Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Duke of Edinburgh programme gives young people aged 14-24, the opportunity to develop themselves in scenarios they would not normally experience. The fun but challenging expeditions take young people out of their comfort zones, whilst building confidence, teamwork, life skills and friendships.
A huge amount of fun
Develop and nurture your teamwork skills
Develop essential life skills including communication, decision-making, problem-solving and creative thinking
Create new and lasting friendships
Increase your self confidence
Break personal barriers to experience new heights to your own skills, talent and endurance
Great for your CV and UCAS form.
Please click here to visit the Action4Youth website for more information about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, or contact Mrs Featonby - our DofE Co-ordinator.
Action4Youth is the operating authority for the open award in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and may grant DofE Awards on behalf HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. They are also an Approved Activity Provider and run expeditions at all 3 award levels.
“The DofE is rightly prestigious and the help and support it gives, and the initiative and sense of achievement it encourages, is enormously valuable to young people today.”
“Achieving your DofE Award shows you have the stamina and desire to stand out from the crowd, to be an individual. Whatever career you go into, your Award will be an asset – it’ll make people remember you, which is crucial to getting your foot in the door.”
“Your DofE shows you have fortitude and the ability to stick to a task, which is recognised by universities and employers alike.”