Duke of Edinburgh
The Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award at Baylis Court School provides a balanced programme of activities that develop the whole person in an environment of social interaction and team working.
We offer opportunities for students to gain their Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, application packs can be found in the packs attached at the bottom of this page.
Please click here for some ideas to help you complete each section. These activities could take place in school as long as they are outside normal lessons. Activities you do outside of school could also count towards the different sections. Choose activities that motivate you and go on your own personal journey.
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
Timescale
The Physical, Skills and Volunteering sections must be undertaken once a week, with two of these sections to be completed over three months, and one over six months. Although students will be assisted in selecting appropriate activities and monitored throughout the delivery of the Award, completion of these sections will primarily be the responsibility of the students taking part.
Commitment & Cost
Although students will have regular meetings with our DofE Manager Mr Docherty to receive support, we would like to remind you that, as this is an extra-curricular activity, we expect students, as well as parents / carers, to ensure that the different sections are completed and they are done so on time.
2025 Dates
Training: Online in own time
Practice Expedition:
Saturday 10th May 2025 to Sunday 11th May 2025
Assessment Expedition:
Thursday 17th July 2025 to Friday 18th July 2025
The cost of registering for Bronze is £220*. Pupil premium students receive a discount of 50% meaning it cost £110. *Please note once your child has been accepted, any monies paid are non-refundable.
Apply
To apply for the bronze award please use the following link
https://forms.office.com/e/eUZTAmdWSi
Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award
Timescale
The Physical, Skills and Volunteering sections must be undertaken once a week, with two of these sections to be completed over 6 months, and one over 3 months.
If your child did not complete their Bronze Award, they are required to do an extra 6 months either volunteering, or whichever of the Physical or Skills section they did for 6 months. To summarise, students who have not completed Bronze will do one section for 12 months, another for 6 months and the remaining one for 3 months.
Commitment & Cost
Although students will have regular meetings to receive support with our DofE Manager Mr Docherty, we would like to remind you that, as this is an extra-curricular activity, we expect students, as well as parents/carers, to ensure that the different sections are completed and they are done so on time.
Please ensure that your child is committed to completing all four parts of the Award. If you start the award in September 2019 we would expect you to have completed the Physical, Skills and Volunteering sections by May 2020.
2025 Dates
Training: Online in own time
Practice Expedition:
Saturday 10th May 2025 to Monday 12th May 2025
Assessment Expedition:
Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 18th July 2025
The cost of registering for the Award and for undertaking the Expedition is £290*. Pupil premium students receive a discount of 50% meaning Silver costs £145*Please note once your child has been accepted, any monies paid are non-refundable.
Apply
To apply for the silver award please use the following link
https://forms.office.com/e/dmmeFtGNMn
Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
Timescale
The sections must be undertaken once a week. They must spend 12 months on the Volunteering section. For the Physical and Skills section, they must spend 12 months on one and 6 months on the other. If your child did not do their Silver Award, they are required to do a further 6 months on either of the activities they did for 12 months.
To summarise, if students have not completed their Silver Award, they will complete one section for 18 months, another for 12 months and the remaining one for 6 months.
Students need to speak to Mr Docherty if they wish to complete the Gold Award.
Further information
You can find useful information on the DofE website or on the edofe website, or here: https://www.youtube.com/user/theDofEUK.
You can also contact our DofE Manager, Mr Docherty at ddo@bayliscourt.slough.sch.uk
In conjunction with BXM: https://www.bxmexpeditions.co.uk/
For a Kit list and advice from BXM Expeditions, please follow this link
Funding Opportunities
Financial assistance is available to Pupil Premium students, please indicate on the application form. The ramblers trust offer some money to low income families to go towards new equipment, please see contact Mr Docherty if you wish to apply.
Application Packs