Duke of Edinburgh International Award

Application for DofE Award in 2022/2023

Deadline for registration: 27 September 2022

This application to do the DofE International Award will take about 20 minutes. Your responses and the detail you provide will help us to assess your suitability for the Award. Thus, when completing this application, you must think carefully about what you want to achieve in undertaking the International Award.

You must also demonstrate a good understanding of the Award, and present a plan of how you wish to complete it. This plan requires specific ideas about what you want to do in the four sections of the Award; physical activity, skill development, volunteering and undertaking expeditions.

If you require more information about the Award and how to plan your own award sections before and during the completion of this application, please consult the following websites:

Personal details

First name(s)

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Family name(s)

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Pupil’s email address

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Yeargroup:

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Bronze Award Information

In this section, you must demonstrate an understanding of the International Award and present a plan of what you would like to achieve in all four sections of the Award. More information on these sections, the SMART goals / aims and the assessors you need to have in order to complete the Award can be found at https://www.dofe.org/do/sections/

Remember that your goal for each section needs to be SMART! Think about this carefully. Read the following guide and examples in order to help create your own smart goals; www.dukeofed.org/doedocs/Smart-Goals-Worksheet.pdf

Physical Activity

What would you like to do in your Physical Activity section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Physical Activity section?

If you do the above for your Physical Activity, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Skills

What would you like to do in your Skills section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Skills section?

If you do the above for your Skills, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Service

Bearing in mind the purpose of the Service (volunteering) section is to make a positive difference in the wider community, what would you like to do in your Service section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Service section?

If you do the above for your Service, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Expedition

The Expedition (adventurous journey) section of the Award requires you to plan and successfully complete two overnight camping trips with a group of 5-7 other participants. Do you feel you are capable of this and that this is something you would enjoy?

Yes

Previous involvement in DofE Award

Please fill out this quick summary of your involvement in the DofE Award to date. If you did DofE Bronze in Runnymede, remember that you must finish your Bronze Award before doing the Silver Award.

Have you done the Bronze or Silver Award?

I have already done the Bronze Award

I have already done the Silver Award

I am new to the DofE Awards

If you have done the Bronze or Silver, have you completed this fully, including all aspects of the Online Record Book?

Yes

If you did the DofE Bronze or Silver Award somewhere other than Runnymede, please specify where below.

If you started but did not yet complete your Bronze or Silver Award, is there a valid reason for this? Please explain below.

Gold Award Information

Physical Activity

What would you like to do in your Physical Activity section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Physical Activity section?

If you do the above for your Physical Activity, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Skills

What would you like to do in your Skills section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Skills section?

If you do the above for your Skills, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Service

Bearing in mind the purpose of the Service (volunteering) section is to make a positive difference in the wider community, what would you like to do in your Service section?

What would your SMART goal be for your Service section?

If you do the above for your Service, who might act as your Assessor? What relationship do you have with this person?

Expedition

Yes

Doing the Award in Runnymede

Why do you want to apply to do the DofE International Award at Runnymede? (tick all relevant boxes)

Heard from friends that it’s a good thing to do

Have read about it online and it really appeals to me

Want to grow and develop as a person

Heard from teachers that it’s a worthwhile thing to do

Saw a poster or a presentation about it

Really enjoyed the Bronze Award

Other

In what ways do you think you would benefit much from the Award, and would contribute positively to the Award?

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