Silver Award - Year 10

Attention Silver DofE Participants: If you would like to borrow kit for the 2024 Expedition, please click here or scroll down to fill out the Kit Request Form.

The Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award is completed during Year 10 and takes a minimum of 6 months to complete if you have achieved your Bronze Award, 12 months if you are starting at Silver. It involves completion of volunteering, physical and skills sections along with an expedition. You will need to spend 6 months on volunteering. For your physical and skill sections you will need to choose one to complete in 6 months, the other 3 months. If you have not achieved the Bronze award, you will need to do further 6 months in either the volunteering or the longer of the physical or skills sections.

The 3-Day, 2-Night expedition is delivered by Sheldon School staff with the training day organised by our partners H5 Adventure. You will need to attend training days and practice expeditions to achieve your award.

TheThe Silver Award involves 6 months in the volunteering section. Physical and skills section can be divided between 6 months in one, 3 months in the other. Plus an expedition of 3 days and 2 nights. If you dont do Bronze, you must do a further 6 months in either the volunteering or the longer of the physical or skills sections.

Costs

Costs and payment schedule will be published soon

Expedition Dates

Expedition dates will be published soon

Useful Resources

DofE Activity Log Physical DofE Activity Log Skills DofE Activity Log Volunteering
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