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 Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The award has been run at St James’ School for a number of years and has had much success at all three levels. Below is a breakdown of each award and examples of pupils involvement.
All three awards comprise of four elements, skill, sport, helping others and an expedition for different amounts of time depending on the level of entry.
Bronze Award
This is intended for students in year 9 and comprises of 3 months work on two of the elements and 6 months on another element. The expedition takes the form of a one night camp in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Silver Award
This is intended for students in year 10 or 11 and comprises of 6 months work on two of the elements and 3 months on another element. The expedition takes the form of a two night camp in the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Gold Award
This is intended for students in year 12 and 13 and comprises of 6 months work on two of the three elements and 12 months on the other element. The expedition takes the form of a three night camp in the Lincolnshire Wolds. A requirement for gold is a four night stay at a residential centre.
As part of their “helping others” element, the majority of our students help in the Preparatory school, with after school clubs or activities. For the skill, a lot of our students play a musical instrument or sing in the choir. For the sporting activity we have had students taking part in karate, rugby, football and many others, either organised by the school or part of a club outside of school hours.
I feel that the award gives students a sense of pride and shows commitment, reliability and helps with their teamwork. It also develops their citizenship and it is a real plus being able to put the award on their CV.
The award can be started in September and finished during the course of the year, the preparation for the expedition is done at the Duke of Edinburgh Centre at Heneage Road and starts at the beginning of March, with the expedition taking place in May or June.
More information:
David Redding (Duke of Edinburgh Co-ordinator at St James School) 01472 503274
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