Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

We are very pleased to offer all three levels of the DofE Award Scheme at Imberhorne School and run successful programmes for Bronze, Silver and Gold every academic year. The Award scheme also contributes to a student’s Record of Achievement at Imberhorne and appears on the Year 11 Graduation checklist if a student is aiming for the highest level of 'Distinction'. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is incredibly popular amongst our students and therefore students are asked to complete their enrolment forms as soon as possible once advertised, as places will be awarded on a ‘first come first serve’ basis.

Bronze Award: Open to year 10 students from September.

Requirements for this level – Volunteering 3 months, Skills 3 months and Physical 3 months (one section for 6 months - student’s choice). Expedition 2 days and 1 night. Expeditions are held on Ashdown Forest (Practice) and the South Downs (Assessed).

Silver Award: Open to year 10 students who have completed their Bronze expedition from July. Expeditions take place in Year 11 (September and March).

Requirements for this level – Volunteering 6 months, Skills and Physical – one for 6 months, the other for 3, student’s choice. Expedition 3 days and 2 nights. Expeditions are held in the High Weald (Practice) and the South Downs (Assessed).

Gold Award: Open to year 12 students who have completed their Bronze and Silver expeditions from September.

Requirements for this level – Volunteering 12 months, Skills and Physical – one for 12 months, the other for 6, student’s choice. Expedition 4 days and 3 nights. Expeditions are held on Dartmoor (Practice) and in the Lake District (Assessed). Students also have to undertake a shared activity in a residential setting away from home for 5 days and 4 nights.

DofE Coordinator:    Dr Hall

Email: chall [at] imberhorne [dot] co [dot] uk

Direct entrants at each level are accepted, however students must speak to Dr Hall before enrolling to assess suitability. Section lengths are longer for Direct entrants. 

Please follow our Imberhorne DofE Instagram account @imberhorneschooldofe