Posted January 2024.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a personal development program for 14 to 24 year olds. The award is designed to be enjoyable whilst learning a wealth of new skills, such as self-reliance, teamwork and leadership. The award also helps students to push themselves physically, help others and explore new territories.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a recognition of a young person’s successful journey of self-discovery and development, the benefits of achieving an award at any level are endless. It’s difficult to list them all here … but students should know that they will have fun and will push themselves to do new things that will help them to grow in confidence and develop useful skills. A DofE Award can also give students the edge when they apply for college, university or a job.
In February 2024, WMG Academy Solihull will launch and offer the DofE Award at Bronze level. It is a personal challenge available to all students, however it does require students to commit some of their own time to undertake their selected activities. Each level of the award has four sections to complete, Volunteering, Skill, Physical and Expedition. Students will also need to participate regularly and show that they’re committed to their DofE during this time.
The school will start with the Bronze Award, which will be run by Mr Hale and Mr Patchell, more information will be available for students who wish to take part including the opportunity for staff and adult volunteers in the New Year.
