According to the Sunday Times, a record number of 342,000 UK teenagers started a Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award in the past year, the highest number in its 68-year history. … Read More +

Our intrepid Sixth Form DofE groups set out on Friday 23rd May to spend the bank holiday weekend trekking their way across wild country in Snowdonia National Park from the … Read More +

The Duke of Edinburgh Award is a national scheme for young people aged 14-24 which builds lifelong skills and friendships through adventurous challenges and personalised experiences. Offered at Bronze, Silver … Read More +

From Friday 15th to Saturday 17th November, Leighton Park’s largest-ever Gold Duke of Edinburgh cohort began their Gold DofE journey with a training weekend in the Brecon Beacons. Based at … Read More +

The DofE programme at Leighton Park, run by our dedicated Outdoor Education Manager, Isaac Walker, enables students to live adventurously whilst bolstering their Quaker values. The programme encourages volunteering, skills … Read More +

Over the first five days of the Easter break, from Thursday 21st to Tuesday 26th March, 19 students undertook their DofE Silver Award expedition training and assessed expedition in the … Read More +

The weekend of the 18th and 19th November saw Gold DofE students in training for their Gold expedition in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. The weekend aimed to upskill the students … Read More +