Duke of Edinburgh Award

Hove Park School is an officially licensed provider of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
The Duke of Edinburgh Award is an outstanding mark of achievement for a young person. It is probably the most widely recognised Award by employers and universities as a sign of a number of social skills, resilience, responsibility and a balanced approach to life and learning.

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh - Year 9

The bronze DofE award is the most important award to take away from school apart for GCSEs. You can find out more here:

 

 

 The Bronze DofE award is made up of 4 parts. Three of these-volunteering, a physical activity and a skill, you complete independently, though we can help you to achieve them.


The fourth- the expedition, you complete with the school after training in the summer term 2026 on the South Downs. Find out about the sections here.

How it works at Hove Park

5 steps to your Bronze DofE award, badge and certificate


  1. Choose your activities.
  2. Log your weekly activity for at least one section in your booklet in tutor. A PDF of the booklet used in tutor is available here.
  3. If you complete one section in the booklet you will get an eDofE account in January, you need this to complete the award.
  4. Complete all three sections, you need to log evidence and get activities signed off by an assessor in each section of your eDofE log. Find out how the eDofE log works here
  5. Complete the expedition! Find out about the kit list here.


There are useful resources here: Resources for Participants - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

For enquiries email Mr Hunting at thunting@hovepark.org.uk

FAQs

  • Why do we use a booklet for the Autumn term in Hove Park- no other school does?

    Completing at least one section in the paper booklet in the Autumn demonstrates to us you have the commitment to complete the award. We will buy everyone committed to completion a place in January. We want this to be accessible to everyone and for everyone to achieve. 


    We will not buy you a place unless we are confident you will complete the award so start your booklet asap. 


  • What activities can I do?

    The activities must match the sections, but you can use things you do now- just set particular goals. Look through the range of activities in the document here. 

  • How do I find an assessor?

    They must be an adult but cannot be family.


    They do not have to see you do the activities or be an expert in it, though you will have to explain your goals and what you did so they can write an accurate report.


    Coaches and teachers are ideal assessors, as are family friends. 

    You could also pair up with another student and get your respective parents to write assessors reports for each of you! A pro forma email to notify your assessor is here:9  see attachment


    The assessor portal link is here. Alternatively, assessors can write in the DofE log book you are sent on activating your edofe account. A link  is here.


Silver Duke of Edinburgh - Year 10

Many Students continue from Bronze to Silver. If you continue you MUST finish Bronze first. If you did not start Bronze, but would like to enrol, you must have a workable plan to demonstrate how you will achieve the award. 

The Silver Award is made up of three sections completed independently: a physical activity, volunteering and a skill and a practice and assessed expedition in unfamiliar territory.  
Each activity must be done at least one hour a week for a set period of time; one for three months and the other two, one of which must be volunteering, for 6 months. (If you didn’t start Bronze one section is longer again.)

School will help students make a Silver plan, identify possible activities, suggest who can assess their sections and help students complete their e-log so they can achieve the Award. 

The school runs the expeditions. The Silver award costs are as follows:
£30 DofE enrolment plus £150 for the two expeditions. 

The expeditions are as follows: 
Ashdown Forest 6th (evening) -8th May 2026
White Peak 13th-15th May 2026

5 steps:
  1. Complete the Bronze, fully signed off. 
  2. Make a Silver plan on this downloadable template. 
  3. Purchase a place on Wisepay, begin to log your activities on edofe.
  4. Complete your Silver activities in three sections, sign off on dofe.
  5. Go on a 2-day Practice expedition in Ashdown Forest in Summer term and a 3-day Siver Assessed expedition in White peak in Summer term