Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities for anyone aged 14-24. Doing their DofE gives young people the opportunity to experience new activities or develop existing skills.

There are three progressive levels of programmes which, when successfully completed, lead to a bronze, silver or gold award. Young people create their own DofE programme by choosing volunteering, physical and skills activities, going on an expedition and, for their gold only, taking part in a residential activity.

Within Scouting, this links directly to the chief scout’s platinum, diamond and King’s scout awards.

The DofE is delivered through a number of licensed providers, of which The Scout Association is one of the largest in the country.

The minimum ages of entry are as follows:

• Bronze 14 years
• Silver 15 years
• Gold 16 years

Enrolment to the DofE Scheme is managed through Explorer and Network units.  Local Leaders will be responsible for the administration and sign off as participants progress through the various sections.

To avoid queries on registration We have a registration form and accept only electronic payments. The form is for completion by leaders and not parents / carers / participants please. Please download the current form here.

At Bronze level, expeditions are organised locally by individual units or Districts.  At Silver or Gold levels, where Districts or Units do not operate their own expeditions, participants can apply to join the County Expedition Programme (see below).

For details of your nearest participating unit please contact the County DofE Lead Geoff Vanderplank

County Contacts

County DofE Lead Geoff Vanderplank

DofE Admin/ Registrations Chris Bryenton

County Silver / Gold Expedition Programme Diogene De Souza

District Contacts

Brent

Ealing and Hanwell

Greenford and District

Harrow

Ruislip Eastcote Northwood

Thames Grand Union

West London

GLMW Expedition Programme (Silver and Gold)

When we are able to operate on a fully face to face basis, each January we offer a fully organised and facilitative course, taking you from the basics of expedition skills to an adventurous journey of your own.

Adverts to join the programme are circulated to Districts towards the end of each year, for joining the programme in the following year.

The programme includes:

• Basic training.
• Skills Refresher training.
• Practice expeditions.
• Qualified and facilitative supervision.
• Skilled and experienced instruction.
• Assessed Scout and DofE expedition.

Suitable for:

• Platinum Award & DofE Bronze
• Diamond Award & DofE Silver
• Kings Scout Award & DofE Gold
• Explorer Belt training

o Any questions, please get in touch with Diogene De Souza.

GLMW has a number of GPS trackers, suitable for use by expeditions in mountainous areas.  For more information and current usage costs please contact Graham Drabble.