Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Who is it for?

  • Young people aged 14-25

What do you have to do?

  • Take part in a number of activities covering the 3 sections of the award and go on an expedition (as well as a residential fieldtrip at gold level) for the required length of time (at least 1 hour a week for between 3 months to 18 months depending on the level)
  • There are 3 levels: bronze, silver and gold
  • The sections are skills, service and physical recreation. There is a wide choice of possible activities for each section
  • Skills (as in learning a new one) could cover circus skills, bird watching, cycle maintenance, drama, fishing, playing a musical instrument, a baby sitting course, etc.
  • Service (volunteering and helping others in the community) could cover helping run the coffee bar, helping to run the junior group at the youth centre, etc.
  • Physical recreation (as in doing some kind of sport) could be dancing, trampoline, football, keep-fit, judo, etc.
  • You need to log the time you spend working for the award and this needs to be signed off by a mentor/instructor
  • Some local youth centres now deliver some sections of the award like the skills and service sections, while open award centres deliver the whole award

What do you get?

  • After completing each section, you will get a section certificate issued by the local Duke of Edinburgh officer
  • After completing all the sections of the award you'll get a Duke of Edinburgh's Award certificate
  • The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is recognised nationally

Duke of Edinburgh's Award units within South Gloucestershire

Open award centres Address Meeting day
Thornbury OAC The Chantry, Castle Street, BS35 1HB Thursday         
7.30pm - 8.45pm
Yate OAC Yate and District Hetitage Centre, Churley Road, Yate BS37 5BG Wednesday 7.30- 8.45pm
Filton OAC St Andrews Methodist Youth Centre, Elm Park, Filton, BS34 7PS
Filton College Filton Avenue, Filton, BS34 7AT 0117 9092259
Hanham High School Memorial Road, Bristol, BS15 3LA 01454 867600
King Edmunds Community School Sundrige Park, Yate, South Gloucestershire BS37 4DX 01454 862626
Mangotsfield School Rodway Hill, Mangotsfield, BS16 9LH 01454 862700
Marlwood Secondary School Vattingstone Lane, Alveston, South Gloucestershire BS35 3LA 01454 862525
New Siblands School Easton Hill Road, Thornbury South Glos BS35 2JU 01454 866754
Patchway Community College Hempton Lane, Almondsbury, South Glos, BS32 4AJ 01454 862020
Sir Bernard Lovell School North Street, Oldland Common, Bristol, BS30 8TS 01454 868020
Colleges, Universities, Schools and Special Schools Address Daytime telephone
Bradley Stoke Community School Fiddlers Wood Lane, Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, BS32 9BS 01454 868841
Brimsham Green School Broad Lane,Yate,South Glos,BS37 7LB 01454 868880
Chipping Sodbury Secondary School Bowling Road,Chipping Sodbury,South Glos,BS37 6EW 01454 862900
Downend Secondary School and Sixth Form Westerleigh Road,Downend,South Glos,BS16 6XA 01454 862300
Filton High School New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8QT 01454 862400
Other Award Centres Address Meeting Day
Pyramid Award Centre Youth Club Members 470 Filton Ave,Filton,South Glos,BS7 0LW Various