill and physical sections. Pupils will have the opportunity to take part in one term of pioneering, which will count towards their volunteering activity section.

Timescales

It will take you at least six months to complete the Silver award if you’ve already achieved your Bronze award, or 12 months if you’ve jumped straight into the Silver award.

  • Volunteering: 6 months
  • Physical and Skills: one section for 6 months and the other section for 3 months
  • Expedition: 3 days/2 nights

If you didn’t complete the Bronze award, you must undertake a further 6 months in either the Volunteering or the longest section of the Physical and Skills sections.

Commitment and responsibility

The School requires that all pupils will have completed the skill and physical sections by the end of the Spring term, before they can qualify for the expeditions.

Registration

Please log in to our Parent Portal and click on the Parent Information tab and Outdoor Consent Forms on the left hand side. There you will locate the consent form you will need to complete.

Walking expedition dates 2023-2024

See the expedition dates for 2023-24

Pupils must have completed the Skill and Physical sections in order to qualify for the expeditions.

Costs

  • Registration: £25.50 - added to the Autumn term bill
  • Training/practice expedition: £150 - added to the Summer term bill
  • Qualifying expedition: £150 - added to the Summer term bill