The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Your official source of information, resources and news about The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Any young person aged 14-24 can take part.

Young people doing their DofE programme complete volunteering, physical and skills activities and an expedition to achieve Bronze and Silver Awards, plus a residential section to achieve a Gold Award.

If scrolling on your phone feels a little heavy now, we hope these tips might give you some inspiration to shift your fo...
19/06/2026

If scrolling on your phone feels a little heavy now, we hope these tips might give you some inspiration to shift your focus and take some me-time 💜

A root-iful visit to the North East 🌹Today, The Duke of Edinburgh met with young people at Barnard Castle – a centre tha...
17/06/2026

A root-iful visit to the North East 🌹

Today, The Duke of Edinburgh met with young people at Barnard Castle – a centre that offers DofE to young people who can’t access the Award through school or college. Young people showcased some of the activities they’re doing for their DofE including navigating high ropes and canoeing 🛶

The Duke went on to plant our ‘Youth Without Limits’ rose – designed to celebrate DofE’s 70th Anniversary – with young people from The Oaks Secondary School and spoke with them about doing horticulture as part of their Award.

Thank you to everyone who supported this inspiring visit 💜

This Pride Month, and all year round it’s important that every young person feels seen, supported, and safe 🌈 As a Lead...
16/06/2026

This Pride Month, and all year round it’s important that every young person feels seen, supported, and safe 🌈

As a Leader, volunteer, or someone supporting young people through their DofE you make a real difference to young people's lives, especially to those who may not feel able to be themselves or ask for help directly 💜

Here are a few ways young people can support and champion the LGBTQ+ community through their DofE.

https://www.dofe.org/blog/supporting-the-lgbtq-community-through-your-dofe-programme

This is a throwback ↩️ Here are just a few of the heart warming DofE stories shared to our digital archive! If you hav...
12/06/2026

This is a throwback ↩️

Here are just a few of the heart warming DofE stories shared to our digital archive!

If you have a story to share you can submit it to our digital archive - link in bio 🔗

DofE Expedition stove safety tips 🏕️Whether you’re boiling water or cooking up a storm on your expedition, stove safety ...
11/06/2026

DofE Expedition stove safety tips 🏕️

Whether you’re boiling water or cooking up a storm on your expedition, stove safety is key to staying safe and having fun out there.

Find more expedition resources here: https://www.dofe.org/run/expedition/expedition-guide/

Want to build skills you can actually use in the future - without it taking up loads of time? ✨With DofE’s partnership w...
09/06/2026

Want to build skills you can actually use in the future - without it taking up loads of time? ✨

With DofE’s partnership with IBM SkillsBuild, you can explore how cutting-edge tech is shaping things you’re already into. Discover exciting topics from sport and gaming to music and more, while building real workplace skills along the way. Each course takes up to 15 minutes, so it’s easy to fit in whenever it suits you and it’s completely free!

Find out more about IBM SkillsBuild today - https://bit.ly/47kKmYn

Thousands of steps and an incredible fundraising effort – Royal Ramble 2026 was a huge success, thank you UK Power Netwo...
09/06/2026

Thousands of steps and an incredible fundraising effort – Royal Ramble 2026 was a huge success, thank you UK Power Networks 🙌

The money raised will help enable more young people to start their DofE journey and build the confidence, resilience, and skills they need to overcome life’s toughest challenges.

We’re so grateful to every walker and volunteer who made it happen.

08/06/2026

DofE helps young people build confidence, resilience and essential life skills, supporting them to grow, achieve and believe in what’s possible 💪

With 4.5 million young people living in poverty, accessing enrichment activities is more challenging than ever.

Find out more about how you can support young people like Harvey: https://www.dofe.org/spring-appeal/

This we're celebrating the difference volunteering can make in young people’s lives 🙌 Ella’s story is just one example...
05/06/2026

This we're celebrating the difference volunteering can make in young people’s lives 🙌

Ella’s story is just one example of how you can build confidence and find your voice through your DofE volunteering 💜

04/06/2026

Some volunteering inspiration from students doing DofE at South Staffordshire College 🙌

Read more on our volunteering opportunities here: https://bit.ly/3uXaGIl

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